A disappointed Cyriel Dessers stood in front of the microphone after the game. “For 19 games we did almost everything right in this tournament. And now in the final one mistake is punished. Well, that just hurts a lot,” he said.
Dessers, who scored 10 goals during his European campaign, was unable to really make his mark in the final. “I often faced three men. When there are straight balls, Roma is so strong on that. We have not been able to use enough space in the back.”
“A few times we succeeded and we were immediately dangerous. It was just a difficult game, Roma was well prepared. Every time we wanted to go deep, Smalling took out the space. He was also very strong in the duels, for me it was difficult,” admitted our compatriot.
What went wrong for Feyenoord? “Difficult to say. We also had some bad luck, twice that goal just missed, against the post and against the bar. We were close, but we missed just that little bit. I think that made the difference.”
Dessers had to fight a lot during the match. “Roma was ruthless. Even if the ball is not close, you get elbows. They scratch, they pull, everything is allowed. We don’t do that, although I have to compliment our defenders, because they gave everything today.”
