Steven Berghuis’ comeback with a full Kuip kept Feyenoord alive in a 1-1 lead over Ajax. Therefore, the aura of the always-charged classic was more explosive than ever, too much for Berghuis, which led to threats to his address.
Berghuis, who made the striking move from Feyenoord to Ajax a year and a half ago, questioned the role of some media outlets after the match.
“The media mixes things up well in all kinds of news,” he told ESPN. “I’ve heard of smart people, like our coach and Feyenoord coach, but also very stupid ones.”
Brave
“Very brave,” says Arno Vermeulen of Studio Football. “We think most of these players are good because they also consider the media. You have to really trust yourself and be able to justify it as best you can. It’s good for the media to watch their role. They should think better. It’s specific to AD, but it could have been something else.”
Berghuis was referring, among other things, to the front page of the sports section of Algemeen Dagblad; where words like singing, foaming at the mouth, shooting buses and a little excited adorned the photo of the ex-girlfriend who looked a little aggressive. – Feyenoorder with the Ajax jersey.
According to Orange International, René van der Gijp’s advice to Ajax on Today Inside to leave Berghuis at home also helped boost morale. Alongside a tweet from RTL via Jinek’s talk show account stating that this will be a “Life and Death” classic.
Berghuis asks, “Why do you have to use these words?” she wondered. “Think about what you said. I don’t have Twitter or Facebook, but I stream all kinds of things. My grandmother sent a text this morning saying she was very worried.”
Rafael van der Vaart does not believe that the media are responsible for the threats against Berghuis.
“What I miss is someone who dares to say what these fans are doing is scandalous. These threats are also within the basketball court. I enjoyed the atmosphere and the football in Feyenoord, but that’s exactly what Berghuis said: Whistle in the stadium, be respectful outside.”
Below is an alternate summary of The Classic, the Final signal by Frank Heinen (via Jan Sørensen) and Hugo Borst (via Kjell Scherpen), regular features by De Muurligger, and Rafael van der Vaart’s Talente Feyenoord -Player’ There are fragments containing a description praising I.
Source: NOS
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