Willem van Hanegem finds it laughable how John Heitinga and Kenneth Taylor after the duel with Go Ahead Eagles (0-0) in front of the camera of ESPN appeared. Ajax’s trainer and midfielder both indicated that they still believe in a national title for the Amsterdam club. Van Hanegem thinks that the Ajax players were lying and concludes: “Ajax no longer believes in it themselves.”
Van Hanegem starts in his column in the General Journal about Ajax, the archrival of his beloved club Feyenoord. “There they were again. John Heitinga and Kenneth Taylor. Microphone under their noses. And look seriously. As long as it was still possible, they still believed in the national title, they said. But maybe they could have just been realistic for once. Against Go Ahead Eagles, surely no one saw an Ajax that is still really fighting for the title? And mind you, then Feyenoord still had to start. Ajax itself no longer believes in it.”
De Kromme finds it incomprehensible that Brian Brobbey is still unable to play ninety minutes. “That bullshit about striker Brian Brobbey and that he wouldn’t have enough content to play entire matches. How is that possible? That guy just trains with the Ajax selection, right? Or do they only see him in the dressing room on Sunday and do they hear what he has done that week? The football legend born in Breskens thinks that Ajax should take their loss and go for second place. “Then you are honest and realistic.”
Feyenoord
Van Hanegem did enjoy his favorite club Feyenoord during the 1-3 victory over city rivals Sparta Rotterdam, although he feared that one man would ruin that party. “When I watched Sparta – Feyenoord, I thought: this leader can only lose to the referee. Dennis Higler once again did not know how quickly he had to put that ball on Mats Wieffer’s arm on the spot. Then he will say that these are the rules, but then I would like a few more. I have also noticed for a long time that defenders, not only those of Sparta, can also knock over a striker, for example, who sprints to the goalkeeper. Those Eerdhuijzen and Vriends van Sparta also did it all the time.”
Van Hanegem is sure that Feyenoord will become champions, but hopes that the team from Rotterdam will also go for a cup victory in the Classic next Wednesday. “The national title is of course the most important thing for Feyenoord. On the other hand:Why not take part in this cup match against this weak Ajax? And maybe even the final against Spakenburg. I’m not even ruling it out completely.” The two arch rivals will compete against each other in De Kuip on Wednesday at 8 p.m.