Rafael van der Vaart questions Süleyman Öztürk’s presence at the table: ‘Do you want excitement?’

V/d Vaart questions the presence of table guests: ‘Do you want excitement?’

Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 11:09 PM

Rafael van der Vaart questions the presence of Süleyman Öztürk at the table at Studio Voetbal. The journalist said last week that he was rarely able to catch Van der Vaart making a sensible comment, and on Sunday evening the duo sat opposite each other on the broadcast. That immediately resulted in striking television.

Presenter Sjoerd van Ramshorst asks at the start of the program whether Van der Vaart and Öztürk had already spoken to each other. “In an analysis at VI you said that Rafael could not be caught making a sensible comment. To be clear: that is not the reason we invited you. That had been planned for some time,” said Van Ramshorst.

“I would like to say something about that,” Van der Vaart responds immediately. “First of all, I think it’s great that you are here. That is a sign of showing character. If you can never catch the 109-time international of the Dutch national team making a sensible comment…”

“Look, you can say anything about me, because that doesn’t interest me at all. But when I heard that he (Öztürk, ed.) would be here, I thought: well…”, Van der Vaart continues.

“Do we want to make an exciting broadcast? I had to apologize a while ago. Pierre van Hooijdonk was on the bench for two weeks after his comments about Maurice Steijn. This now feels a bit like you want to make an exciting broadcast.”

“Again, no problem that you are here and all due respect. Indeed, I don’t take myself that seriously either. I watch football as an enthusiast, so perhaps he knows more about football than I do.” Van der Vaart emphasizes that he has no hard feelings now.

Öztürk also indicates that he has contacted NOS several times to discuss the purpose of his presence on the broadcast. “I wanted to know why I was invited. Because if it’s to sit opposite you, then I think that’s a bit cheap. But that wasn’t the case.”

2023-10-15 21:52:00
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