Tyrell Malaca was somewhat surprisingly preferred to Mitchel Bakker in the left-back position at the Juniors. The fullback of Feyenoord played in the quarterfinals won against Young France (2-1) according to Theo Janssen and Ibrahim Afellay. “He has done very well,” said Janssen.
“He was good in the duels, he didn’t get into trouble defensively. He had every duel. Only there are a few moments where he hit the ball and he didn’t stay calm enough. He is still sloppy about that. ” Afellay also thinks that Malacia can still develop playing football. “How can he do that? By experiencing it and getting into that situation often,” says Afellay. “He still has the age that he can develop in it. He is super fast and super aggressive. If he can manage to keep the rest and not do all his actions at 120 kilometers per hour, then he really has. everything.”
Janssen fully agrees. “He does everything at 120 percent. Defensively that is very good, but if you have the ball you have to postpone every now and then. Let a defender or opponent do something so that you can give another pass. Now he passes. He’s in quickly and he’s gone for the next ball. You have to keep the peace now and then, he doesn’t do that enough. “
Abdou Harroui
Abdou Harroui can also count on favorable criticism from Afellay. “I like footballers who think ahead and dare to take initiative”, says the former PSV player about the midfielder of the Dutch Juniors. “And this boy plays at Sparta, with all respect. He is always in between, he also stands his ground defensively. When you consider that Feyenoord pays 1.2 million euros for Mark Diemers, while this boy on the other side of the city plays … It is only good for that boy and his market value at Sparta that the Jong Oranje is further. He can continue to grow, because he is still young. “
Theo Janssen has also become convinced of the qualities of Harroui, who also played an excellent season with his club and scored six goals in the Eredivisie. “When you see this boy, you hope that a club will come out of the second tier where he will just play”, says Janssen. “He showed today that he is an excellent player and that he is ready to take the step.”