To start with, the number of 88 percent. That is, the Feyenoord trainer explains, the availability of players in his entire selection. That is quite high, because on average you will find it as a trainer acceptable if it is around 85 percent. Van Persie comes up with that percentage if there appears to be criticism in the period that the Korean in-Beom Hwang and the Pool Jakub Moder need to return to the team.
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“Can you say what Moder has then?” This is how Van Persie is asked on Friday afternoon in his conversation with the media. The answer is short and direct. ,,No.”
Not because the coach would put in a bad mood, on the contrary even, because here and there he makes the dragon with pieces of journalists he saw passing by in recent days. But the privacy legislation has long since ensured that trainers or clubs cannot comment on the medical file.
‘It is wise not to put Hwang and Moder in trouble again’
In the eyes of Van Persie there is also no reason to panic. ,, Hwang and Moder train very well, Jordan Lotomba too. But this competition comes too early, certainly in view of the availability percentage. “” There comes that word, with the accompanying number. You can deduce that both men could probably have taken on AZ if the rinse had been thinner. But now that there are enough midfielders and after the weekend a trip to Portugal for the Europa League is on the program, it is wise not to put Hwang and Moder back in trouble early.
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It immediately brings us to other numbers. In that midfield of Feyenoord, a lot is possible with players who can play at 6, at 8 or at 10. Van Persie does not come up with it himself, but is triggered by the light reproach that he does not seem to be able to choose a fixed midfield. He has also brought his captain Sem Steijn to the side twice.
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,, Yes and then Luciano Valente suddenly stands at 10 against Fortuna. He can just do that. The power of Valente is that he can play at 6, 8 and 10. It is a luxury that Valente can handle three positions. Quinten Timber I see as an 8, Oussama Targhallin as a 6, Hwang can go on 6 and at 8, Moder can actually play anywhere. I don’t want to consciously rotate. As a coach you don’t want to see every competition Valente in a different place. Last week I had the plan to bring him to 6 or 8. Often the plan comes out, but sometimes you have to respond to a different situation (necessary switch from Steijn, ed.). Then I have the certainty at Valente that he will also fill it in well at 10. “
The only numbers that Van Persie does not like to name this afternoon are with the data from AZ striker Mexx Meerdink. As far as he is concerned, he may keep quiet and should not increase his goal Moyenne against the superior Feyenoord defense to date.
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Van Persie praises the young attacker, whom he knows that he has viewed many of the images from his glory time in England and at the Orange. Van Persie is even the big example for Meerdink in his career.
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Van Persie: ,, I have also seen his interview in which he told that very nicely. I even felt a bit flattered. I’ve stopped for a while and from football mode, but then it’s nice if such a good player thinks that yours. “
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“I also liked his description about how I finished,” Van Persie continues. “And I think that is what he is. He is really a very good striker, who scores many different types of goals. Really a player I stay at home to look at. His contact moments at a shot or header are very pure.”
Meerdink even has a quality that Van Persie did not control. “I never scored that kind of goals. I hope he will take it easy on Sunday.”
| Position | Team | P | GS | W | V | G | Ds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +10 | |
| 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +9 | |
| 3 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +6 | |
| 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +5 | |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +8 | |
| 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +7 | |
| 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +1 | |
| 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -4 | |
| 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | |
| 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 | |
| 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -3 | |
| 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -4 | |
| 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -5 | |
| 16 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -9 | |
| 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | |
| 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -14 |