Feyenoord did itself a disservice on Sunday against direct competitor AZ. The team from Rotterdam lost 2-1 in Alkmaar due to two utilized penalty kicks from Jesper Karlsson. Lutsharel Geertruida did something back in the second half. Afterwards, Feyenoord was not just about defeat. Guus Til and Jorrit Hendrix, both rented from the Russian Spartak Moscow, were in front of the cameras of ESPN asked about the situation in Ukraine.
Hendrix will be rented by Feyenoord until next summer, while Til will in principle return to Spartak after this season. “I think it’s terrible that there is war,” said Til, who returned to his old club for a while on Sunday. “I’ve been in contact with Jordan Larsson, but they don’t really care about that. It’s there like it was when I was there. In Ukraine the battle is going on and there it is complete chaos. as here in the Netherlands there is nothing to see in Moscow either. I see it on social media, that is horrible.”
Hendrix was also asked about the situation. “I get as much from it as you do, follow everything in the media. It is of course terrible what is happening. I have contact with a number of teammates who are there. They get the same thing. I don’t really know what to do about it The Spartak players are in Moscow, they get very little of it. Almost nothing happens there. For them, life just goes on. I think it is terrible what is happening in the world at the moment, that is all comes to mind right now.”
A goal with a Ukrainian twist was scored in Arnhem. Attacker Mikkel Duelund is rented by NEC from Dynamo Kiev this season. He took the opening goal against Vitesse (4-1 loss). “It’s very difficult. I’m worried about it, I talk to teammates and people within the club every day. I feel so sad, I have no words for it.” After his goal, Duelund reflected on the war in Ukraine. “I didn’t want to react to it, but I had to because it makes me emotional. Not only my own situation, but also for my teammates and everyone in Ukraine.”
Dynamo Kiev mercenary Mikkel Duelund reflects on the situation in Ukraine
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Duelund believes that the world should unite to help the people of Ukraine. “There are so many friendly people living in Kiev. The city is growing and developing. I have no words for it, other than that it is sad. All my teammates are in Kiev at the moment. They are trying to stay safe, but that is difficult now because it is dangerous all over Ukraine. They have to be as safe as possible. I keep in touch with Vitaliy Mykolenko (sold by Kiev to Everton this winter, ed.). It was emotional to see him and Oleksandr Zinchenko seek support together.”