The chance is very small that Ridgeciano Haps will be used as left winger by Dick Advocaat this season, the trainer of Feyenoord announced during the press conference on Friday afternoon in the run-up to the game with FC Utrecht. Haps faces fierce competition from Tyrell Malacia on the left back position and was therefore tried by Advocaat for the left winger position this season. The left leg itself does not feel much for that.
It is a luxury position that Advocaat has to contend with. The coach said after the Europa League game against CSKA Moscow, in which Haps was accurate, that he and Malacia would fit in the Dutch national team. “And I mean that too”, Lawyer came back to that earlier statement on Friday. “Only Malacia is doing great as a left back at the moment. Then it is difficult to say: switch.” Haps currently has to settle for a role as a reserve player and is only sporadically brought within the lines by Lawyer.
“I have problems with that”, the trainer continues. “Because that boy probably also wants to play himself. But as a left back. I see in practice, when I put him left winger, that his face becomes less. But what I said before, if I were with another club,” I would always get Haps for the money you can probably pick him up for. He’s an excellent left back. ” Haps remained on the bench for the entire match against Fortuna Sittard (2-0 win) and FC Emmen (1-1). He came in for Luis Sinisterra twenty minutes before time against PSV.
When asked whether Haps himself still wants to act as a left winger, Advocaat is quite certain. “I don’t have the idea. That’s the reality. I think he can play as a left winger. Whether I used to play right half or left half, I wanted to play, let me put it this way. Of course that was usually not the choice. , because I just played “, laughs Lawyer, who has preferred Sinisterra in the left winger position in recent weeks. Last week, the attacker was missing due to a positive corona test.
The question is whether Lawyer against Utrecht on Sunday can appeal to the Colombian. “He trained again today (Friday, ed.) After having done nothing for nine days, so I don’t know if that would benefit me. I didn’t see the Sinisterra that I know at the training. but he has had some problems with it anyway. He’s a 21-year-old boy, so we have to look at how that develops every day.