” href=”https://www.fcupdate.nl/voetballers/etienne-vaessen”>Etienne Vaessen after FC Groningen – Fortuna Sittard (1-2). Afterwards, the Groningen goalkeeper was anything but pleased with the Limburgers’ approach to the game. However, Buijs can laugh at Vaessen’s texts.
The Pride of the North lost against Fortuna on Sunday afternoon in their own Euroborg. Vaessen was very frustrated, and afterwards he was irritated by the Limburgers’ approach to the game. “This is Buijs’ anti-football. That bothers me,” said the goalie. “I wouldn’t want to play for a team like that, then you want to tear up your contract. Just go and play football, man!”, he also lashed out.
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The RTV Noord interview was discussed on Monday evening Rondo. “Isn’t this fun?”, Buijs starts laughing. “I can understand from his perspective that the boy is frustrated. We tried to play football in the home match against Groningen and also to put a lot of pressure, but then we were overrun on all sides,” continues the Fortuna coach, referring to the 1-2 defeat earlier this season.
“It wasn’t possible to get through it with football and it wasn’t possible to put on high pressure either. We only lost 1-2, but we had no chance. Then I’m not going to do exactly the same thing away in the Euroborg and go away 4-0,” Buijs continues. The coach would prefer to ‘play at Feyenoord just like Arne Slot’. “But we are with Fortuna.”
Ruud Gullit even praises Buijs: “He has done his job, and well too. Nothing else. He does not have to explain why he plays like that,” says the analyst, who then wonders ‘what the journey back was like’. “Wonderful. My children quickly forwarded the interview to me via social media. They video called me and they also laughed out loud,” says Buijs.
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