The squad led by Arne Slot won the Eredivisie, a position that grants direct access to the Champions League Group Phase. With a great season, Feyenoord has a lot of players with top of the class performances in their respective positions. To understand their individual impact to the team, we present the average ratings of the players in a Back 4, the type of defense used for the whole season. In addition, this players must meet the necessary minutes requirement to be considered (minimum 450 minutes played in the season in a type of predefined defense: Back 4 or Back 5).
Feyenoord’s eleven with the most minutes played this season (Eredivisie).
Star Player:
- Orkun Kökçü (M) – 8.27
With the highest average rating in this squad, Feyenoord’s M – Kökçü – was one of the main reasons for the results archived this season. Feyenoord’s dynamics require Kökçü’s play to function properly because of his enormous consistency in the intermediate process. The last seasons further emphasise the importance of Kökçü for the squads where he is present.
Other Key Players:
- D. Hancko (M) – 7.97
- M. Wieffer (M) – 7.74
- L. Geertruida (CB & FB & M) – 7.87 & 7.32 & 7.23
With several players having great seasons, we need emphasise the average rating obtained by Geertruida, an incredible player with great average ratings at three different positions: Centre-Back (CB) – 7.87, Full-Back (FB) – 7.32 and Midfielder (M) – 7.23.
Additional information regarding the team (Eredivisie).
With more positive results away than at home (12 Home Wins & 13 Away Wins), it is possible to consider Feyenoord a bit stronger team away than at home. Besides that, the positive goal difference highlights the great attacking setup (2,38 goals per game) with a solid defensive setup (0,88 goals per game).
Feyenoord’s eleven and subs with the most minutes played in Europa League (Minimum 400 minutes played in this competition).
With another presence in European Competitions, Feyenoord reached the quarter-final of the Europa League. After a Conference League final in the past season, Feyenoord was only eliminated by the future finalists: Roma. In terms of the Europa League performances, Orkun Kökçü and Dávid Hancko had incredible performances during the tournament.
Position most in need of strengthening:
- FB
In a postion without the quality required or the appropriate depth, Feyenoord Left-Back (FB) was the biggest weak spot during this season. To be competitive in the Champions League, Feyenoord needs to strengthen, primarly, this position.
Meaning of the used abbreviations:
- G – Games
- W – Wins
- D – Draws
- L – Loses
- P – Points
- GS – Goals Scored
- GA – Goals Against
- GD – Goal Diference
- HW – Home Wins
- AW – Away Wins
Data from FBref.