It is raining compliments for Feyenoord. AZ coach Pascal Jansen is also impressed by the Rotterdam team. Yesterday the final of the Conference League was reached by stopping Olympique Marseille from scoring.
“I think it’s very good that Feyenoord has brought this match to a good end,” Jansen says in conversation with the club. General newspaper. “I bow deeply to that. Hats off, because the tension in such a match is to die for. One goal against and the game is completely open again. I also liked them on the ball. You saw that especially after the substitution of Dimitri Payet.”
AZ itself was eliminated in the Conference League by the Norwegian Bodø/Glimt. ”Then you see that it is possible to go far in such a tournament as a Dutch club. Feyenoord’s performance is good for overall Dutch football. Feyenoord has of course shown good football all season. The final will soon be a very nice poster for Arne Slot.”
The new manager of Manchester United is also proud of Feyenoord. ”It’s great that a Dutch club makes it to the final of a European tournament. We are all incredibly proud of that. Ajax has reached the final of the Europa League, now Feyenoord has reached the final of the Conference League. For years, the Netherlands has been lagging behind in the European field and you can see that a turnaround has been visible in recent years. That’s wonderful.”
