In the section VZ 5 makes Football zone a daily selection of the five most important news stories from the past 24 hours. Handy for those who haven’t been able to follow everything, and great for those who like to read it again. It is not necessarily about the most viewed articles on the website, but really about the story of the day.
Surprise at Brobbey: ‘What do I call the trick at the 0-1? Trick?’
released himself with a nice passing movement prior to the 0-1 of the Young the Dutch against Young Belgium (1-2), but was quite sober about it himself: “I got a good deep pass from Jurgen (Ekkelenkamp, ed.) and then played I out of the defender and then I got one-on-one with the keeper. What do I call the trick at the 0-1? Trick? I just played the ball forward”, the striker is sober. Was this a trick he uses more often? “The Brobbey trick”, the Ajax player responded jokingly
Read more about Brobbey’s trick in the Jong Oranje shirt here
Depay and De Jong go home; Van Gaal calls for two replacements
National coach Louis van Gaal has added Brian Brobbey and Ryan Gravenberch to the the Dutch squad. The duo is still in the starting lineup tonight during the exhibition game of the Dutch Juniors against Young Belgium, but will then immediately travel to the Netherlands for the Nations League match with Belgium on Sunday evening in the Johan Cruijff ArenA. Memphis Depay, Frenkie de Jong and Teun Koopmeiners had to leave the selection due to injuries.
Read more about Depay and De Jong’s weight loss at Oranje here
Boëtius shows characteristic smile and comes with positive news
Jean-Paul Boëtius has announced through a post on Instagram that his operation was successful. On Thursday, the news came out that a tumor had been discovered during a urological examination in the testicle of the 28-year-old Hertha BSC winger. The former Feyenoord player also thanks everyone for all the encouraging words.
Check here the word of thanks from Boëtius after the successful operation
Schreuder does not go along with suggestions about Bergwijn and Brobbey
Schreuder got at Ajax TV the question of whether Steven Bergwijn comes into his own better with Brobbey in the striker. “No, I don’t think so,” was the clear answer from the Ajax trainer. “Bergwijn just played a good game at home against Rangers (in the Champions League, ed.). You can see with us: many more players can play in the base.”
Read Schreuder’s opinion about Brobbey, Kudus and Bergwijn here
Mathias Pogba: ‘If you read this message, I will no longer be free’
Mathias Pogba released a series of tweets on Friday morning in which he stepped up the allegations against his brother Paul. That happened through a tweetbot, because Mathias is already incarcerated on suspicion of extortion from Paul. The ex-striker of Sparta Rotterdam once again accuses his brother of witchcraft and claims, among other things, that Paul’s ties with the underworld have led to victims in their close circle.
Read more about the bizarre story about Mathias and Paul Pogba . here