So a week to rest and recover from injuries and little pains for a lot of players. Feyenoord can use that extra week, because we have a few players with injuries and we need in this phase all the hands on deck.
The other Eredivisieclubs really need to work on their stamina, as SC Heerenveen batteries were drained after the intense first 35 minutes against Feyenoord. Manu in an interview talked about the opinion of the English Championship players about the "Eredivisie". In the bus on the way to an away opponent they sometimes watch "Eredivisie" matches. They cannot believe how slow we play and look at the players as being weak and physically unfit. In an interview an Ajax player said they are head and shoulders above oth PSV and Feyenoord when it comes to football capacity. Right, that's why we see so much circulating the ball with no purpose, or is it because up front they have no clue how to make themselves available for proper forward passing?.
At this moment the league title is up for grabs. Injuries have taken their toll on Feyenoord's first eleven, Ajax still has EL commitments while PSV is still starting to gain momentum. My gut feeling says PSV because they have nothing to lose and are used to the stress of the final stages of the league.
Wow, a first in Europe (or the world) I guess. The police this evening raided the FC Twente stadium DURING the FC Twente-PSV match. The fans at first were urged by the speaker to leave the stadium, later just the ones on a particular stand. The match continued during that all. The reason was strong suspicion of drug trade during matches and something else I didnot get. The drug suspicion according to the spokeswoman of the police was confirmed. Oh dear, poor Ms Neeskens.
Hidde ter Avest is mentioned as a target by Napoli. Yet another Dutch defender wanted by the Serie A.
On the other hand, the Serie A has a higher goal per match average than the Eredivisie Caused by all those Dutch defenders?
FC Twente can cash over 2 million euros as Spartak Moskou became champions and in that case bonuses were going to be payed.
We catch the eyes of the foreign press: http://www.espnfc.com/blog/the-toe-...ing-new-born-child-during-match-vs-pec-zwolle By Chris Wright Share Tweet Apr 7, 2017 Roda JC fan caught feeding new-born child during match vs. PEC Zwolle Up in the stands during Roda JC's Thursday night match against PEC Zwolle in the Dutch top flight, one father was spotted demonstrating an admirable talent for multitasking. footballculture_com
AD: Feyenoord aast op Sofyan Amrabat woensdag 10 mei 2017 22:38 86.745 keer bekeken 597 reacties Pro Shots Feyenoord en zijn supporters maken zich op voor de kampioenswedstrijd tegen Heracles Almelo. Achter de schermen is technisch directeur Martin van Geel al druk bezig met het samenstellen van de selectie voor volgend seizoen. Hij verlengde al de contracten van meerdere basisspelers, maar richt zich ook op versterkingen van buitenaf. Feyenoord heeft Sofyan Amrabat op de radar. Dit schrijft het Algemeen Dagblad. De 20-jarige middenvelder van FC Utrecht, die eind maart zijn debuut voor het nationale elftal van Marokko maakte, zou één van de versterkingen in Rotterdam voor komend seizoen kunnen worden. In de Kuip houdt men wel rekening met de nodige concurrentie. Volgens het eerder genoemde medium heeft ook Watford, de club waar zijn broer Nordin onder contract staat, interesse in de FC Utrecht-speler. Het contract van Amrabat bij FC Utrecht loopt door tot medio 2018, terwijl de club ook nog een optie heeft om de verbintenis met een jaar te verlengen. Evgeniy Levchenko, analist van Fox Sports, sprak vorige maand al over de jonge middenvelder in combinatie met Feyenoord. “Ik denk dan ook dat hij komende zomer wel een stapje hogerop kan maken”, sprak hij destijds. “Bij Ajax zal hij niet spelen, maar bijvoorbeeld bij Feyenoord wel als Jens Toornstra vertrekt. Ik zou hem daar wel willen zien spelen.”
The play off matches for the EL spot: 17th of May 18:30 CEST SC Heerenveen - FC Utrecht 20:45 CEST FC Groningen - AZ 20th of May 20:45 CEST FC Groningen - AZ 18:30 CEST FC Utrecht - SC Heerenveen winners into the final rounds 25th and 28th of May. Which team is our best chance of gathering points?
With Excelsior safe and Sparta safe and Feyenoord champions, Rotterdam next season again is Football Capital of the Netherlands.
Well, Sparta was just shy of a Final spot in the Dutch Cup. Could have been all the silverware in Rotterdam. That would be even tougher to continue.
Zyech on collision course with Moroccan FA. The FA has threatened him with measures if he doesnot show up for the match against Oranje. FIFA regulations (afaik) stipulate a player is obliged to show up when selected. If not he will be suspended for matches of his club. Well, FIFA. Good luck with enforcing that. The moment it gets contested in court it flies out of the window.
https://experimental361.com/2017/05/29/scatter-graphics-eredivisie-201617/ Interesting graphics. Ajax has more shots per match than Feyenoord and PSV, but manage to score less. 2663
Long range shooting being the main difference I suppose, which counts as a shot but is relatively ineffective. Ziyech...