René van der Gijp feels sorry for Ridgeciano Haps, who, according to the analyst, ‘walks with his soul under his arms’ at Feyenoord. While Veronica Inside Van der Gijp advises Dick Advocaat to stop using Haps as an attacker. The versatile player came against PSV (1-1) in the 72nd minute in the field for left striker Luis Sinisterra.
“What I do think is that Dick should just stop bringing in Haps as a left winger,” said Van der Gijp. “That boy just walks there with his soul under his arms. This boy had the idea to qualify for the European Championship as a left back. We don’t have that many. But you can just see that the boy is just ready. He can’t do it anymore, and then you shouldn’t do it anymore. He did everything wrong, and you can’t even blame him. ”
According to Hans Kraay junior, Advocaat had better options in the front than Haps. “If you are under oppression, you can still bring in Róbert Bozeník for the striker position, and then you let Bryan Linssen, who has also played on the left side all his life, move up a spot,” said Kraay junior. “Then you have three more people who can score a goal.”
Johan Derksen also thinks that Haps should be used differently. “I always understand Dick Advocaat, but the choice to put Haps on the bench and occasionally bring in as an attacker I do not understand anything. I also think it is completely unjustified towards that boy. He is the best left back of the team. selection, but you can see from his body language that he is very unhappy where he is now. Somehow Lawyer has a soft spot for that ‘back’, Tyrell Malacia, who runs forward but is a mediocre defender Haps is a better player in all areas. It may be that Dick sees him playing every day, but Dick also sees that he has completely stopped the career of a boy (Haps, ed.). “
Van der Gijp repeats that Haps should only be used as a defender. “Dick really shouldn’t do that anymore, you can see from that boy that he is having a hard time. Then let him sit on the couch. He was so goddamn bad: he really did nothing good. The Dutch team was on, but what is he now? What a strange substitute as a left winger. ” Only in exceptional cases would Haps still be able to play as an attacker, according to Derksen. “Look, if you put him as a left winger for tactical reasons because you have a good emerging back, you can do that in top matches. But I think he should be the first choice in this team.”