Orkun Kökcü did not make a good impression on Hugo Borst in the opening match of Feyenoord against PEC Zwolle (0-2) on Saturday night. The nineteen-year-old midfielder, who made his debut for the Turkish national team against Serbia (0-0) last Friday, did not play a strong game and was replaced in the 84th minute by coach Dick Advocaat for Jens Toornstra .

“Maybe I’m saying something really crazy, but can it take down six grams?”, Borst wonders aloud in the studio of FOX Sports. “Six ounces, it’s not too much to ask, is it?” Ronald de Boer also thinks that Kökcü does not look completely fit. “I think it is possible, I agree with Hugo,” said the former footballer. By the way, Lawyer hinted after the match that he was not satisfied with certain Feyenoord players. The coach did not mention any names, but probably also means Kökcü in light of the switch.

Orkun Kökcü in action against PEC Zwolle on Saturday.

Mario Been is also critical of the Turkish midfielder. “Kökcü played less, of course also coming back from a long trip with Turkey”, said the former Feyenoord coach. “We can definitely expect more from him, and that’s why he’s been replaced. Of course he did not bring things (…) he is a player who has to come into the opponent’s box five or six times. That’s his excellent quality. .

It is striking that Kökcü, usually one of the supporting forces at Feyenoord, has been moved to the side. ‘You’ve seen Mark Diemers look back on: now I’ll have to get off. But Lawyer did Kökcü anyway. Usually, when Kökcü plays well, it always stays there. So it was a sign on the wall. ‘