Due to an incident during training at Vitesse, Riechedly Bazoer was excluded from the match selection for last Sunday’s game against AZ (2-1). He would have kicked on Friday’s training with teammate Daan Huisman and then went into battle verbally with trainer Thomas Letsch and captain Remko Pasveer. Despite having apologized, the players’ council was of the opinion that Bazoer was not allowed to play against AZ. Rafael van der Vaart says that he is ‘very disappointed’ with the situation of the ex-Ajax player.
After the incident at the training, Bazoer immediately apologized and talked to Letsch about a possible punishment. According to Freek Jansen, journalist of Voetbal International, the trainer considered letting him participate against AZ because he apologized. “The players’ council then fell for it”, Jansen said on Sunday evening Studio Football. “Players have explicitly stated: if Bazoer plays, I don’t play. Those kinds of words have just been heard at Vitesse. They just didn’t want Bazoer to return to the selection. Those players have been very adamant about that. Until this morning (Sunday, ed.) There has been haggling about it. ”
According to Jansen, Vitesse did not want to publicize the incident and report that he was absent against AZ due to an injury. The Bazoer area would rather have the honest story come out, as they think these kinds of incidents often spread out anyway. “Then the idea came from Bazoer to let him sit on the couch,” says Janssen. Bazoer would even pay the highest possible fine to put the incident behind and be there against AZ. “Because he knows what was going to happen to him. He realizes that what he did is stupid. It is absolutely not allowed. But at the same time: things can go wrong with these kinds of fierce parties. ”
“If the story is correct, as Freek indicates, that the players have gone to lie in front of it, then you know how you stand with your fellow players,” said Ibrahim Afellay. According to the former midfielder, it is a ‘very complex situation’. “It also represents a certain market value. They may have also tried to keep it quiet, because when such a story comes out, it will take on a life of its own again. He is a boy who is nominated to make a nice transfer and who can make Vitesse money. This is exactly a case of how not to get into the news. This is also a bit of Bazoer’s story. ”
Afellay thinks the situation could have negative consequences for Bazoer’s future. “He has been praised here at the table, by everything and everyone. But if you come out with these kinds of troubles every time, clubs are still afraid to sign you, ”said Afellay. “Then you have to be lucky that there is a trainer at a club who dares to take the risk with you. Because of course it is not due to his qualities. ” Reported last week The Telegraph still that there is serious interest in him from France. Lille OSC, Olympique Lyon and Olympique Marseille would follow him closely.
“I’m really fed up with it”, responded Van der Vaart to Bazoer’s situation. “You don’t have that many players in the Netherlands for whom you go to the stadium. Vitesse has two ”, he referred to Bazoer and Oussama Tannana. “Then I think: little boy, little boy, you’re giving away your whole career. And for what? That someone pats you? Come on, be a guy. You also have to accept. They all act so cool, but actually they are all, don’t get me wrong, a bit of a fool. Because they give away their entire career. He potentially has everything to play at Ajax or elsewhere. Vitesse is not the final destination, but no one will take it that way. ”