Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 10:12 AM• Rian Rosendaal

Gery Vink experienced Riechedly Bazoer in Ajax’s youth academy and the youth coach has always followed the cup finalist’s midfielder. Willem II’s experienced assistant coach sees his former pupil excel in Arnhem service almost every week this season and Vink even dares to claim that Bazoer is currently the most influential player in the Eredivisie. He does not rule out a return to Ajax or PSV.

“I don’t see a player in the Eredivisie who leaves such a mark on a team as Riechedly does at Vitesse”, Vink shows his enthusiasm on Thursday in an interview with The Telegraph. “He sets the pace of the match, is very strong in passing and can always be played with a man in his back. I am sitting at home in front of the TV, enjoying.” Vink describes the pacemaker of Vitesse as a ‘natural talent’. “This is a player who has the qualities to play at Ajax or PSV. Maybe he will play there again despite the stamp of a difficult boy.”

“Even if a player has a scratch, if he shows this every week, I would like to work with him as a trainer”, Vink adds. The former coach of Bazoer expects a lot from the 24-year-old midfielder in the cup final against Ajax on Sunday. “I expect that he will take up the challenge and show himself in a positive way. Ajax is in principle the better team, but they are in a very difficult phase and Vitesse has shown this season that they can play very well against the team. top teams. ” Vink puts the focus back on Bazoer and in that context says he is very proud of the player he is experiencing in the Ajax Under 19 team.

“You always hear that Riechedly is such a difficult boy, but we have always had a fantastic relationship. He is a huge personality, a leader and has a certain purity. He never has a double agenda and I appreciate that in guys like this. “, Vink is complimentary to Bazoer. “Of course he is also a boy who sometimes does not do useful things based on emotion. That is difficult to justify, but as a trainer you have to manage that. How do you get such a boy in his strength? Fortunately he now has a A trainer who does that very well “, Willem II coach Zeljko Petrovic’s right-hand man refers to Thomas Letsch, who earlier this week extended his contract with Vitesse until mid-2023.