The national champion does not win the first two league games. That is of course, however disappointing, a topic of discussion when looking back at the past Eredivisie weekend. In Dit was het Weekend Karim El Ahmadi and Kenneth Perez analyze the Rotterdam derby, which ended in 2-2.
The Danish former midfielder was not very negative about the visitors’ game. “It was much better in the second half. But Wellenreuther’s save keeps you going, otherwise public opinion is that the whole game was bad. Now you come back and you can still say you fought.”
The analyst continues his view of the match. Perez still sees a number of positive things in Feyenoord’s game. ”You can’t say that Feyenoord doesn’t want to. They want to work very hard. The invaders want to do everything they can to secure their spot for next time. I thought they were very active and found good quality solutions. In the first half, Feyenoord did not find those solutions.”
El Ahmadi partly agrees. The former captain of the Stadionclub explains why Feyenoord did not get any opportunities. ”I actually didn’t think Feyenoord played that bad in the first half, but only until the sixteen. The choices made there were bad. You also see that Timber is not number 10, where he often gave the wrong ball.”
Bijlow and Wellenreuther
The injury of first goalkeeper Justin Bijlow was a major setback for head coach Arne Slot. It is, euphemistically expressed, not the first time that the born Rotterdammer has been injured. “You may just be unlucky. It could be that the hand has not yet become strong enough. It was probably a weak point. Given his injury proneness, it might have been better to sell him instead of Geertruida, when that was still an option”, said El Ahmadi.
Despite Wellenreuther’s good performance, people are talking about a new interpretation of the keepers’ base. Perhaps another keeper should be added to the selection. Perez thinks his own: ”I wouldn’t get a new keeper at all. Just find a better goalkeeper than Wellenreuther. But if they still want to get someone, you can go for Olij if Sparta doesn’t ask too much for him.” El Ahmadi is also optimistic: ”He can compete with Wellenreuther.”
Sauer en Stengs
Then the gentlemen talk about the best goal of the afternoon. With a delicate shot, Leo Sauer graced his official debut with an unparalleled goal. Many players can learn something from this. He shoots it in a controlled manner with his inside, which is almost always a hit in the sixteen-meter area. He knows how to finish”, concludes a lyrical Perez.
With that, the youngster left a better impression than Calvin Stengs, who was unable to break any pots earlier in the match. “If I look at how Slot wants to play, with intensity, then I see no added value in Stengs,” says El Ahmadi. “Especially in putting pressure, I don’t think he is good enough for this Feyenoord. Maybe he still has to play matches to get used to, but especially in losing the ball, he is not a player who can bring the same as Szymanski, a little poison in it.”
“Stengs can play fantastic football”, Perez adds. “But being a footballer is more than just that. I don’t think he’s the character footballer who gets up when the going gets tough. And you’re going to get some tough phases like this false start. When they’re 3-0, 4-0 up, then he plays along nicely. But when things get tough, you have to show character. Then you have to stand there. When he was substituted, the game turned. One does not necessarily have to do with the other, but I was surprised that Feyenoord wanted to go that far for Stengs.”
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2023-08-21 06:29:00
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