Henk Fraser does not hesitate to take back his words about Mark-Jan Fledderus. The technical director of FC Groningen was not happy with statements from the Sparta Rotterdam trainer about the transfer of Laros Duarte. Fledderus showed up Football International know that the club had submitted a request to Sparta to rectify Fraser’s words. “Have you seen a correction? No, so I’m not taking any of those words back at all. But I won’t mince words anymore. I hope we meet, it’s a shame we don’t play football anymore,” Fraser said RTV Rijnmond.
Fledderus says he was quite annoyed by Fraser’s statements. The technical director of Groningen has been called ‘uncollegial and indecent’ by Fraser, because he would have sent messages to transfer target Laros Duarte shortly before the match against Sparta. Fledderus believes that the assistant national coach of the Dutch national team has ‘crossed a heavy line’.
“I have no problem with players going from club A to B of all times,” Fraser said two days before the closing of the Dutch transfer window. General Newspaper. “What I do have trouble with is that such a Fledderus Laros is bombarded with bells and apps shortly before the game against Go Ahead. How would that man feel if we did that to his players? Uncollegial and indecent; that is it.” On the final day of the transfer market, Duarte was presented to FC Groningen.
Fledderus left in a comment VI know that there has been ‘no arguing or yelling’ among themselves. “The only thing we thought differently is the amount that had to be put on the table for Duarte. That seems only logical to me, because that is simply the field of tension that always exists between a buying and a selling party”, said Fledderus. “That’s why the response from Sparta really surprised me. On the one hand I don’t want to make it bigger and they have to like what they like. On the other hand, I think that Fraser has crossed a heavy line, because he just speaks lies.”
The technical director emphasized to the weekly that he has not texted Duarte. “Because I didn’t even have his phone number. You can ask Laros about that. Then you may think that I am making low bids, but then speak it out to me personally and I would have explained my side of the story to Fraser.” Fledderus indicated that Fraser’s statements have ensured that he has been harassed on social media by angry Sparta fans. “I find that totally unacceptable and Wouter Gudde has informed Sparta that a correction on their part would be in order.”
According to Fraser, the correction desired by Fledderus will not come about. Opposite Rhine estuary the trainer says that he does not take back his words and that he does not want to waste any more words on them. He says he is not angry. “No, not anymore. He (Fledderus, ed.) has said his thing, I said my thing. It’s fine this way.”