Marco van Basten will be hoping van der Vaart can provide the creative spark to keep his highly-rated strike-force supplied with chances. The 23-year-old, a product of the world-famous Ajax youth system, is a useful left winger, but prefers to play behind the front two, where he can use his vision and trickery to greater effect. He has been a regular in the Oranje squad since his debut in a 4-0 win against Andorra in October 2001, but is yet to reproduce his club form on the international stage. Van der Vaart helped Ajax win the Eredivisie title twice before joining Hamburg in the summer of 2005, where his goalscoring was a major factor in the club's Bundesliga title challenge this term.