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Kristijan Belic has so far failed to impress the analysts ESPN. The AZ midfielder shared the malaise on a visit to Almere City (0-0) on Saturday evening and had to pay the price at half-time.
“Belic doesn't have it yet either,” Mario Been broaches the subject The Grandstand. “It was brought in with a lot of fanfare to strengthen the midfield, but I don't yet see that it is really a reinforcement for AZ. Maybe he needs time.”
Kwakman thought Belic 'made a very bad impression'. “But I do think that we should give boys some time. It is noticeable that he suffers a lot of unfortunate losses of the ball, but you have to give such a boy time. You will be able to assess him better in a while.”
“But I don't get the impression that he is just putting away two men,” Jan Joost van Gangelen says again. “No, but I don't think he is that kind of player either,” said Kwakman.
Kwakman's words are confirmed by Luijckx. “He is a breaker, the man who has to push. On the ball is not his strongest quality.”
Belic came over from Partizan this winter for four million euros. The midfielder went through the youth academy of West Ham United, but never managed to break through in England.
“He is a boy who moves a lot, runs a lot, can easily find his way with the ball, has aggressiveness in his game and does not shy away from duels,” said technical director Max Huiberts last month at the Serbian's presentation.
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