It remains to be seen whether Marcos Senesi has recovered in time to play Feyenoord against SC Cambuur on Sunday. The center defender had to drop the Conference League game with 1. FC Union Berlin (3-1 win) due to illness and may also be missing in Leeuwarden, Feyenoord announced on Friday afternoon via the official channels. The Argentinian’s place was taken against Union by Lutsharel Geertruida.
In the absence of Senesi against Cambuur, Geertruida is the most logical replacement. The latter played well against Union, Arne Slot also thought. “After five minutes he had a moment, but then Lutsharel picked it up well and remained calm”, the trainer looked back on the performance of his pupil. “Both with and without the ball. He also had a player next to him in Gernot Trauner who also played a strong game.”
Slot emphasized to his group of players on Thursday evening that things are currently going well in a European context. The team from Rotterdam is in the lead in Group E with seven points from three matches. In the Eredivisie, Feyenoord also hopes to book another victory after two matches. Vitesse lost 2-1 and in-house RKC Waalwijk kept Slot’s team at 2-2. “We are doing well in Europe, but we also want to show it in the Eredivisie,” Slot continues on the club’s website.
For Slot, the duel with Cambuur means a reunion with his former employer. The trainer worked in Leeuwarden between 2014 and 2017. Slot was assistant coach to Henk de Jong, Marcel Keizer and Rob Maas, before being told together with Sipke Hulshoff in January 2017 that they could finish the job as interim head coaches. “I had a wonderful time and expect to see many familiar faces,” says Slot, who certainly does not expect an easy game in Leeuwarden on Sunday. “Cambuur is also very strong on the ball. We will have to be at our best again to achieve a good result.”
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