These seem to be difficult times for Dick Advocaat at Feyenoord, who drew three times in a row. There is criticism from the outside world about the game shown and the transfer policy, while there are also complaints about the fact that few youth players move on to the A-selection. The experienced Lawyer has since learned to care as little as possible about the opinions of others.

Lawyer is currently preparing for the Europa League game with Wolfsberger AC on Thursday evening. “We are going for the win, but my team will, just like Sunday, run into a draw or sometimes even a loss”, the Feyenoord coach warns in conversation with the Algemeen Dagblad. “Then it should not suddenly be the case that people say that we cannot do anything about it. But hey, that they have to have an opinion in talk shows, is clear. Or that columns are being written, that does not bother me anymore. It used to be. , not anymore.”

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The ambitious Lawyer has a clear goal in mind at Feyenoord. “We want to get European football”, continues the coach of the current number five in the Eredivisie. “And compete for the title as long as possible. Everyone knows the situation. In February we wanted to get a player in every line who was better than what we had.” Lawyer immediately comes up with an example. “Frank Arnesen (technical director, ed.), For example, spoke with the management of Mohammed Kudus, who went to Ajax. Then the corona crisis came and Feyenoord had to make sure that we could keep everyone employed.”

Lawyer also has an opinion on the youth policy at Feyenoord, which is criticized by some. “And about the youth players: we have a selection of nineteen players against Wolfsberger AC and eight boys are under 22 years old.” In the run-up to the Europa League match against the Austrians, Advocaat decided to let the only eighteen-year-old attacker Naoufal Bannis train with him, partly due to the injuries to Nicolai Jörgensen and Robert Bozenik.