Mees de Wit

Right Back - AZ
24 Sep 2026
Thursday
Process
Overview Personal Contract News 1 Transfers Relations Events 36 Awards Matches History

Events

36

  1. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    Cause
    He is unhappy about his playing time. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  2. Clashed with Kees Smit over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  3. Manager trust is eroding

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level. Staff had already warned him about this in the last few weeks.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  4. Responded to a passionate pre-match team talk

    Minor
    Cause
    A big match called for a big message. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  5. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    A big match called for a big message. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  6. Left out as Mateo Chávez was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Mateo Chávez was preferred — the club's selection philosophy.
    Cause
    His profile did not fit the chosen tactical balance.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  7. Personality clash with Rion Ichihara

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  8. Personality clash with Kevin Toppenberg

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  9. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  10. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  11. Criticised for losing tactical discipline

    Moderate
    Cause
    He drifted from the tactical instruction the manager had drilled in pre-match. Staff had already warned him about this in the last few weeks.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  12. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  13. Clashed with Kees Smit over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  14. Squad status changed

  15. Left out as Mateo Chávez was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Mateo Chávez was preferred — the club's selection philosophy.
    Cause
    His profile did not fit the chosen tactical balance.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  16. Frustrated by his tactical role

    Moderate
    Cause
    A change in shape has shifted what is being asked of him.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  17. Left out as Mateo Chávez was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Mateo Chávez was preferred — the club's selection philosophy.
    Cause
    His profile did not fit the chosen tactical balance.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  18. Personality clash with Jordy Clasie

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  19. Criticised for losing tactical discipline

    Moderate
    Cause
    He drifted from the tactical instruction the manager had drilled in pre-match. His match rating of 6.0 weighed heavily in the talk.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  20. Reassured by the manager's half-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  21. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  22. Personality clash with Ro-Zangelo Daal

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  23. Personality clash with Calvin Stengs

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  24. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  25. Clashed with Kees Smit over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  26. Left out as Mateo Chávez was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Mateo Chávez was preferred — the club's selection philosophy.
    Cause
    His profile did not fit the chosen tactical balance.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  27. Personality clash with Patati

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  28. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    He has unresolved concerns over his contract. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  29. Signed a new contract

    Moderate
    Cause
    He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.

  30. Clashed with Seiya Maikuma over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  31. Personality clash with Matěj Šín

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  32. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $2.7M/y

  33. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $2.7M/y

  34. Personality clash with Rion Ichihara

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  35. Personality clash with Kevin Toppenberg

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  36. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Serious
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.