Arne Slot chooses Bijlow again and appoints a replacement for Trauner
Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 7:54 PM
Justin Bijlow returns to Feyenoord’s basic formation, according to the line-up announced by the Rotterdam team for the match against Vitesse. The goalkeeper last played on August 13 due to a wrist injury. Bart Nieuwkoop replaces the not entirely fit Gernot Trauner. The match in De Kuip starts at 9:00 PM and can be seen on ESPN 2.
Bijlow defends Feyenoord’s goal and sees four defenders in front of him: Nieuwkoop, Lutsharel Geertruida, Dávid Hancko and Quilindschy Hartman. In central midfield, coach Arne Slot makes room for Quinten Timber and Mats Wieffer, while Calvin Stengs takes over as number 10 behind striker Santiago Gimenez. Yankuba Minteh (right) and Igor Paixão (left) cover the flanks.
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A disappointment for Slot was the news that Trauner and Luka Ivanusec are not yet available. The Austrian has not yet recovered from his peak strain in the matches against Ajax and Atlético Madrid, while the Croatian is still recovering from the ankle injury he sustained against Celtic a month ago. The good news is that despite his long international match with Mexico, Gimenez is ‘normal’ in the party and that Bijlow is also playing his first minutes in a long time. “Justin is fit, looks fresh and is really looking forward to goalkeeping again. I just hope that he doesn’t have a lot to do tomorrow,” Slot said at the press conference on Friday.
Feyenoord is chasing leader PSV, while AZ and FC Twente are also still above the Rotterdam team in the rankings. Anything less than three points will feel like a disappointment for the reigning national champions, who will face a fairly troubled opponent in Vitesse. The Arnhem team, who were eleventh at the start of the match round, won only two of their eight Eredivisie matches. Trainer Phillip Cocu cannot yet call on summer acquisition Amine Boutrah. “Amine is not yet one hundred percent fit. We had hoped for that, but we have to be a little more patient,” Cocu said on the club website. Mica Pinto is also not there. He suffered a knee injury during the international match with Luxembourg.
Feyenoord line-up: Bijlow; Nieuwkoop, Geertruida, Hancko, Hartman; Wieffer, Stengs, Timber; Minteh, Gimenez, Paixão.
Vitesse line-up: tbc
No.TeamMWGVP1PSV9900272AZ9810253Feyenoord9720234FC Twente8701215Excelsior8341136Go Ahead Eagles8413137Sparta Rotterdam8323118Heracles Almelo8323119RKC Waalwijk8305910NEC9234911Fortuna Sittard 9234912Almere City FC9225813PEC Zwolle8215714Vitesse9216715sc Heerenveen9216716Ajax6123517FC Volendam8116418FC Utrecht81073
2023-10-22 06:00:00
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