” href=”https://www.fcupdate.nl/voetballers/youri-pieter-regeer”>Youri Regeer does not want the new ‘
” href=”https://www.fcupdate.nl/voetballers/jordan-henderson”>Jordan Henderson’, he makes clear in an interview with Hans Kraay Jr. The Ajax midfielder fills the number six role quite well, but considers himself a completely different player than the Englishman.
Regeer may not have played his best game against Telstar, but he has recently become increasingly important for the team from Amsterdam. With his defensive actions he stops many attacks from the opponent, and so he is currently the number six of the capitals.
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Kraay junior thinks that Regeer can increasingly be called the ‘new Henderson’. With his leadership, passing and experience, the Englishman ensured that Ajax could make a bid for the national title last season, but left for Brentford last summer. Yet Regeer has to laugh when he hears Kraay junior’s comparison at ESPN. “No, everyone can decide that for themselves.” The midfielder functions well in the current system and therefore mainly looks at the organization of his team. “We have now chosen this system because I think it is the best organization to achieve high pressure.”
“I try to fulfill my role according to Youri Regeer, and not like Jordan Henderson. With all due respect to Jordan, who is a fantastic footballer.” Kraay then comes to the conclusion that the two players are now very similar in terms of position, to which Regeer agrees. This season, the former Twente player has proven to be among the elite of the Eredivisie with blocks, tackles and clearances, as well as in passing, which has somewhat quieted the call for a basic controller at Ajax. Regeer was injured on Sunday after a charge from Cedric Hatenboer, but indicates that the damage is not too bad.
