From World Cup Heartbreak to a Netherlands Double for Arsenal’s Jurriën Timber

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Jurriën Timber scored his first two senior international goals on Friday night as the Netherlands thrashed Greece 7-0 in the Nations League. It was a memorable night in Amsterdam for the Arsenal defender, who had to watch the World Cup from afar this summer after injury forced him out of the Dutch squad.Timber Scores Either Side of Half-TimeOnsOranje reports that Timber started at left-back for Xavi Hernández’s side. Crysencio Summerville opened the scoring and Tijjani Reijnders hit a first-half hat-trick before Timber turned in Donyell Malen’s delivery from close range to make it 5-0 in the 40th minute.Timber was in the right place again just before the hour, arriving at the post to score his second. Malen added the seventh, while Timber’s Arsenal teammate Christos Tzolis started on the opposite side for Greece. The win leaves the Netherlands top of their Nations League group ahead of Monday’s trip to Germany.(Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)From World Cup Heartbreak to Goals for Club and CountryFive months ago, Timber had been named in the Netherlands’ World Cup squad only for a fresh injury setback to rule him out of the tournament. He described himself as heartbroken at missing the chance to represent his country on that stage.Timber returned to action for Arsenal this season, but in October he spoke about why he was taking care not to rush his comeback. He wanted to play every game and take part in every training session, but knew he had to listen to the physios as he rebuilt his fitness.Later that month he opened the scoring in Arsenal’s 3–0 Champions League win over Lille, after Noni Madueke urged him to shoot. His goals against Greece came from much closer in, but both showed how dangerous he can be when he follows an attack into the box.For Arsenal fans, seeing Timber back and starting for his country was already good news. Seeing him score twice, after what he went through in the summer, made it an even better night.Gooners, did Arsenal miss Timber more for what he gives us at the back or for what he adds going forward? Let’s hope he returns to Arsenal duty with his scoring boots on!Join the conversation in the comments below._____________________________________________________________________________________________ADMIN COMMENTSo here are some simple rules which I must insist commenters follow….You agree not to give any personal abuse to other Arsenal fans. Everyone is allowed to hold their own opinions even if you disagree with them. It COSTS NOTHING TO BE POLITE TO OTHER ARSENAL FANS.CALLING ALL ARSENAL FANS! Anyone who would like to contribute an Article or Video opinion piece on JustArsenal, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us through this link…The post From World Cup Heartbreak to a Netherlands Double for Arsenal’s Jurriën Timber appeared first on Just Arsenal News.