Ron Jans, Utrecht coach, praised his new reinforcement, Ángel Alarcón, who had an immediate impact in the draw (1-1) against Heerenveen, on matchday 21 of the Eredivisie. The Dutch coach revealed that he had contacted Francesco Farioli, coach of FC Porto, to obtain references about the Spanish player.
Ángel Alarcón, who moved from FC Porto to Utrecht on loan, made his debut with an assist for Jesper Karlsson’s goal. Before signing, Jans sought information from Farioli, former Ajax coach and current coach of the leader of the Portuguese championship, who praised the attacker.
«I called Francesco to talk about him. He had good references and he had already told me he had a good cross from the right side. Well, that worked today. He was right”, said Ron Jans, speaking to ESPN, referring to Karlsson’s goal.
With this result, Utrecht now has eight consecutive games without winning, equaling the club’s worst run this century. The team had suffered five consecutive defeats, but finally managed to gain a point.
«When you want to get out of a bad moment, it’s step by step. We played to win, but we can be satisfied with 1-1″, concluded the coach. In the next round, Utrecht will face Feyenoord, who suffered a heavy defeat against PSV.
