Jan van Halst, a former player for Ajax and FC Twente, has spoken out about NEC's defensive vulnerability in their match against Dinamo Zagreb. Van Halst enjoyed the goal of Bryan Linssen, but was shocked by NEC's defensive weakness. The score was 2-2 after 45 minutes, with NEC having been on a 0-1 lead thanks to a goal from Clement Bischoff. Van Halst believes that NEC's central defensive duo, consisting of Schuurs and Kaplan, was at fault. He stated that Kaplan was often caught out of position, while Schuurs struggled to keep up with the pace of the game.