Even before the new Eredivisie season has started, the first riot at sc Heerenveen already seems to be occurring. The topic of discussion is captaincy. Last season the band was on Henk Veerman’s arm, but the attacker didn’t always seem to feel comfortable with that. Veerman then decided to hand in the band to trainer Johnny Jansen, after which two new faces suddenly took charge of the captaincy during the first practice match of the season.
In the 3-1 win against Jong FC Utrecht, Jansen chose Pawel Bochniewicz and Rodney Kongolo as captain. “After the season, I indicated to the trainer that he might be better off looking for another captain”, Henk Veerman told from the training camp. Football International. “It just wasn’t good enough last season. Then I said to the trainer: ‘If you feel that it is the captain, then you are free to choose another one.’ So I said I’d like to hand the band over to someone else.”
Jansen in turn denies that the band will pass Veerman’s nose next season. It is striking that the two contradict each other. “We want to bring new energy into the group,” said the coach. “Now Rodney and Pawel wore the band, maybe I’ll give it to two others next week. I want to see what new dynamics arise in the group and then we choose a permanent captain. That could eventually just be Henk. ”
According to Veerman, mutual expectations about the captaincy last season were not aligned. “There are people who say that you have to bring something special when you are captain”, Veerman continues. “I don’t think so, I am always just who I am. I am not the type that goes out for coffee with fellow players, but if I am needed, I am there. But if the ideas about the interpretation of the captaincy then If I’m going to collide, I’ll be the first to say that someone else has to do it.
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