Johan Derksen has Tuesday evening Inside today once again lashed out hard at Pierre van Hooijdonk. The latter received on Monday evening Veronica Offside already the full load of Maurice Steijn. The former trainer of NAC Breda has been at odds with the former striker for some time, as he is accused of not giving son Sydney enough playing time. The men of VI stand up for Steijn and once again give Van Hooijdonk the sack.
“I often watch that program (Studio Football, ed.), because I am curious,” Derksen begins. “Then I see that Pierre van Hooijdonk sitting there with that interesting head and then I think: name one reason why he is sitting at the table, because everything he says has a double meaning and a purpose. I’m watching Heerenveen and then I see that his son is not in it. Oh oh, the trainer gets into trouble with that. Pierre is not happy about that. He’s such an underhanded bastard.”
Valentijn Driessen, who has also joined the talk show, also sides with Steijn. “Pierre is a first-class intriguer, of course, we all know that,” said the head of football The Telegraph. “Yesterday (Monday, ed.) Maurice Steijn was with Veronica Offside, who is of course completely done with it. He is confronted with that NAC period every time. He missed promotion by a hair and is now put down every time someone who can’t give a damn.”
“ESPN chose him because he has a Feyenoord background. Feyenoord often plays in the Europa League and the Conference League, so they needed someone with a Feyenoord background,” Driessen continues. “Last week a colleague of mine wanted a piece about the strikers of the Dutch. He had Van Hooijdonk on the phone for half an hour. Then it was about me and Johan for half an hour. We are the cause of the polarization of the Netherlands. Johan first , me in his wake. Everything that goes wrong in the Netherlands is our fault. Then you’ve completely lost your way, haven’t you?”
Steijn was asked on Monday about his opinion on Van Hooijdonk. “Pierre is of course super resentful towards me because I didn’t always line up his son two years ago, which didn’t always happen either before or after me,” said the current coach of Sparta Rotterdam. “He feels called to bring me and Sparta down on television at all times. It is becoming a bit laughable and pathetic when you see him busy at the NOS. You expect people who sit at the table that they give their opinion independently. Pierre of course has double agendas and can never say anything independently.”