According to Kees Kwakman, Naci Ünüvar would do well to take an example from Steven Berghuis. The former football player is convinced of the qualities of the Ajax talent, but regularly sees him commit unnecessary and serious violations. Last Friday, the attacking midfielder cum winger escaped a red card in the league match of Jong Ajax against Jong FC Utrecht (3-1). “In the Eredivisie this is red three times, with the VAR included.”
Ünüvar was mentioned in the program on Sunday morning Good morning Eredivisie. The talent scored twice and got the compliments for his playing. In addition to his goals, Hans Kraay Jr. also cited a moment in the 34th minute of the match in which he went hard against Jong FC Utrecht defender Rick Meissen. The Ajax player’s action was penalized with a yellow card. “For such an unbelievably beautiful footballer, he makes some very nasty fouls. And that should look a bit off, right?” the analyst wondered, while images were shown of Ünüvar showing how moments of beautiful actions alternate with serious violations.
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Just like Kraay Jr., VVV-Venlo scout Marc van Hintum praises the qualities of Ünüvar. “Technically this is obviously an incredibly gifted player. Fantastic in possession,” said the former international. “But wouldn’t it come from the fact that such a boy also wants to show that he is more than just that? Internationally speaking, you will not get there with just football. It’s also about switching and dueling power.” Former keeper Khalid Sinouh chimed in: “Of course he is small and maybe he wants to correct it that way.”
“I think it’s better for Ünüvar to look at Berghuis,” said Kwakman. “The Berghuis of Ajax, in terms of conversion. Not the Berghuis of Feyenoord, he often didn’t switch to that or too late and then he just kicked it, because he was too late. But the Berghuis of today. How he now switches at Ajax, Ten Hag has of course said from minute one: You want to play with us and at ten, you have to switch like Ziyech has done. And that’s what Ünüvar has to look at. Berghuis now does that without crazy things,” said Kwakman, who thinks that Ünüvar wants to show in a forced way that he is performing his defensive duties. “But you won’t make it with that.”
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