Mohamed Ihattaren was the man of the moment for Fortuna Sittard in their away match against ADO Den Haag. Thanks to two goals and an assist from the 24-year-old midfielder, the Limburg side won 2–3. Yet Ihattaren did not appear in front of the cameras after the match. Speaking to Hans Kraaij Jr., manager Danny Buijs explained that he had turned down the interview request. “I’ve been working with him for fifteen months now and I’ve come to the conclusion that he needs to keep his world as small as possible if he still wants to make his dreams come true.” Buijs was referring, amongst other things, to an episode of *Goedemorgen Eredivisie*, on which Ihattaren was a guest. “It’s not good for him if statements are made there that will stick with him for months to come.” Buijs says he wants to do everything in his power to help Ihattaren make the move to a top club in the future. “But if he says something today, there’ll still be websites writing about it in five weeks’ time. I don’t think that’s good for him. He needs to let his feet do the talking.” “There’s something about him that’s attracting a lot of media attention,” the manager continues. “He’s partly to blame for that himself, having made a few missteps despite being such a great talent. But he wears his heart on his sleeve, and that could well work against him.”   submitted by   /u/Roller95 [link]   [comments]