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2022/2023

FC Utrecht

In

Modibo Sagnan (def) Real Sociedad, Bas Dost (att) Club Brugge, Daishawn Redan (att) Hertha BSC, Ramon Hendriks (def) Feyenoord, Vasilis Barkas (gk) Celtic Glasgow, Rocco Robert Shein (mid) FC Flora, Calvin Raatsie (gk) Ajax U21, Nick Viergever (def) Greuther Fürth, Joshua Rawlins (def) Perth Glory, Luuk Brouwers (mid) Go Ahead Eagles, Taylor Booth (mid) Bayern II, Can Bozdogan (mid) Shalke04

Out

Simon Gustafson (r)(mid) Häcken, Eric Oelschlägel (sp)(gk) Emmen, Adam Maher (r)(mid) Damac FC, Urby Emanuelson (mid) retired, Emil Bergström (sp)(def) released, Joris van Overeem (r)(mid) Maccabi Tel Aviv, Remco Balk (sp)(att) Cambuur, Benaissa Benamar (def) Volendam, Willem Janssen (r)(def) retired, Sylian Mokono (def) Heracles Almelo, Quinten Timber (r)(mid) Feyenoord

In recent years Utrecht, thanks to important summer campaigns, have always started with great ambitions, but in the end they have always disappointed expectations. They finished last season in 7th place and were eliminated by Vitesse in the first round of the playoffs for access to the Conference League's preliminary rounds. Even worse went in KNVB Beker where they were knocked out in the second round by second tiers NAC Breda. During the summer transfer market Utrecht were very active in both sales and purchases. The biggest changes have come in the midfield sector, where leading and important players such as Quinten Timber, Adam Maher, Simon Gustafson and Joris van Overeem left. At first glance their replacements Rocco Robert Shein, Luuk Brouwers and Taylor Booth, seem unable to fill the void. In attack the team appears strengthened with the arrival of experienced giant Bas Dost and Daishawn Redan coming from a decent season in Zwolle. The void left by the retirement of captain Willem Janssen seems to have been well filled with the arrival of Modibo Sagnan, while between the posts there was the alternation between Eric Oelschlägel and Vasilis Barkas from Celtic Glasgow. The main novelty, however, is probably on the bench where will sit former Sparta Rotterdam Henk Fraser. Known for his wait-and-see tactics, Fraser will likely field the team with a 4-3-1-2 system of play. Not many indications have arrived in the pre-season since they played 4 friendlies, losing two and winning as many.

Target

The expectations of Utrecht as usual are high, they will aim to enter the top 4 and they would also have the potential, a lot will depend on the impact of the new coach.

Season Review

2020/2021

№6: FC Utrecht

Utrecht maintained the position conquered last season, at the time of the suspension of the championship due to the pandemic in fact they were in 6th place, the position in which they finished this year. However, it can be considered a disappointing season, as, given the summer purchasing campaign, a quantum leap was expected. Thanks to the 6th place they played the playoffs for access to the Conference League, in the semifinals they eliminated Groningen, but in the final were clearly defeated by Feyenoord. Even worse went in KNVB Beker, if last season they had surprisingly defeated Ajax and reached the final, which was not played due to Covid, this year they were eliminated already in the second round by Ten Hag's team. The final outcome was undoubtedly conditioned by a very negative first half of the season, before the winter-break they had collected just 17 points from 13 games. Then things started to go better, they gained several positions in the table, but didn't manage to have the necessary continuity. Utrecht started the season with John van den Brom on the bench, but the Amersfoort coach left everyone stunned by leaving the team in early November. Renè Hake took over and needed a lot of time to fix the team. At the players level, the forwards disappointed the most, in particular Dalmau and Mahi, who scored only 11 goals in two, also due to the continuous physical problems of the Spaniard. From the realization point of view the best was Sander Van de Streek (11 goals). Much more was also expected from two talented players like Gustafson and Elia, who have been inconsistent throughout the season. Good news came from the defense where St. Jago and Hoogma, two youngsters with excellent prospects, emerged alongside experienced Janssen.