The Twente Sentinel
The dugout26 Apr 2027
Benjamin Nagel: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Twente have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad26 Apr 2027
Bart van Rooij in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Twente this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Player ratings26 Apr 2027
Sondre Ørjasæter beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 22. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Squad26 Apr 2027
Words at Twente training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Ramiz Zerrouki is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Match24 Apr 2027
Twente come up short against Heerenveen
Heerenveen left with the points after a 0‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Market26 Apr 2027
Ryan Dumfries steps up from the Twente academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ryan Dumfries has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market26 Apr 2027
One of our own: Patrick Depay joins the Twente first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Patrick Depay is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market26 Apr 2027
One of our own: Joel Brobbey joins the Twente first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Joel Brobbey is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market26 Apr 2027
One of our own: Jasper Dijks joins the Twente first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Jasper Dijks is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- The dugout When it matters, Marko Pjaca plays
- The dugout Yannick Gerritsen left out for tactical reasons at Twente