Wim Kieft enjoys watching Feyenoord’s matches. Orkun Kökcü in particular stands out positively in the former football player. In the eyes of Kieft, the captain of Feyenoord is going through an impressive development.
”In the Feyenoord team, I especially enjoy watching the great development of Orkun Kökcü”, Kieft begins in his column in The Telegraph. ”In his first years I thought he was a bit phlegmatic, also in his passing. Now he has become a warrior. He’s leading the fight and he’s playing much more forcefully than he did before.”
”That is also due to Slot’s playing style. You have to come. Much more is asked of you, the trainer requires everyone to put full pressure on the ball and Kökcü also brings a lot of football himself. He also became captain this season. There are different types of leaders and some are more assertive than others. But I can see him leading the field.”
While Kieft is full of praise for Kökcü, a position in the team is very disappointing. ”What is really a problem at Feyenoord is the left back position. Marcos Lopez was already lying on his hole with the first deep ball, while he should have just walked along. If you make a tackle and you miss, you’re sold. It almost cost a goal. David Hancko is a bigger reinforcement in the center back, who has made Senesi forget and is perhaps better than Senesi.”
