Eljero Elia has so far had to settle for a supporting role at FC Utrecht. Trainer John van den Brom has opposite Football International indicated that he “has not yet seen the Elijah with which he is familiar.” Business observer Frank Schouten explains to the weekly that there are good reasons why Elia is not yet in its best shape. The winger missed two weeks because he was infected with the corona virus, while he was also hit hard in private. His daughter ended up in intensive care due to a serious illness.

The Elia camp finds it strange that Van den Brom chooses to express to the outside world that they want to see the Elia they are familiar with. “But FC Utrecht knows very well that it is not just about ‘sometimes not showing it yet’. The club is completely right that it is decisive when you fit someone into a team. But then it is all about the full story ”, says the representative of the 33-year-old winger, who was in the base at FC Utrecht on Tuesday evening in the cup match against FC Dordrecht (2-4 win). Elia provided the assist to Bart Ramselaar’s 0-1 and was replaced fifteen minutes before the end by Moussa Sylla.

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Schouten explains that Elia played in the eighth final of the Europa League with Istanbul Basaksehir on August 5, after which he signed for FC Utrecht two weeks later. “From September 1, Eljero was home sick for two weeks. He couldn’t and was not allowed to do anything at all, ”Schouten refers to the corona infection. Shortly after returning to the training field, he and his wife had to deal with dramatic private news. That also affected the family for a number of weeks. Due to this accumulation of sad matters, Eljero has probably had less training and has not been able to play for ninety minutes for months. But isn’t that completely explainable? “

Elia has not yet commented on the situation. According to Schouten, the attacker did not knock on Van den Brom’s door either. “But that seems understandable to me after all this misery. Eljero has opted for FC Utrecht and John van den Brom, because he knows exactly how to work with players of the caliber Eljero ”, said the agent. “We assume that things will be fine quickly. It is also in the interest of FC Utrecht that they quickly get Eljero where everyone wants to see him, because they will need him badly in the coming period.