The criticisms against Santiago Gimenez They appeared again after Feyenoord achieved a goalless draw against the bottom of the Eredivisie, Volendam (0-0) last Thursday for matchday 28 of the Netherlands competition in which they once again moved away from the top in power of PSV Eindhoven.
Now it was the turn once again for another former Feyenoord player to lambast the Mexican striker. This is Willem van Hanegem, who during the latest edition of the AD Willem&Wessel podcast, came out strongly against “Bebote” who has not scored in his club’s last three games.
“They want (Santiago) Giménez to always score, but I wouldn’t give him the ball at all because you know it won’t work. It’s really something strange, incredible.”commented the former figure of the Rotterdam team and runner-up in the world with the Dutch National Team (now the Netherlands).
Among other things, the former Feyenoord player considers that Santiago Giménez, who is currently his team’s top scorer in the current Eredivisie season with 21 goals (third in the entire championship), is affecting the performance of his teammates within the team. .
“We are scolding the right winger (Yankuba Minteh) because he does some stupid things, but Giménez just has to pass him the ball” added Willem van Hanegem, who shouldered much of the responsibilities for the tie against the bottom of the championship on the Mexican’s shoulders.
For his part, Feyenoord’s technical director, Arne Slot, came out in defense of the young Mexican attacker who insists on leaving the Rotterdam team after the end of the current Eredivisie season despite the fact that he has a current contract with the team until end of 2027.
“He didn’t play his best game against Volendam, but that also applies to many other players”commented in the press conference after the match the strategist who relieved the Mexican of responsibilities for the goalless draw achieved last Thursday on a visit.
“In the last few games he has been more in a scoring position, that’s what we want to see. It’s annoying for us and for him that he can’t score, but that’s the life of a striker.”continued the coach who maintains his confidence that “Bebote” can return to the path of scoring goals.
Santiago Giménez’s next match with Feyenoord for the Dutch championship will be this Sunday at home against Ajax. The Mexican striker’s team remains in second place in the standings but is now nine points behind first place occupied by PSV Eindhoven (75 pts.).
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