Maarten Martens is lyrical about Jordy Clasie after the spectacle between AZ and Feyenoord (3-3). The trainer of the Alkmaarders saw that the 34-year-old captain was ‘a master’ in midfield. Martens also has nice words for Ro-Zangelo Daal.
AZ dragged a draw from the fire against Feyenoord in the absolute final phase on Sunday, thanks to a utilized penalty kick from Mexx Meerdink. Afterwards, Martens is particularly enthusiastic about Clasie to ESPN. “That is why he is so important to us. He is still growing to his very best level. In reading the competition and determining the pace and what to do at what moments, he is a master of that.”
Not only the captain, but also the maker of the 1-0 Daal, receives nice compliments from the Belgian. “He is a good player, with very specific qualities. I can enjoy that. Ro very often has an individual action and he does that well. I do enjoy how he plays such a first half, but now it is important that he lasts for longer. We noticed in the second half that he did get up.”
Meerdink was able to save a point for the Alkmaarders from the penalty spot in the last minute, while the attacker did not play his best match. The trainer also saw that. “Mexx gets better and better. He can get very high heights. I sometimes talk about it with him, if you don’t have such a competition and you don’t have your A-playing, then you have to have a B game. Today he stayed with the lesson.”
