Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 12:13 pm• Last update: 12:32

Henk Timmer is extremely charmed by Justin Bijlow. The former goalkeeper of Feyenoord and AZ, among others, is the future number one for the Dutch national team in the current the Dutch international and calls him a ‘complete keeper’. Timmer also draws in the online video series at the ball from the General Newspaper the comparison with Marc-André ter Stegen of Barcelona.

There is a good chance that Bijlow will start his fourth international match on Friday evening, when the Dutch national team continues the World Cup qualifying series with an away game against Latvia. Tim Krul, Joël Drommel and debutant Mark Flek are the other selected goalkeepers. “You see in him (Bijlow, ed.) a complete keeper”, says Timmer. “He can play football, dares to reach high balls, has a good reaction time and is good at one against one. That is fantastic for Feyenoord, because they now have one that they can leave for ten years if he is not bought away. .”

Timmer has been charmed by Bijlow for some time, but was laughed at for his opinion in the past. “I’ve discussed it with Patrick Lodwijks, I think he got him into the A-selection,” continues Timmer. “Patrick was a goalkeeper coach at the time. The eagerness already radiated from it. You could see that he had the talent, but it was still a diamond in the rough. They are now polishing it. Of course he will soon come in periods when things go less well. and he does not feel that he is invincible, but those are phases. He is a boy who can deal with that. I think we will have our keeper for the the Dutch for the next ten years.”

Dick Advocaat made a comparison with Manuel Neuer last season. Henk Timmer goes for another German goalkeeper. “I compare him to Marc-André ter Stegen. I think those are the keepers he is close to. Or can come close, let me put it this way. With his development and style he can reach the absolute top. only to do with your quality as a keeper, but also with the quality in your head. How you deal with stress and deal with setbacks. That suits him well.”