Gervane Kastaneer joined the Sky Blues on the 20th of June 2019 signing from NAC Breda for an undisclosed fee, agreeing a three-year deal. Before his time at Coventry; Kastaneer was carving a career in the Netherlands with relative success, with the 2015/16 and 2016/17 seasons showing promise with a loan spell at FC Eindhoven, before breaking into Ado Den Haag’s first team. Around this time, Kastaneer was climbing the ranks of the Dutch youth setup playing the Holland U19, U20 and U21 sides, before opting to become a Curaçao international in 2018 who he has 3 caps for. In that time, Kastaneer moved to Germany to play for Kaiserslatern, which didn’t yield too much success before a failed stint at NAC Breda back in Holland.
Kastaneer’s signing was always a gamble, having to adapt to English football but pre-season showed alot of promise for the then 23 year old Dutch winger. Kastaneer would have a minor set back suffering a minor injury in pre-season which would make him miss the first few games at the start of the season. Kastaneer would make an instant impact in this league debut coming off as a substitute scoring against Bristol Rovers, a belter of a goal.
Unfortunately it was as good as it got for Kastaneer. A few days later, Kastaneer would see red against Portsmouth after a violent slide tackle, which weirdly made him a cult hero by a small group of Coventry fans but despised by others. Kastaneer shown flashes of his talent from time to time, but it was never consistent enough to be a consistent starter. The point was further proven when Wesley Jobello was out with an ACL injury, and Gervane was apart of the game where the Sky Blues were mauled 4-0 by Rotherham United. Gervane wouldn’t do very much after that, he would appear a couple more times as a sub, with his last game of the season being against Shrewsbury town as a used substitute. After that, Kastaneer was bombed out to the bomb squad spending the rest of the season linking up with the U23s.
What about his future?
Kastaneer made his Championship debut against Blackburn on the 24th of October as a substitute in a 4-0 defeat. But Gervane Kastaneer has alot of doubters to prove wrong, Gervane benefited from an injury crisis as well as Tyler Walker testing positive for Coronavirus, which allowed him to make the matchday squad. But one substitute appearance is far from enough for Kastaneer to convince his doubters otherwise. Kastaneer will need to get his head down and prove he can be a credible option for Mark Robins’ plans.
My verdict:
Gervane Kastaneer is young enough to carve out a good career as a footballer, and while I believe there is a player in there. I’m unsure if Coventry is the club he’ll be able to show any talent at, there are reports Kastaneer has been getting his head down in training willing to prove he can add to Robins’ squad. However, I feel it’s a bit too late, and the damage has already been done.
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