AZ could not convince in the Conference League on Thursday evening. Nevertheless, the Alkmaarders managed to win 4-1 in the end and that was largely thanks to Milos Kerkez. The left back came in in the 79th minute and was immediately important for his team with two assists. The Hungarian can join ESPN count on praise from teammate Sam Beukema, who was served by Kerkez at the 2-1, and analyst Kees Luijckx.
Kerkez put down two crosses from the left flank, enabling Dani de Wit and then Beukema to head in. “Before I went to this interview he said: ‘Tell them who made the delivery“, Beukema laughs afterwards. “So here it is: Milos had two very good crosses against me and Dani today.” When Luijckx asks how Kerkez is off the field, Beukema smiles big.
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“You don’t want to know that,” said Beukema. “That boy is crazy. He’s so good to our group and he brings so much energy. At the beginning you sometimes thought during lunch: shut up,” he laughs. “He speaks English, but now he makes one Dutch-German sauce from. You don’t want to know what it sounds like, but he’s a great guy for the group. Already at such a young age and that is very handsome. I’m glad he’s there.”
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Luijckx is also full of praise for Kerkez. “I thought a few players made the difference, such as Mayckel Lahdo and Kerkez. That’s a real killer. That’s a boy who plays without any brakes on his game. He certainly makes mistakes defensively, but he dares. He plays with shit “I think the players also find him very funny. The cross he gives (at the 2-1 of Beukema, ed.), there is guts in it. He does not think: ball back… AZ has quite a lot of players of that I think there’s no decisive pass in it.
“Riechedly Bazoer has that, but he is still too erratic for his age,” says Luijckx. “Of all the young players who break through at AZ, he impresses me the most. He gives so much energy and you meet him three times. I don’t see him going into a dip so quickly. He is now reaching a top level and he is making it.” difference.”
Kerkez has been going through a stormy development at AZ since his arrival from AC Milan Under 19 and can count on a basic place under Pascal Jansen. In nineteen games he already managed to score six assists, with which he softens the departure of Owen Wijndal. Kerkez has played eight games for Young Hungary so far, but his debut for the first team is also on the way. In June he was already transferred to the first team, although he did not yet have playing minutes. The defender has also been called up by national coach Marco Rossi for the Nations League matches with Germany and Italy.