His smile ! No matter who you talk to – players, managers, relatives, journalists – all have the same first thought when talking about the new Girondins recruit, Javairô Dilrosun: “This kid always has a smile, a banana!” “So of course the most slanderous will say that they would have preferred to hear praise on his left foot, his dribbling or even his ball strike but don’t worry, it happens quickly:” Frankly, technically, it’s impressive for the while training, says a member of the Bordeaux team, he hits a lot and often it’s very good. But above all, it goes very quickly! “. It would take no more for some supporters of the Navy and White to ignite …
But with the young Dutch striker, you have to know how to be careful, even if the player is by his highly flammable style. Indeed, the hopes of one day have for the moment remained a little short-lived with Javairô Dilrosun. At 23, this former great hope of Dutch football has first of all landed in Gironde (on loan with option to buy) to get back on track, after two complicated seasons at Herta Berlin. It is he himself who says it: “The change was necessary. The goal is to relaunch my career. This is what I came to find here. Now I have to show it on the pitch ”. Maybe this Sunday (3pm) against Lens at Matmut Atlantique during the 5th day of Ligue 1…
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A typical player of “Ajax-school”
In any case, talent, Javairô Dilrosun has plenty to spare. So much so that Ajax Amsterdam had spotted him at the age of 8 to join his academy. “I’ve known him since he was a baby,” explains Brian Tevreden, who got to know his mother very young before marrying his aunt, “he was already very talented when he was young, with an already quite fantastic ball technique.” This former player of Surinamese origin like his nephew, and many other Dutch glories (Gullit, Rijkaard, Davids, Kluivert, Seedorf or Hasselbaink), himself trained the neo-Bordelais for several years at the Lancers academy. . “He’s a typical Ajax-school player, a fast left winger, technique who can dribble but also score and even if his best place is on the left, he can also play on the right or as a playmaker” , decrypted
Jean-Paul Rison, freelance sports journalist in the Netherlands.
The first big turn of his career, Javairô Dilrosun will experience it at 16 years old. He may well be in the biggest Dutch club and one of the best training centers in Europe, he decides to join Manchester City. “As surprising as it may seem, a lot of young Dutchmen pass at this age by a great English team, continues our colleague, they get a contract there, earn money. But as you know, a team like City has so many players, big stars and young people from all over the world that it is not easy to break through there. “Moreover, the new Girondins striker will not play a single official match in the first team for four years. He still stands out in the Youth League with one goal and four assists in eight games.
Going to City at 16… Not necessarily a mistake?
So did he make the right choice to join the Citizens so early? “I think it was the best decision for his development at that time! A lot of clubs wanted it and frankly, City are far from having a bad academy! Why an error? He played with a lot of good players, he developed personally and mentally with a language and a culture very different from his own, ”recalls Brian Tevreden. Jean-Paul Rison, neither would he say that this is a mistake because after that he had his chances at Hertha and he was a regular holder in a big league (the Bundesliga) already at the age of 20 years. Nothing says it would have gone better at Ajax! “
Javairô Dilrosun even had a thunderous debut in 2018 in the German capital (two goals and three assists in four games) and received his first call-up with the Oranje after having experienced all the youth selections. After remaining on the bench against France, he comes into play for twenty minutes against Germany before going out on injury. This selection remains the only one to this day.
Finally a new X factor in the Girondins?
Why ? Quite simply because the young striker has had to deal with numerous injuries over the past three years (hamstring, back or knee). With Herta Berlin, he has failed to play a full season (22, 25 and 13 games in the last three seasons). Does he have a more fragile physique than others? “No, answers Brian Tevreden, he has always been in good shape”. It would therefore be a bad series for the one who was also the sporting director of Reading FC before today having his own sports agency. Javairô Dilrosun in any case arrived on the banks of the Garonne without the slightest injury. No worries either after the medical examination, he is in good shape and his first training sessions have largely confirmed this.
In the end, the bet has everything to be win-win. Between a club which is desperately looking for an X factor player since the departure of the Brazilian Malcom and a young Dutchman who has no more time to lose and must finally confirm all his potential to find the very high level. “The selection is of course a short-term objective, says the person concerned, but first I have to scratch playing time, perform in Bordeaux, in order to then find the selection”. And even if he is still far from it today, he has a real card to play according to Jean-Paul Rison because “we do not have too many winger of very good level, so if he resumes his form of 2018 and become a key player with you, things can go quickly ”. And his smile will only be bigger!
