FC Utrecht's dynamo Zidane Iqbal on fasting: "It's difficult to combine that with football in the first week"

Zidane Iqbal played an important role as FC Utrecht beat NAC Breda 1-0 last Saturday. As per UtrechtFans, the Iraqi international was reportedly satisfied with the match, although the midfielder needed some time to physically recharge due to Ramadan.

“It was tough, because I’m fasting,” Iqbal told the camera of FC Utrecht TV. “That’s tough to combine with football the first week, but then your body gets used to it. But the first week is always a bit tough. Saturday was also a bit of a switch, because your body reacts to it.”

“But yes, I was fine,” he continues. “It was also a nice match against NAC Breda . We won again, after quite a few matches. We still have ten finals to go. And who knows? We have our goals to achieve and everyone will give 100 percent for that. What did I think of my own game against NAC? I enjoyed the match.”

“It was fun to be on the pitch and to play. When you have players who work with you and help you, it’s really nice. To be honest, I don’t read comments after games, but my father told me that I had positive comments. But as a player, you have a kind of natural feeling when you come off the pitch. I had that, so I don’t have to check social media.”

For FC Utrecht, their next game sees them travel to Tilburg to take on Willem II on Sunday, as they look to keep their grasp on the Eredivisie’s third-place position with Feyenoord on their tails.