Huijsen's Spain call-up a 'huge compliment' to Bournemouth
Discussed on the latest episode of BBC Radio Solent's Cherries: Unpicked is Bournemouth centre-back Dean Huijsen's call-up to the senior Spain squad for their upcoming Nations League quarter-final games against the Netherlands.Huijsen had originally been named in the Under-21 setup for this international break, but the 19-year-old was drafted into the senior squad, external following the withdrawal of injured Barcelona defender Inigo Martinez.Speaking about Huijsen's Premier League performances this season, ex-Cherries defender Joe Partington said: "A great word to describe him is proactive and not necessarily reactive - but he is capable of being reactive too."It is really difficult as a striker when you're playing against him because if you feel you have a yard on him, he can get it back, and more often than not he's reading what's going on before it's happened anyway."Partington said Huijsen being involved in the senior Spain squad at a young age is "such a huge compliment to him and the club", adding: "It's not just necessarily taking him from Juventus and having him as part of the squad, but they've played him in every minute of every game that he's been available. Because of that, he's reached another level."It's similar to when Nathan Ake was at Bournemouth. People could see he was maybe a level above. Obviously now he's gone to Manchester City and won everything. Huijsen seems to have that capability to step up to that level."Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds
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