Feyenoord won the city derby against Sparta 1-3. After the draw of competitor Ajax (0-0 at Go Ahead Eagles), Arne Slot’s team has extended its lead in the premier league to 8 points. Captain Orkun Kökcü spoke to ESPN about the game afterwards.
Prior to the match, the Feyenoord players were not aware of Ajax’s draw in Deventer. “We really didn’t know, the trainer hadn’t said anything in the dressing room either. He said at half-time ‘now you can do something really nice today’. Only now do I understand what he meant”, smiles Kökcü.
“We take the lead, but how that goal against is really not allowed. Timor took the penalty well, that was a wake-up call for us. We now have to do what we have been doing all season, watching from match to match We still have to give everything every game and not give up, otherwise we will just have a hard time,” said the captain of Feyenoord.
The next match is the semi-final of the KNVB Cup at home against Ajax. “We are still competing for three prizes. We want the highest achievable for each prize, so also in the cup. We are ready for Wednesday,” he concludes.
