Derksen: ‘I’m so tired of that man. He’s such a pseudo-professor’

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Johan Derksen cannot understand why PEC Zwolle have appointed Alex Pastoor as their new coach. The North Holland native was appointed last week to replace the recently sacked Henry van der Vegt.

"I don't understand why they hired him. I'm so tired of that man. He's a real pseudo-professor. The way he talks about football. It isn't that complicated or interesting, Alex," Derksen says on Vandaag Inside .

Valentijn Driessen adds: "You know it isn't that complicated. But those club directors think it's all wonderful. He has them all wrapped around his finger with that talk."

Turning to PEC's technical director, Derksen continues: "He plays the pseudo-intellectual." "And that chap from Heerenveen, Gerry Hamstra, is the technical director there. He absolutely detests Gertjan Verbeek. That would have been a nice little job for Verbeek, because he lives close to the stadium."

"Hamstra will never hire Verbeek. Whereas I think Verbeek is a better fit for PEC than that know-it-all," Derksen says.

De Snor concludes: "And Gertjan is still deeply involved in football. He doesn't miss a match. He's everywhere."

After the international break, the 60-year-old Pastoor will be on the PEC bench for the first time. The mid-table side from Zwolle travel to Telstar, currently 16th in the Vriendenloterij Eredivisie, on 21 November.