Kenneth Perez wonders why Mats Seuntjens does not play at a better club than Fortuna Sittard. According to the Danish analyst of ESPN the attacker has qualities with which he can act at a higher level than with the number sixteen of the Eredivisie. Perez suspects that Seuntjens’ mentality prevents him from playing at a higher level.
In the preview of Go Ahead Eagles – Fortuna Sittard on Sunday evening, the 29-year-old Seuntjens was discussed at the program Eredivisie on Sunday. “I can’t put my finger on it: what’s wrong with that boy? Why doesn’t he play higher?” Perez wondered about the ex-attacker of NAC Breda, AZ and Genclerbirligi. “He has so many basic qualities to play at a higher level. He is bloody fast, he was the fastest player when he played at AZ. He is technical and can score goals. I don’t know him, so I don’t know what his behavior is like. But I can’t think of anything else.”
Presenter Jan Joost van Gangelen noted that Seuntjens is ‘undisputed’ at Fortuna Sittard, where he scored six times in ten matches this Eredivisie season. “And he gets a very good salary”, added Arnold Bruggink, after which Van Gangelen burst out laughing. “No, seriously,” Bruggink replied. “What is a good salary?” Perez then wondered. “So 450,000 euros?” concluded Van Gangelen. Bruggink said he did not know the exact amount, after which Perez took the floor: “Apart from the money, it is striking, isn’t it? I think, let’s say it’s about that amount, that his qualities belong to a club where you can easily earn it. That is no longer a reason to choose Fortuna.”
“But he seems like a special boy, without me even knowing him,” Perez continued. “So there has to be something, because his qualities are quite special. You don’t see that a lot, not even at Feyenoord. Now I am not saying that he should play football at Feyenoord, but if he were different in terms of mentality…” Van Gangelen noted that Perez made a ‘dangerous’ statement because he does not know Seuntjens. “It is also dangerous. “I don’t know if that is the case. But I’m talking about mentality. If you really want to be undisputed, then you don’t come to the absolute top clubs. Then you continue to act at this level if that is your mentality.”
According to Bruggink, Seuntjens could “play football easily at AZ”, the club he played for from 2016 to 2019. “easy,” said Perez. “His qualities belong to a club that easily pays for it. At Feyenoord you also earn that amount, easy.” Seuntjens was in the starting line-up at Fortuna Sittard against Go Ahead Eagles on Sunday evening and opened the score after ten minutes on the advice of Zian Flemming.