Feyenoord lost 1-0 to Real Betis on Wednesday evening in the Champions League league phase, a second defeat for the club in that stage. In an interview with De Telegraaf, Bert Konterman said he is not particularly worried about the consequences of the result and spoke positively about Feyenoord's development.
Konterman on the defeat
Konterman said: "No, if you look at where Feyenoord are now, it's not a blow."
Praise for development and the right side
Konterman said: "I think things are going so damn well. The formula they've come up with is so good."
In his interview with De Telegraaf, Konterman also praised the partnership between Sipke Hulshoff and Giovanni van Bronckhorst.
On Givairo Read, Konterman said: "Read is a potential Denzel Dumfries. A class act."
In the De Telegraaf interview, Konterman said he believes Read may have even more potential than Dumfries because he is more technically complete.
Konterman said: "And his partnership with Hadj Moussa on the right is incredibly good; those two link up so well on that side."
Doubts over Valente
Konterman said: "With Valente, I still ask myself a little: is he really that good? I don't know whether he's really top, top level, so to speak."
In the De Telegraaf interview, Konterman said he expects Valente to be capable of reaching the level of Europe's second tier if he takes the next step.
Konterman said: "Valente could be a bit harder on himself; for me, he's still a bit in the 'Joey Veerman category'."
Konterman said: "Both are very good in positional play and often pass the ball to the right colour, but in difficult matches I feel they lack the ability to play pragmatically too. A bit more mature, a bit more of a man."