Arnold Bruggink and Pierre van Hooijdonk expect Lutsharel Geertruida to become a regular base player at Feyenoord. The 21-year-old defender also made an excellent impression on the analysts of SC Heerenveen on Wednesday evening against sc Heerenveen (0-3 win). ESPN. “I have the impression that he will outplay Marcos Senesi,” Bruggink said.
Geertruida is usually on the bench at Feyenoord, but has been in the base since the beginning of December due to the injury of his competitor Gernot Trauner (except for the duel with FC Groningen). Van Hooijdonk sees that Geertruida has specific qualities other than Senesi and Trauner. “His speed is very good,” said the former striker. “Physically he is in order: he has dueling power. And he can just play football on the ball. I thought he played really well today. Partly because of him, Feyenoord did not really get into trouble today.”
Van Hooijdonk thinks that Geertruida will enable Feyenoord to play more attacking football. “Senesi and Trauner are not that fast. We have often heard that Feyenoord cannot play on the center line, because then they have a lot of space in the back. But if you have speed you can easily play on the center line.”
Bruggink is also full of praise for Feyenoord’s youth product. “He is a real Arne Slot defender, because he has all the aspects that he wants to see, so he can also be high on the field. a base player who is on the bench because Trauner has come and was very confident in that.”
Now Geertruida still formed a couple with Senesi, but that can change just like that. “I have the impression that he will outplay Senesi. But Senesi must be sold, at least I have that feeling very strongly. Geertruida may have to wait a little longer, but you can hardly keep him on the bench anymore. I find him really too good to keep out.”
Feyenoord will probably not let important players leave in the meantime, Bruggink thinks. “Finally, all three center defenders will also need after the winter break, especially with a view to the Conference League. I can’t imagine Feyenoord getting rid of Senesi during the winter break, unless a club really wants to pay a lot. But I think Geertruida is a really modern defender, a really good player.”