The choice of Erwin van de Looi for Justin Bijlow worked out well on Monday evening. The Feyenoord goalkeeper made a very strong impression against Young France, which was eliminated by a late goal from Myron Boadu (2-1) in the quarter finals of the youth European Championship. Following Ibrahim Afellay and Theo Janssen, Van de Looi is very complimentary about the outstanding Bijlow, who was preferred over Kjell Scherpen.
“I think that no goalkeeper coach, trainer or journalist will deny that he is the most talented goalkeeper in his age category at the moment”, Van de Looi is quoted the day after the handsome victory of his players against Young France. Football International. “He just had a pretty bad year with many injuries”, the national coach of the Dutch Juniors refers to the period full of injuries for Bijlow, who is now fully fit again.
Afellay is full of praise for the best player at the Dutch Juniors: ‘A lot of charisma’
The analyst is full of praise for one of the stars of the Dutch Juniors against Young France.
“I think it is important for a keeper to play a lot”, Van de Looi continues his analysis of Bijlow. “He has played great against France. On the other hand, Kjell (Scherpen, ed.) Has also helped us, thanks to him we are here”, the Ajax keeper receives a great compliment from his trainer. Above all, Van de Looi is happy with the competition between Bijlow and Scherpen. “We don’t have a goalkeeper problem at the Juniors.”
According to Afellay, Bijlow was ‘very good’ against Young France. “What he had to do, he did an excellent job,” said the analyst at the NOS. “He has also shown that he is there when he is tested. The long shot for the opening goal (by Jonathan Ikoné, ed.) He took fantastic. And in the second half he took a shot (by Faitout Maouassa, ed.) a lot of certainty. He is a boy who has a lot of confidence and charisma. It is understandable that they are very happy with him at Feyenoord and see a lot of future in him. “
Fellow analyst Theo Janssen was also full of praise for Bijlow’s performance on Monday evening. “He is definitely the best goalkeeper of the young generation,” said the former midfielder. “It is not without reason that we discussed in advance whether he should be with the Dutch national team. I think that if he had been fit for a whole season, that call might have been even greater,” said Janssen.
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