The Vitesse Sentinel
The dugout3 May 2027
Jan Bürger says Vitesse went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Market3 May 2027
Moustafa Moustafa asks to leave Vitesse
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad3 May 2027
Words exchanged at Vitesse
Mees de Wit and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad3 May 2027
A row about effort at Vitesse
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Lucas Rosa was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market3 May 2027
Vitesse and Jasper Schendelaar are talking past each other
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.
Squad3 May 2027
Christopher Fafiani signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Christopher Fafiani commits to Vitesse for another 5 years.
Squad3 May 2027
A step back for Jayden Siecker at Vitesse
Somebody has moved past him. It is not a dropping and it is worse than one, because a dropping is about a Saturday and this is about where he stands.
The dugout3 May 2027
No hiding place for Jhon Alvarez
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Jhon Alvarez, and the manager let it.
The dugout3 May 2027
Pontus Dahbo knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Vitesse, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- The dugout A door opens for Connor van den Berg
- Market Vitesse put Jayden Siecker up for sale