Arne Slot discussed the threats against Steven Berghuis during the press conference on Wednesday afternoon. The attacker who left for Ajax has filed a complaint against some Feyenoord fans after they had made serious threats to his family and himself because of his spicy transfer, it reported. The Telegraph. Slot, who spoke to the press in the run-up to the return in the Conference League against FC Lucerne, says it is not surprising that such threats are taking place in the times in which we live.
“I am not afraid of being threatened”, Slot responds when asked how he views the situation around Berghuis. “Because that has already been enough in the media. It scares me the moment I read that. But in the current time in which we live it is annoying enough that you can expect something like this up front. somehow wanting to make amends, because I hate to hear that. Not only for him, but also for his family. I disapprove of that at all times.”
When NOS reporter Arman Avsaroglu then asks whether Feyenoord can do something about it as a club to prevent such incidents in the future, Slot jumps in the breach for the fans. “I find it annoying to have to hear ‘you supporters’, because then you put everyone together. There will be a number of people who think of doing this, but I know that everyone at Feyenoord distances themselves from that and it very sad that it happened.”
Berghuis states that he has received dozens of shocking threats from people who strongly blame him for his transfer to Ajax. Some of the threats specifically refer to December 19. That is not only the day that it is the attacker’s birthday, but also the day that the Classic between Feyenoord and Ajax in De Kuip is on the program. According to Slot, it makes no sense to look that far ahead. “As a trainer, and unfortunately I can talk about that, you should not look too much into the future and look at it from week to week. I am not concerned with that at all,” said the Feyenoord trainer.
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