Oussama Tannane experienced a dream comeback for Vitesse on Thursday evening by scoring beautifully against Anderlecht (3-3) just after his entrance. The attacking midfielder was criticized this summer for being overweight and was able to answer on the field on Thursday. “It’s a wonderful feeling, a release, after not playing football for all that time. I’m nice and fit, but I have little rhythm,” he says. football zone.
Tannane couldn’t get off the ball by Sergio Gómez in the 72nd minute, but dribbled in and found the far corner. Naturally, the number ten is overjoyed with his substitution. “Finally playing a game again, finally scoring again and being important to the team. That’s my stamp, that I can be important for the team. That’s what I’m trying to do now, while I’m still here.” Vitesse then handed over the victory with a late goal by Yari Verschaeren.
Oussama Tannane in conversation with football zone after the game against Anderlecht.
At the end of July, Tannane received in The the Dutch Summer criticism from Johan Derksen, after he made a less fit impression in a photo from the preparation. “When players come back from vacation and look like this, it will take almost until the autumn before they are back on their level,” Derksen said. Tannane now reacts indirectly to it. “A lot of things have been said. I don’t know if it’s all true. I know myself better. The only way to talk is to show it on the pitch. It’s not good to know in advance, when you have nothing at all show, to talk, so I thought: I’ll do it on the pitch. And then you can see if I’m fit or not.”
Tannane has recently been asked to respond to the criticism. “I’ve had a lot of questions: ‘Show me at training, take off your shirt.’ I said: “No, this is not for me. I am not someone who is going to explain things. I will show it on the field, and then it will be fine.'” After his goal against Anderlecht, Tannane did take off his shirt .
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The photo of Tannane at the end of July that was widely criticized.
So on Thursday Tananne had to make do with a substitute. “I have to be honest: for me it was really painful sitting on the couch. I never like to sit on the couch. I saw a lot of spaces, and that’s my game, between the lines, and put players away from there. my vision, and I had missed that. Filling in is very hard, because you are not in the rhythm. It is always very bad to fall in. For me it is nice and nice to be in the base. I work very well there hard for it. After that it is the choice of the trainer whether he places me.”
Tannane does not know whether he will make another transfer. “It has never been a problem to play football for Vitesse. We have had a good season and we all have ambitions. I have achieved good statistics and in the end you want the club to get something in return. We have expressed that on both sides we would look further and see then. Right now the market is just very difficult and difficult. I’ve always said: now that I’m here, I want to play football. It’s no use if I’m on the bench. My market value goes down and no one sees me play. Maybe I’ll be here in two weeks too.”
Kalum of Oudheusden is a full-time video journalist, presenter and program maker at Voetbalzone and makes exclusive interviews and various programs.