NATHAN Blake dumped one Dutchman on his backside last night then turned his sights on the entire Netherlands nation.

The Burnden striker, once a Chelsea reject, headed the winner that sent Ruud Gullit crashing out of the Coca-Cola Cup on another night of giant-killing glory for the Wanderers.

And he did it in front of watching Welsh boss Bobby Gould, who is soon to name his squad for the World Cup qualifier in Holland on November 9.

Gould is considering promoting Blake from squad member to front line striker and saw another impressive performance by the Cardiff man who overshadowed Chelsea's Mark Hughes, his main rival for the Welsh shirt.

Blake, already capped five times, was a late call-up but managed just a place on the bench in Cardiff earlier this month when the Welsh lost 3-1 to Holland. But his goals - last night's was his 11th of the season - and his form have shot him back into the international limelight.

Delighted Colin Todd agreed, adding: "Nathan's been there before and, playing like he did last night and how he has all season, I'm sure he will be in the international side again. But that's up to the Welsh manager, not me."

Blake revelled in the triumph over the club that rejected him in his youth. He said after last night's 2-1 win: "I had 18 months at The Bridge but never settled. I always told myself I'd come back to haunt Chelsea and now I've done it.

"I was there as a schoolboy but they wanted me to go and I wanted to go too. When you are an outsider in London, it's tough. I never settled and going back to South Wales and joining Cardiff was the best thing I've ever done."

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