For Feyenoord it meant the fourth consecutive defeat and the fifth loss in the last six games. Van Persie thought the fielding in the first half was good, just like on Sunday after the home game with NEC (2-4).
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“We scored an excellent goal,” he referred to Ayase Ueda’s goal in the eleventh minute, after good preparatory work by Luciano Valente and Sem Steijn. “After that we had a number of moments that we were able to capitalize on. That has to be better at this level. If you make 2-0, it does have an impact on the match.”
Defensively, however, things did not look good for Feyenoord again. Van Persie: “We have clear agreements about who will cover. That did not happen well at 1-1.”
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In the final phase, Van Persie brought in his debuting son Shaqueel. He was preferred over Casper Tengstedt. “Shaqueel was now more the type of player I was looking for. He has proven over a longer period of time that he can score a goal and we now went all out on the attack. I thought he came in well.”
Shaqueel van Persie himself was also satisfied. “I have tried to do as much as possible. I would prefer to score a goal or assist, but unfortunately that was not possible. I actually did not expect to make my debut today. I have been training lately and am doing well.”