Reynders, the best midfielder who ate the Bernabeu
Tijani Reynders (Zwolle, Netherlands; 1998) was one of Milan’s main arguments for taking over the Bernabeu on Tuesday night. The Dutchman put on a spectacle in midfield, gobbling up the Madridistas and stealing the colors from his white position mates.. A performance that helped him introduce himself to Spanish society, because in Holland and Italy they have been enjoying for many years a player who has nothing to envy to the greatest players in the world.
There is a truly shocking fact about his performance at the Bernabeu: he completed 51/52 passes. 98% conversion success, which is a historical statistic because only Matuidi achieved such a percentage in 2015 against Real Madrid in the Champions League.. Proof that Reynders lived very comfortably under pressure from Chuameni, Modric, Valverde and Bellingham. A player with just ten appearances in a major continental competition who has failed to fail on football’s most impressive stage.
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Reynders, next to Fofana, had a more fixed and defensive profile, moving freely around the midfield. an opportunity to demonstrate one of your best characteristics: arriving in the area. Apart from his great goal, he was the player who completed the most passes in his team’s final third with 13. His scoring output (4 in 2023/24; 7 in 2022/23; 6 in 2021/22…) is perhaps one of the greatest assets in his repertoire. In the choice Koeman used him as a second striker and even as a phallus 9.but Holland paid the price for missing goals in several games of the last EuroCup, even feeling uncomfortable in some cases when they found themselves in front of the goalkeeper. But he already has four this season, just like last season, so we can expect him to be able to improve in that aspect..
“I worked hard and the results are visible”– the footballer himself explained to club television after the game, also remembering that he was named the most valuable player of last weekend’s championship match against Monza, which they won 0:1 thanks to his goal. The Italian press also recognized him show. La Gazetta dello Sport gave him an 8 (the highest rating on the team) and Tuttosport 7.5 (same thing). “An ideal player of incredible quality. He doesn’t suffer from being outnumbered in the center, he shoots, fights and imposes.”describe the first one; “With a baton in his hands, he consecrates himself in one of the most important temples of world football”let’s say seconds.
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Born in Zwolle, where his younger brother Eliano plays (a year younger and international for Indonesia, where the Reinders’ mother is from), He found a place for himself among the elite of AZ Alkmaar. He had been planning to join Ajax for a long time, but at 24 he was already ready for higher levels. That’s why it cost the Italians 20 million euros, That’s why he’s been an undisputed starter since day one at San Siro, and why he’s been an undisputed starter since he made his Dutch debut just over a year ago.. A player who has steadily improved over three seasons, and after his performance at the Bernabeu today there is no ceiling in sight.
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