Clarence Seedorf has withdrawn himself from playing in the Euro 2008. While, the current coach, Marco van Basten had included him on his 30-man provisional roster, Seedorf has taken himself off.

While this riff in the Netherlands‘ camp will sure to subside for a number of reasons, this is still very interesting. Seedorf is one of the many play-makers of the squad and his loss will be noted. His decision may have come from his removal from the 2006 World Cup roster. For now, the AC Milan player will wait it out until van Basten leaves for his post at Ajax.

Another key player of note that is refusing to play for a van Basten side is Mark van Bommel. He currently plays for Bayern Munich. Van Bommel’s disgust with his current international boss may have also come from the 2006 World Cup. Van Basten was apparently dissatisfied with his play during the qualification rounds and van Bommel was not selected throughout the rest of the quals. However, despite this, he was selected for the 2006 roster.

All in all, van Basten is losing out in 2 very talented players simply because they can not work together.