You will never forget your first time.
And Aster Nzeyimana will also remember his very first visit to the Rotterdam Kuip for a long time.
“It was not normal,” the commentator begins his account. “An hour before the match, loud techno classics were already ringing through the boxes. It also took me 25 minutes to drive from the press room to the commentary position, where the fans were sitting right behind me. (laughs) Then you don’t want to have an Ajax past.”
The party broke loose just before kick-off. “Utterly impressive. According to a Dutch colleague it was the craziest evening in years. At Marseille they are somewhat ordinary, but they were overwhelmed. They had never experienced this before. You could see that from the players at the French, they were overwhelmed .”
Because of “a perfect symbiosis between Feyenoord’s playing style and the audience in De Kuip”, according to Nzeyimana. “The merit of trainer Slot. Now they attack with the door open – a football vision that the public longed for, because it was not the case under Advocaat.”
Nzeyimana also saw a compatriot claim the spotlight. Cyriel Desseres kicked Feyenoord to victory with two goals.
“He is the perfect striker for this team,” says the sports anchor. “Dessers constantly puts pressure, acts as a focal point and dives into the depths at the perfect moments. Yesterday he was the conductor of a deafening concert.”
Only the rental period of Dessers in Rotterdam will soon end. And it may be difficult for Feyenoord to pay the purchase price of 4 million euros. Back to Genk then?
“Feyenoord is playing very hard,” said Nzeyimana. “But he really has to stay there, because I have rarely seen such a successful marriage. Do you know that the number 3 in the Feyenoord fan shop was even sold out on Thursday? All by Cyriel (he plays with number 33, ed.). Everywhere his shirts were on display. And next to “Not words but deeds” the song of Dessers resounded most often.”
