To Arne Slot’s frustration, Feyenoord did not succeed in winning against RKC Waalwijk (2-2). The trainer of the Rotterdam team does not want to point to individual players, but blames his team as a whole for having brought too little energy. “Where we were able to cross the line every time in the last home games, we couldn’t do that today,” Slot said. ESPN.
Feyenoord came close to winning in the final phase, but Cyriel Dessers and Lutsharel Geertruida couldn’t get the ball in from close range. “We have been much better throughout the game and they conceded two shots on target, maybe three,” says Slot. “We ourselves have shot on goal about 25 times, but did not take enough of the opportunities. The opponent has much more return from the few possibilities.”
Slot thinks that Feyenoord gives away the goals too easily. “You have to constantly chase. That is not the first time, of course, that the opponent in De Kuip is ahead or coming back. Can I blame them? Certainly. I thought it was less energetic than usual. Until the 1-0 was there was really nothing to worry about. I thought we went down a gear after the 1-0. We had already experienced that against NEC. Then we made it right, but you can’t always expect to turn it around completely, because you can also miss opportunities.”
Slot did not speak to Dessers afterwards about his missed opportunities. “No, you can take Cyriel out, but I think there will be more guys disappointed, all of them actually. Of course there are always a number of guys who stand out more: guys who made mistakes when conceding goals, guys who have chances. Both are of course part of football. You can’t finish every chance.”
Marcos Senesi and Guus Til dropped out at Feyenoord, but Slot does not expect any major problems. “Marcos came from an injury against Vitesse, so it was actually already known in advance that he would not play ninety minutes. Guus actually plays ninety minutes every three days. It was not an injury for him, but fatigue. both can play.”