Johnny Heitinga - "Leaving hurt"

[kenada_blue]

Not supposed to post articles from said news publication. But if you're a subscriber there's a nice interview with ex-midfield faux tough guy Johnny Heitinga.

He's now coach of Ajax under 19s having retired at 32.

Feller still loves the bloos. Laughs at the Ashley Cole penalty bump. Had chronic knee problems by his last season and didn't want to leave.

Good read if you can get on - [Paid Content - Blacklisted]/161083...an-gaal-guardiola-moyes?source=shared-article

Probably could do with him still

 

[PhilM]

Can you paraphrase the article in a bit more detail?

 

[andy4efc]

Can you paraphrase the article in a bit more detail?

Not allowed by GOT rules because it’s behind a paywall.

 

[Lelouch]

He was aight but later down the line he just became a liability.

 

[kenada_blue]

He was aight but later down the line he just became a liability.

He says he was on painkillers for the latter part of being here due to his knee. Retired at 32 due to it. Probably the reason why.

 

[kenada_blue]

Can you paraphrase the article in a bit more detail?

Finishes off with - "Once a blue always a blue"

That's about as much as I'll quote.

 

[Kurt.]

Fraud. Softest hard man ever

 

[Toffeeforme]

Had a great few months then talk of a move turned his head and sent his career into a spiral.

 

[Archie Knox]

Thought he was crap to be honest with you.

 

[MarkK1988]

hated him me, bang average footballer who acted the hardman but bottled 50/50's
refused to cover at right back too

 

[Baines' left foot]

Thought he was crap to be honest with you.

He got player of the season one year so you would say that.

 

[brigadier]

One fantastic season the rest was meh.

 

[everton fan number one]

I swear some people hate every player to have played for Everton after 1995...

Graveson was overrated, Cahill is morally despicable, Nigel Martyn was the worst keeper ever in the prem, Coleman was never good etc. etc.

 

[mahermi1]

Fraud. Softest hard man ever

First year though Kurt he was player of the year. To be honest though, he was never quick enough to be our centre half. Think if he'd have had more pace he would of been brilliant for us as a ball playing centre half.

 

[nsno-chris]

Thought he was sound when he got played centre back. For some strange reason he was thrust into midfield and was clearly not capable