Arnold Mühren is impressed by the return of Justin Bijlow in the Feyenoord shirt, the former footballer indicated on Monday The Telegraph. The former Ajax player thought the goalkeeper of the Rotterdam team made a strong impression in Deventer, which created a dilemma for national coach Ronald Koeman: should he take Bijlow to the European Championship or not?
Feyenoord coach Arne Slot decided to field Bijlow in favor of Timon Wellenreuther in the away match against Go Ahead Eagles on Thursday evening. Feyenoord’s youth product was injured for months and was replaced in a fantastic way by Wellenreuther, but Slot still decided to give Bijlow the confidence and draft him. That decision may also have to do with the Dutch goalie’s European Championship chances. If Bijlow were to remain on the bench, he could in any case be put through the European Championships in Germany.
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Now that the 26-year-old goalie is playing, the chances of participating in the final tournament in Germany remain alive. In any case, Mühren was impressed by the way Bijlow returned to the Feyenoord shirt: “It seems as if he has not had an injury,” the Volendammer begins. The Telegraph. “He radiates a lot of calm, only had to make one real save, but with the ball at his feet he always made the right choices in the build-up and it was all tailor-made.”
Bijlow still has the chance to play three matches with Feyenoord, after which the European Championship is just around the corner. It is then up to national coach Koeman to decide whether or not to take the Feyenoord goalkeeper with him to the final tournament in Germany. Bijlow seems to be competing with goalkeepers Bart Verbruggen, Nick Olij, Mark Flokken, Jasper Cillessen and Marco Bizot for a spot in the selection and under the bar of the Dutch national team.
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