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Chest-kicking Dutch player dropped from national team
Nigel De Jong was dropped from the Dutch national team after a dangerous tackle this weekend left another player with a compound fracture in his leg. Apparently his chest-kicking episode wasn't an isolated incident.
Manchester City's Nigel de Jong dropped by NetherlandsManchester City midfielder Nigel de Jong has been dropped from the Netherlands squad for the upcoming matches against Moldova and Sweden.De Jong was involved in a tackle which which left Hatem Ben Arfa with a double leg-break during City's 2-1 Premier League win over Newcastle on Sunday.Netherlands coach Bert Van Marwijk told the Algemeen Dagblad newspaper: "It was a wild and unnecessary offence."I have a problem with the way Nigel needlessly looks to push the limit."It is not the first time the 25-year-old De Jong has been in the spotlight for aggressive tackles.Bolton's United States midfielder Stuart Holden suffered a fractured right fibula on international duty in March after a challenge from De Jong.Then in the World Cup final in July he was fortunate to receive only a yellow card after planting his studs into the chest of Spain's Xabi Alonso.
Van Marwijk revealed his decision to drop De Jong on the Dutch FA website, saying: "I just informed the squad and told him I saw no other possibility.
"In the near future I will discuss this matter with Nigel but right now we have to focus on the upcoming two matches."http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9058532.stm
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