Beelen: ”Afterwards I had good conversations with the trainer”

A man who played for Sunday evening’s opponent last year and who currently plays flawlessly in Arne Slot’s team stood in front of the camera after the match against his old team. ESPN. Thomas Beelen did not stand out today and that can be taken as a compliment. The defender is doing his job excellently and can now even play in Dávid Hancko’s place.

He didn’t have much to do defensively, so he could look back on a pleasant match. ”It was a nice evening for us. It was fun to play against Zwolle, I already came in when out but now in the starting line-up. I haven’t had any contact with people from Zwolle at all.” When asked about a comparison between now and last year, he responded: ”I played everything in the last part. It went quickly so that’s nice.”

The season feels like it’s already over for Feyenoord. However, the players still have to recharge for the last matches, no problem according to Beelen. ”It’s not very difficult to focus on a match. It is especially fun to play a match and the conditions were also very good. Everyone can muster the motivation.”

The central defender from Harderwijk is full of praise for Arne Slot. ”If it becomes official, it will be a very nice step for him. I am very happy for him and it is well deserved. It is a loss for us. If he does so well and achieves something like this at the club, it is logical that big clubs will come.”

He continues his story and has also heard that the trainers were sent to De Kuip. ”I didn’t play much in the first half of the season. Afterwards I had good conversations with the trainer about how I could develop. I think the entire staff was important for that, they helped me a lot. I think Sipke Hulshoff was also serenaded. That is beautiful!”