Monday, May 17, 2021 at 07:29

With a 1-2 loss against Sparta Rotterdam, a colorless season for sc Heerenveen ended on Sunday-afternoon. Joey Veerman spoke opposite Omrop Fryslan from a ‘frustrating’ afternoon, but didn’t want to hear about a question about ‘attitude and energy’. The 22-year-old midfielder is in his own words ‘shit sick’ from the ‘bullshit about struggle and passion’.

The reporter asked Veerman whether there was any need to talk about ‘attitude and energy’. “I always think that’s a bit nonsense. Everyone wants to win a competition. I don’t believe in that, no ”, Veerman replies. “Do you know what it is? When we say we are fighting, the supporters think we are not fighting. You will never win that discussion. I think we are just fighting the battle we have to fight and we just really want to win. So it would be strange if we don’t. ”

It is emphasized that the ‘will to win’ and the ‘passion and struggle’ were not visible at Heerenveen. “I think that’s nonsense. I notice that in Heerenveen it is always called struggle, passion and full throttle. We just do that, but it is the footballing part. We have to get rid of that, with that bullshit every time. Because that makes me shit sick. ”

“Whether it is quality then? Maybe yes, ”Veerman continues. He is asked whether trainer Johnny Jansen is not getting enough out of the selection. “Oh yes, that’s up to you. What do I have to say about that? No. The selection has been put together and we have all done too little of that, because we are just twelfth. I think that is quite mediocre. ”