sneddon 6 Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/i...als/7542088.stm Real Madrid's Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has announced his retirement from international football. "After studying the schedule of Madrid and the Dutch team I realised playing for both would mean too tough a load for me," said the 32-year-old. Van Nistelrooy won the first of his 64 caps in 1998 and is the team's third highest all-time scorer with 33 goals. He missed Euro 2000 through injury but played and scored at Euro 2004 and 2008 and also the 2006 World Cup. His decision came as a surprise to new national team coach Bert van Marwijk, who succeeded Marco van Basten as national team coach on 1 July. "I had a comprehensive conversation with Ruud and I can do nothing else but respect his decision," said van Marwijk. "I regret it that I can't use his quality and experience when I compose my squad but I wish him all the best at Real Madrid." Van Nistelrooy made his name at PSV Eindhoven, where he suffered a serious knee injury, before moving to Manchester United for a then- British record fee of £19m in 2001. He had five successful years at Old Trafford before moving to Madrid in July 2006 for £10.2m. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest johngers Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 He is an excellent player Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue1872 2 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 33 goals in 64 caps. Fantastic record and fantastic player. Remember the old dick was after him, got Flo instead Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest johngers Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 33 goals in 64 caps. Fantastic record and fantastic player. Remember the old dick was after him, got Flo instead An excellent piece of business Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper 152 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Great news. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
petebrown11 0 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 33 goals in 64 caps. Fantastic record and fantastic player. Remember the old dick was after him, got Flo instead An excellent piece of business was dreading watching Davie Weir trying to cope with him at the qualifiers. Now we've only got Sneijder, Van Persie etc to worry about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Newells Sexist Army 2 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 How ruud. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Always sad to see a world class player retire from International football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_RFC87 752 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Shame to see him retire from int. footy. Do the Dutch have another out and out striker in waiting apart from Huntelaar? Not including Vinegar, he's pish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goal machine 7,765 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Shame to see him retire from int. footy. Do the Dutch have another out and out striker in waiting apart from Huntelaar? Not including Vinegar, he's pish. Kuyt? He could play up front on his own in Holland's 4231. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Koevermans or Slory? Suppose Kuyt, Huntelaar, Van Persie, Amrabat....etc can all play there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 912 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Looking at Huntelaar's record, only injury would mean this lad wouldn't replace Ruud. His record makes you eyes pop right out your fucking head...and just to think, we were linked with him a few years ago when he was either with De Graafschap or Heerenveen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_RFC87 752 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Van Persie and Kuty aren't really the same type of striker that could fill RVN's boots imo. They're both class players, but not out and out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMWWBK 0 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Good news for Real Madrid and Scotland. Van Nistelrooy was unlucky with injuries last season, this is the right decision for him to make. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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