Simon Janssen

Left Back - Excelsior
2 Feb 2027
Tuesday
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Events

71

  1. Led the defence in a tight match

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

  2. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  3. Worried by competition from a new signing Sakhalou Niakaté

    Minor
    Cause
    A much younger rival has arrived in his position.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  4. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  5. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  6. Squad praised for bouncing back

  7. Manager kept a promise

    Minor
    Cause
    The discussion was a follow-up on a previous promise.

  8. Led the defence in a tight match

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

  9. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  10. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  11. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  12. Personality clash with Rainey Breinburg

    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.

  13. He has said it out loud: The manager’s trust

    Mind

  14. He got what he wanted: His place back

    Mind

  15. Worried by competition from a new signing Bram van Driel

    Minor
    Cause
    A much younger rival has arrived in his position.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

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

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  17. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

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

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  19. Worried by competition from a new signing Mart Haven

    Minor
    Cause
    A much younger rival has arrived in his position.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  20. Core player

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  21. He has let it go: A loan, for games

    Mind

  22. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Minor
    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.

  23. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  24. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  25. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  26. Worried by competition from a new signing Per Kloosterboer

    Minor
    Cause
    The signing was bought with a similar squad-status tier in mind. A much younger rival has arrived in his position.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

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

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  28. He has come to believe: He never rated him — Virgil Blind

    Mind

  29. Established as a regular starter

    Moderate
    Cause
    Several solid weeks have made him an undisputed pick.

  30. Worried by competition from a new signing Rainey Breinburg

    Minor
    Cause
    The signing was bought with a similar squad-status tier in mind. A much younger rival has arrived in his position.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  31. Led the defence in a tight match

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

  32. Frustrated by another early substitution

    Moderate
    Cause
    He was substituted while playing well. (min 78 — rating 7.1)
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  33. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  34. Personality clash with Rainey Breinburg

    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. Lifted by a passionate half-time team talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  36. Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result

  37. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  38. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  39. Left out as Stan Henderikx was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Stan Henderikx was preferred — sharper match readiness.
    Cause
    A fitter teammate was preferred at the same position.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  40. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    He is unhappy about his playing time. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  41. Worried by competition from a new signing Maxim Gullit

    Minor
    Cause
    The signing was bought with a similar squad-status tier in mind.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  42. Left out as Jan Plug was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Jan Plug was preferred — sharper match readiness.
    Cause
    A fitter teammate was preferred at the same position.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  43. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  44. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  45. Left out as Stan Henderikx was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Stan Henderikx was preferred — sharper match readiness.
    Cause
    A fitter teammate was preferred at the same position.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  46. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  47. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  48. He has started to want: A loan, for games

    Mind

  49. Changed the match from the bench

    Moderate
    Cause
    He came on with the team chasing a result and produced the moment that swung the game.

  50. Led the defence in a tight match

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

  51. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. A repeated team-talk tone had less impact than usual.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  52. Stripped of the captain's armband

    Moderate
    Cause
    Recent events meant the staff felt the armband had to change hands.

  53. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

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

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  55. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  56. Praised by manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  57. Promised playing time by manager

  58. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  59. Praised by manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  60. Promised playing time by manager

  61. Dropped to the bench as Kasey Bos was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Kasey Bos was preferred — sharper match readiness.
    Cause
    A fitter teammate was preferred at the same position.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  62. Worried by competition from a new signing Kaj Ramsteijn

    Minor
    Cause
    The signing was bought with a similar squad-status tier in mind.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  63. Dropped to the bench as Kasey Bos was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Kasey Bos was preferred — sharper match readiness.
    Cause
    A fitter teammate was preferred at the same position.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  64. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Moderate
    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.

  65. He has started to want: His place back

    Mind

  66. He has started to want: The manager’s trust

    Mind

  67. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $927.2K/y

  68. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $927.2K/y
    Who
    Blind Virgil

  69. Named team captain

    Moderate
    Cause
    The manager and senior staff settled on him to lead the squad.

  70. Anxious about his expiring contract

  71. Signed a new contract

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