Arne Slot has announced Feyenoord’s line-up for the cup match with sc Heerenveen. The trainer does not make any changes compared to last Sunday’s Eredivisie match won with Fortuna Sittard (2-4). This means that Javairô Dilrosun starts again as number 10. The match starts at 8 p.m. and can be seen at ESPN 1.
Slot still does not have access to Justin Bijlow, so Timon Wellenreuther once again defends the goal of the team from Rotterdam. The defense is completed by Marcus Pedersen, Lutsharel Geertruida, Dávid Hancko and Quilindschy Hartman. Due to the absence of Quinten Timber and Sebastian Szymanski, the midfield is formed by Mats Wieffer, Orkun Kökçü and Dilrosun. Slot opts for Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Santiago Giménez and Oussama Idrissi in the vanguard.
Heerenveen lost 1-4 against RKC Waalwijk on Saturday, despite the fact that the Frisians were the parent for a long time and created the most chances. The home team’s only chance to be used came in the name of Sydney van Hooijdonk. The striker already scored three goals in the TOTO KNVB Cup. Strikingly enough, trainer Kees van Wonderen cannot count on a full Abe Lenstra Stadium. This is because the club does not sell individual tickets, because many Feyenoord supporters were present in the home sections in previous home games against the team from Rotterdam. General manager Cees Roozemond says he finds it a ‘moral shame’, but because of previous experiences he cannot do otherwise. Three years ago, disturbances broke out in home courses.
Eredivisie leader Feyenoord won quite easily against Fortuna Sittard (2-4) last weekend and thus recorded its third victory in a row. Just under three weeks ago, the team from Rotterdam managed to win 1-2 against Heerenveen. Goal scorers then were Geertruida and Giménez. Slot says he is ‘formidable’ for the Frisians. “Especially because they have already made it very difficult for us twice this season.” The league match in De Kuip earlier this season ended in 0-0, largely thanks to Andries Noppert, who was also in the spotlight with the Dutch national team because of that match.
Sc Heerenveen line-up: nb
Line-up Feyenoord: Wellenreuther; Pedersen, Geertruida, Hancko, Hartman; Wieffer, Kökcü, Dilrosun; Jahanbakhsh, Gimenez, Idrissi