Feyenoord is ready to take on RKC Waalwijk at 8:00 PM. For the team from Rotterdam, Santiago Gimenez starts again in the starting line-up and Givairo Read and Thomas Beelen are lined up in defense. A notable absentee from the match selection is Gernot Trauner. Trainer Brian Priske appeared briefly on camera prior to the match.
“You saw in the last matches, in which Santi came on as a substitute, that he helped us,” Priske said. ESPN when asked what boost Gimenez’s return provides. “We all know his qualities, but we also realize that he is still in a phase where he needs to build up his fitness. It is a big boost that we have such a striker available. He has the experience and knows what it is like to score goals. That is very important to us.”
Gimenez won’t be able to play the entire game tonight. “Hopefully around sixty to sixty-five minutes. We still have to monitor his resilience and try to get the most out of it, but we also need him for a longer period of time.” The same fitness-based choice was at the right-back position. “Read has done well for us and has made great strides. He has been given more and more minutes and has shown his qualities. With the upcoming Champions League match, Nieuwkoop is only available, so that does have an impact. But Read has also earned his starting place himself.”
A notable absentee from the match selection is Gernot Trauner. “He is not available for tonight’s match. I would like to say that he is only absent tonight, but I don’t know. We have often been in this situation where things change. He did not feel completely fit yesterday and then He is also not available for this match. He has the feeling that he will be there on Wednesday, but I have learned in recent months not to promise too much.”
