From the beginning of summer to summer 2024, Ian Maatsen played loan for Borussia Dortmund, showing appealing services during this time. The BVB would like to continue with the left -back, but the Dutchman was too expensive. However, Maatsen has now got a coarse Breisite, but not for his club services, but for appearance at the U21 European Championship.
At Borussia Dortmund, Ian Maatsen is likely to have good memories, he moved into the Champions League final with the BVB when he was awarded to the district club in the second half of the FC Chelsea in the 2023/24 season. And the black and yellow should also be happy to remember the Maatsen, as he brought a breath of fresh air to the left side of the defense and convinced with good performances.
The black and yellow Maatsen would have liked to be committed beyond half a year, but the price that FC Chelsea called was too high, so that the young Dutch switched to Aston Villa for almost 45 million euros. His missions there brought him a ticket for the current U21 European Championship with Oranje. But this is exactly where there was violent criticism of the now 23-year-old.
After the 1-2 bankruptcy against Denmark, ex-Bundesliga star Khalid Boulahrouz (HSV and VfB Stuttgart) shared mighty against Maatsen.
“When we speak of laziness …”, Boulahrouz quotes “Boulahrouz from an analysis of the TV station” Ziggo Sports “. There, today’s TV expert had shown in the video that Maatsen did not look good when the Danes were winning.
“He has no control over the situation, loses the ball from his eyes and is easily played out,” said the former defender. So Denmark William Osula had no problems scoring his second goal of the evening.
“As a trainer, I would feel betrayed”
“It was not only among the goals,” said Boulahrouz to the next broad side. “Usually you want to push your opponent back to keep him in front of him. He doesn’t do that. His head was really not there,” said the former Oranje star.
But that’s not all. Already in the first game (2-2 against Finland) Maatsen was next to the trail.
“He should be ashamed, he was involved in three goals in two games! He plays football as if he were in Vonddelpark (a park in Amsterdam/D.Red.) And would play football there. That is not possible,” said the former Bundesliga player.
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Maaden should apologize. “As a trainer, I would feel cheated,” Boulahrouz concluded his anger speech.
At BVB, Maatsen played 23 games across competitions in the second half of 2023/24. He scored three goals and scored two goals. In the U21 of the Netherlands, he stands in 21 games at a goal. He has already played (once) for the A-Elf from Oranje. Here he also scored a hit.