During the lost final, Slot brought on several substitutes. Veterans Jens Toornstra (37, Sparta Rotterdam) and Bryan Linssen (35, NEC Nijmegen) are still close friends and active in the VriendenLoterij Eredivisie.
Marcus Pedersen (25, Torino), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (32, Dender) and Patrik Wålemark (24, Lech Poznań) are trying their luck elsewhere in Europe. The substitute who has gone furthest without coming on is Ramon Hendriks (24, Stuttgart). He is performing excellently this season in the Bundesliga and the Europa League.