The man who received the most praise by far on Saturday afternoon during Feyenoord’s exhibition game against Werder Bremen (2-1 win) was Alireza Jahanbakhsh. The brand new acquisition did not participate against the Bundesliga relegation, but saw from the stands how his new employer booked the third victory of the preparation. Jahanbakhsh will be admired at Feyenoord next season with jersey number 9, which he will take over from the departing Nicolai Jörgensen.
“It’s a big responsibility to take over his number, but he wished me luck,” Jahanbakhsh said after the exhibition game with Werder. General Newspaper. Jörgensen is about to leave Feyenoord and awarded his number to the Iranian for that reason. “I had a very good time when I previously played in the Netherlands at NEC and AZ. I became top scorer here and have had good years. Hopefully there will be more good moments and years at Feyenoord,” said Jahanbakhsh.
Earlier this week, Feyenoord announced through a playful video that jersey number 10 will be worn this season by Orkun Kökçü, who will take over the number from Steven Berghuis. In the video, Kökçü creates a group chat with Jens Toornstra and Bryan Linssen, who both had to take a new phone number after leaking screenshots from a chat of the selection “I thought ‘no you have, yes you can get’, so I asked to number 10,” said Kökçü, who personally went to Slot to claim the number. “However, the trainer first showed me images. Of moments in training sessions that had to be better. Moments when I gave a nonchalant ball, for example.”
However, Feyenoord will have to do without Jahanbakhsh next Thursday in the battle for the Conference League against FC Drita. The attacker has only just joined and is not yet fit enough to take action. “In mid-June I played for the national team in Iran, after that my vacation started. I think I can be one hundred percent fit quickly, but I don’t want to rush either. It’s not up to me either, but to Arne and his staff whenever they want to use me.”
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