Wouter Goes will be missing on Thursday anyway due to a suspension. His replacement in the center of the defense is Billy van Duijl, Echteld reveals. Alexandre Penetra is happy with that. “He played really well against Sparta. Billy is a good boy and really wants to learn every day. Everyone has confidence in him, so that will be fine.”
Remarkably, the Portuguese was compared to former defender Frank de Boer during the press conference. “That’s what the trainer said, but I don’t know De Boer that well,” laughs Penetra. “I know he was a good player and that he was important for the Dutch national team. Thanks for the comparison, in any case.”
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