In a long interview granted to ELF Voetbalthe AZ midfielder Peer Koopmeiners he spoke about his brother Teun, who he dreams of emulating one day by playing in an important championship like Serie A.
Below are his words, reported by Bianconeranews.it: “My brother and I are different. I am a thinker, while Teun is more of a doer. Although recently we have become closer. My father often gives the example that we trained on the pitch of Vitesse ’22.
Then we did an exercise in which we had to hold, juggle and name the formation of, for example, Barcelona. Teun then immediately grabbed the ball without thinking, while I started thinking about how I wanted to approach it and therefore initially remained still for several minutes. My father encouraged me to let go of my thoughts at times, but I learned from him that I can also remove myself from a situation and reflect.”