Teun Koopmeiners in the storm: the 55 million spent by Juventus has not paid off
Koopmeiners nella bufera, 55 milioni spesi ed ora è un vero caso: la posizione di Motta – SerieAnews
Teun Koopmeiners arrived at Juventus in the summer of 2024 as one of the most anticipated signings, but at just over halfway through the season, his impact has been anything but positive. The Dutchman, who had impressed with Atalanta as one of the best midfielders in Serie A, is experiencing a Turin adventure far short of expectations, so much so that his performance in the 2-1 win against Como has once again made fans and insiders turn their noses up at him.
Despite Juve’s victory, which saw Kolo Muani star with a brace, Koopmeiners disappointed once again. Yesterday, with an almost foolishly lost ball, he started the action that led Como to the equalizing goal late in the first half. 20 league appearances, only one goal and three assists: numbers that do not even remotely justify the value of the investment made by Juventus to bring him to Turin.
Koopmeiners disastroso a Como: punti interrogativi su di lui
With a cost of 55 million euros, the Dutch midfielder was bought to give quality and muscle to the Bianconeri midfield, but so far his adaptability to Thiago Motta’s team game has been one of the biggest difficulties to be solved.
Koopmeiners disastroso a Como: punti interrogativi su di lui (Ansa Foto) – SerieAnews
One of the choices made by the Juventus coach to try to enhance his characteristics was to move him back in the midfield, alongside Locatelli, to give him more freedom and more space to handle the ball. But this move did not bring the hoped-for results, and yesterday against Como Koopmeiners continued to look in trouble.
His day, in fact, was marked by a mistake that infuriated everyone: a badly lost ball in the middle of the field that allowed Cutrone to serve Diao, who scored the 1-1 goal. It was a mistake that, more than others, underscored the midfielder’s difficulties in maintaining concentration, as if the level of his performance was now declining.
Criticism has been mounting, with many comparing him to the player who had bewitched Serie A in a Dea shirt, but who now looks like a drained version of himself.
Koopmeiners, lontano ricordo del calciatore visto a Bergamo
A distant relative of the Koopmeiners who shone under Gasperini, the Dutchman is struggling to find a stable role in Juve, which seems unable to make the most of his qualities. The feeling from watching him on the field is that the midfielder is never fully adapting to the team’s schemes, remaining a puzzle piece that fails to fit together.
Koopmeiners, lontano ricordo del calciatore visto a Bergamo (Ansa Foto) – SerieAnews
Expectations for him were very high, but his performance was well below the level required for a team aiming for the Champions League.
Many are wondering whether this 55 million investment was a mistake, or whether it is still possible to make him explode in a system of play that does not seem to enhance him. Juventus will have to reflect on the future of a player who, barring a turnaround, risks becoming one of the most disappointing summer market deals in recent years.
Meanwhile, Thiago Motta continues to give him confidence: Juve has set its sights on the player and the coach is trying to help him in every way possible to get him to find the necessary brilliance.
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