Whatever the situation at the club, the attendance at Feyenoord remains a special scene. Especially if it concerns your first appearance as a Feyenoord player. The sounds of it hand in hand comrades and the clapping and cheering of the people is impressive every time. It must have been a special moment for Mats Deijl.
For the commentators of Radio Rijnmond it was certainly not the first attendance at the Feyenoord stadium. In their podcast they look at all injury cases, especially at the center back. ”It will be a puzzle if it turns out that one of these two cannot be there. With St. Juste who has not yet played a match, it is not desirable to immediately put him in the starting line-up against Sevilla or PSV,” said Dennis Kranenburg.
Colleague Dennis van Eersel immediately posted a correction: ”Sevilla is not possible either, just like with Mats Deijl. They are not eligible to play on Thursday. In the worst case scenario, while you are fighting for the last chance, you have to come into play on Thursday with a defense with Lotomba, Kraaijeveld and Plug.” Kranenburg adds another positive message to the section. “It is expected that Smal will join again this week.”
Kranenburg then summarizes the match against Heracles in a few sharp sentences. ”It was difficult. Feyenoord had a lot of ball possession, but at a very slow pace. There really were some opportunities that could have been achieved more. The score remains 2-1 and then Heracles suddenly gets such a great opportunity. Then it just becomes a very annoying match. You really need to end that match earlier.”
After the third goal, the scorer, Hadj Moussa, ran to the trainer to give him a hug. Van Eersel understands this. ”Van Persie gives him the confidence. He plays everything and when he is critical it is always with positive comments. Hadj Moussa is one of Van Persie’s confidants. More players have spoken out in support of the trainer, because criticism of Van Persie is increasing.”
Today’s debutant made a good impression. Kranenburg was particularly struck by the audience’s reaction. ”What I liked to see: with every pass or interception there was a push for Deijl and there was cheering from the stands. Whether it was a pass wide or forward, it didn’t matter; everything was received with clapping and cheering.”
Luciano Valente received a yellow card for a seemingly innocent situation. There was some confusion about his situation. ”There are some misunderstandings that this would be Valente’s fifth yellow card. I think that has also been written down or mentioned in the summary by some media. That’s because a data agency had indicated that Valente would be on alert, but that is not the case. He received a yellow card against Twente, and therefore red, so he is now at 4,” Van Eersel explains.
