Hans Kraay junior sees a point for improvement in the game of Ramiz Zerrouki, who will almost certainly exchange FC Twente for Feyenoord this summer. According to the regular table guest of Good morning Premier League the controlling midfielder of the Tukkers scores remarkably few goals. Kraay thinks that Orkun Kökçü are of more value to the team of trainer Arne Slot in terms of goals.
“Mats Wieffer and Zerrouki can play well together”, Kraay opens ESPN. “But Wieffer is a great player who doesn’t score many goals. Those are the statistics (three goals in 34 matches for Feyenoord, ed.). Zerrouki scores very few goals. I looked it up: Zerrouki has scored four goals in 100 matches “And if Zerrouki is going to play next to Wieffer, then that’s fine footballing. And they both take a lot of balls. But 100 games and four goals is not that much.. If you’re going to play in Kökçü’s place… He has in 28 games eight goals and two assists (three actually, ed.), in the league alone.”
Hans Kraay junior thinks Ramiz Zerrouki doesn’t score enough goals.
Tablemate Mario Been expects that Zerrouki can certainly add something to Feyenoord’s game. “They need someone who is the connection, especially from the back line to the front. And he can do that very well. In the first half of the season he did that incredibly well. In the second half of the season I think he a bit flatter in his way of playing. Feyenoord already wanted him during the winter break and I think that’s why they continued. And for Feyenoord standards this could be an excellent replacement for Kökçü,” said the former player and trainer of the Rotterdammers.
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Zerrouki, if he successfully passes the medical examination, will sign a contract until mid-2028. The deal is worth between seven and eight million euros, according to reports. TC Tubantia and The Telegraph. Milan van Dongen van ESPN was curious on Friday what plan Feyenoord has with Zerrouki. “Of course it is likely that Kökçü will leave. Will he be the replacement? Can Wieffer and Zerrouki play well together? How do you see that?”, the reporter asked Slot. “It is not yet clear to me that Orkun is leaving, which it apparently is to you. I spoke to Dennis (Te Kloese, ed.) This morning, there was no question,” emphasizes the Feyenoord coach.