Nigel De Jong dropped from the Holland squad after leg breaker tackle on Ben Arfa. Is that the right decision?
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| Oct 5th, 2010 | by JohnnyKarp
| Good call, De Jong should learn from this. |
| It was an unfortunate event but it was not De Jong's intention. |
The midfielder has been axed by coach Bert van Marwijk for the forthcoming Euro 2012 Group E qualifiers against Moldova and Sweden. Van Marwijk's decision comes after De Jong's tackle on Ben Arfa in City's 2-1 win at Eastlands on Sunday left the Newcastle player with a broken tibia and fibula in his left leg. In a statement of the Dutch FA's official website, van Marwijk said on Monday: "I just informed the squad and told them I saw no other possibility.In the near future I will discuss this matter with Nigel (de Jong) but right now we have to focus on the upcoming two matches." The player was not even booked for that foul.
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It was not De Jong\'s first tackle like this, he should be more careful on the pitch. I understand his determination but you really can\'t tackle like this and break people\'s legs every season.