The Netherlands national team officially announced that De Jong will miss the away match against Germany due to minor physical discomfort. De Jong has been experiencing some minor physical discomfort and will miss the away match against Germany. As a precautionary measure, it was decided that he would not travel to Berlin, as Monday's match would be too soon for the midfielder.
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Edooo87
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bad news
viwbelptuy
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There you go..............after failing to return to the pitch during the second half we were told that he was withdrawn due to a minor back pain and that he will be fit to feature in the last group game against Germany. Then less than 24 hours hence it has now been confirmed that he will not be traveling to Germany for that game. Ironically a 360 degree turn around. And just like in the first instance where the player's withdrawal was said to be "precautionary", I want to believe that by Monday when he will be expected to return to his club and feature in the upcoming La liga game against Villarreal we would be told that the same back pain that is said to be a minor problem will then take some time to recover and that he's ruled out of the Villarreal game. In fact this has always been the kind of narrative we get about these players when they join their national teams during FIFA international breaks. Instead of telling the whole whole world the gravity of the injury the players sustain when on national duties the whole issue will be handled in a way that will put the player's club in a confused state such that they'll not be able to tell the gravity of injury, the treatment and how long the player will be out for.