16 dec 2025, 09:13
Last updated: Dec 16, 2025, 9:50 am
The stormy development of Luciano Valente has not gone undiscussed by the analysts Rondo. According to Khalid Boulahrouz, the young Feyenoord midfielder takes the Rotterdam team by the hand and he sees that Valente has already passed Anis Hadj Moussa and Quinten Timber.
Ruud Gullit already sees himself playing a leading role in Feyenoord’s game. “Constantly pointing while he’s on the ball, like, ‘Come on, join in!’ I think he is really far along in his development,” said the former footballer.
Nourdin Boukhari agrees with the Haarlemmer. “He is very graceful. Also that ball he gave to Ayase Ueda. Then you really see what he has to offer,” he says about the splitting pass with which the Feyenoord player put the Japanese in front of the Ajax goalkeeper.
Gullit is very complimentary of the 22-year-old. “He is a very good football player, but I think he is also a good leader. He tries to influence the game,” said the 63-year-old, who regretted that the Groningen player had to leave the field due to a knee injury.
Khalid Boulahrouz responds to the praising words of his fellow analysts. “He’s really starting to develop into a natural leader. I also think he’s gradually overtaking the team’s mainstays, Hadj Moussa and Timber.”
The former Dutch international sees that the creative midfielder determines the game of Robin van Persie’s team. “He sets the lines. If he doesn’t have that ball, not much happens.”
Boulahrouz also points out a weakness of the people of Rotterdam. “It is noticeable that they play well, but not for ninety minutes. In the final phase they cannot kill the match and then they cannot maintain that lead,” said the former Feyenoord player, who saw that against FCSB (4-3). By Stadionclub gave away a 1-3 lead.
