Johan Derksen concludes after just one match that Peter Vindahl is ‘a weak keeper’. The AZ goalkeeper, who was brought in this summer as a replacement for Marco Bizot, made a very unfortunate debut against PSV (0-3 loss) and, according to Derksen, was to blame for the goals against Olivier Boscagli and Ritsu Doan.
“It has become 0-3, flattered”, Derksen says Veronica Inside. “If you look at the goals … that first shot, it came from forty yards. It was in the top corner, but he could have walked over there and picked it. He thought it went wide. The third, from that Japanese, he showed up much too late. He was completely wrong. They bought him, but he is a weak keeper. And that boy who was standing there (Hobie Verhulst, ed.), he did quite well. “
The second goal, which was made by Yorbe Vertessen, is credited to Derksen by Bruno Martins Indi, who was unable to stop the PSV attacker. “It is unbelievable that Martins Indi lets himself be played out in the penalty area without making a tackle or sliding. That is a worthless defender, that Martins Indi.” And center striker Vangelis Pavlidis couldn’t appeal to Derksen either. “How bad that boy was.”
Hans Kraay junior somewhat stands up for Pavlidis. “It is not a baker, because John van ‘t Schip (who works as national coach of Greece with Pavlidis, ed.) knows him well. He says: “You should not see him as a type Myron Boadu who goes in depth. “He’s more of a wandering striker. You should see him more like Dusan Tadic who plays in striker.” It’s actually the complete opposite of Boadu.” Derksen then states: “If he plays like last week, then it is of no use to them.”
Derksen understands that AZ has attracted few replacements for the mainstays who have left. The Alkmaarders lost Marco Bizot, Teun Koopmeiners, Calvin Stengs and Boadu. “They have quite a nice team,” says Derksen. “It is very wise to keep those pennies in your pocket, because wherever AZ knocks, the other parties know: they have money in their hands. Then they participate in the middle bracket for a year, is it not bad? Can those guys get some experience.”