“The flop that became a hit”: Eran Zehavi drives the Netherlands crazy

Now even in the Netherlands they understand that Eran Zehavi is a little hard to stop. The Israeli striker was also selected yesterday (Sunday) as the outstanding player of the game after winning another double and helping PSV Eindhoven to get a 1: 3 away win over Fortuna Citard.

The fiery Zahavi, who fell ill in Corona when he arrived in the Netherlands and missed quite a few games, already has nine league goals in just 17 games. In 2021, the Israeli managed to score 12 goals in 15 games in all competitions, and in fact only Leo Messi and Yorgos Yakumakis (13 goals each) and Robert Lewandowski (15) have found the net more times than Zahavi since January 1, 2021.

The local media also understand that this is a natural phenomenon. Journalist Yak Alprink complimented the Dutch ED Israeli, noting in the headline about “the flop that became a hit.” It is also written in the item “There is no doubt that Schmidt can trust Zehavi. When the Israeli arrived in the Netherlands he met the goddess of bad luck several times. Both due to injury and for the Corona, but since returning from the winter break, Zehavi has looked completely different. , Compared to 3 out of 10 by then. “

It was also stated that “Zahavi is not enough to score, he puts pressure on the opponent and shows team spirit. The Israeli yesterday gave up the opportunity to score his first hat-trick in the Netherlands to kick the penalty, which was eventually canceled by the VAR. Most of the goals, but now Zahavi is Eindhoven’s man. “

Coach Roger Schmidt also complimented Zehavi: “He came to us late, he had problems with the approvals, then came the corona and injury. Now Zehavi is working hard and now scoring many goals. It took him a while to connect with his teammates, now you can see the impact there is For his experience. “