Eredivisie 23/24 - discussion thread

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PSV has missed the opportunity to connect with the leader. 0-2 ahead with fifteen minutes to play. PSV had one man less, but Feyenoord was constantly looking for the attack. In the end, the game ended in 2-2. It is too early to say that Ajax has things in order after the 0-5 victory at Cambuur Leeuwarden, but it is good for confidence. Since Schreuder left, Heitinga has now won 2x easily. I hope that Ajax can now also get involved in the battle for the championship. But in this league it's every week changing places in the rankings, no one seems to be consistent enough.

[Zackgeno96]

PSV has missed the opportunity to connect with the leader. 0-2 ahead with fifteen minutes to play. PSV had one man less, but Feyenoord was constantly looking for the attack. In the end, the game ended in 2-2. It is too early to say that Ajax has things in order after the 0-5 victory at Cambuur Leeuwarden, but it is good for confidence. Since Schreuder left, Heitinga has now won 2x easily. I hope that Ajax can now also get involved in the battle for the championship. But in this league it's every week changing places in the rankings, no one seems to be consistent enough.

Nobody had expected a result from PSV at Feyenoord. Because PSV lost 2 strong attackers in the winter period, and did not get any reinforcements in the attack. The new player Thorgan Hazard managed to score right away. If you are 0-2 ahead (albeit one man less) and have to play football for another fifteen minutes then you have to make sure you take the 3 points home. Otherwise you will never be champion. Especially from AZ it was very sloppy that they missed points this week in yesterday's match at Excelsior. But AZ is also still a title contender.

[Koal-84]

It looks like Ajax got some frustration off their chest, with this win and only Feyenoord and PSV drawing, Ajax are now only 3 points behind Feyenoord and are even now already third. Very surprising but for the fans very good this season, with the win of Twente the first 5 are within only four points.

[buwaytress]

I know, still too early to call, but I think both Feyenoord and Eindhoven have just done Ajax the biggest favour ever today. The defending champions look like they've gotten over their rut, new manager, new drive, new valour... and we always knew those pretenders were far too weak to sustain a consistent charge.

Still hope I'm wrong, and it was an entertaining draw, but I think this is the beginning of the end of any romantic notion that Ajax was going to miss out.

[flipme]

Feyenoord continues to lead in the Dutch Eredivisie. Orkun Kökçü is the football player that caught my attention the most in Feyenoord. Despite being a midfielder, he has scored 8 goals in 19 games this season. The Dutch Eredivisie is a league followed by major league teams. I think if Orkun Kökçü continues his good performance, he can be transferred to one of the giants of Europe next season. He has so much potential.

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In any case, things are moving in the right direction with Ajax. I think they had not managed to win 6 games in a row until last week and then also played a draw at home against Volendam, for example. If you win 0-5 at Cambuur Leeuwarden, that doesn't say everything, but it is nice for Ajax and for Heitinga. Heitinga will also finish the season as trainer of Ajax, but I suspect that they will look for another trainer in the summer. But where should Heitinga go then? If he does well with Ajax, you can hardly send him away. Feyenoord PSV finished 2-2 and that was perhaps the best possible result for the competitors to catch up with both. And Twente also failed to win and played a draw against the number last in the ranking.

[casperBGD]

I know, still too early to call, but I think both Feyenoord and Eindhoven have just done Ajax the biggest favour ever today.
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totally
as I said, Ajax is the only team that can win in series, and 8 points advantage that Feyenoord once had was nothing compared to that fact
not sure is that obvious now, but Ajax will probably win another title this season, will all others falling as the season continues, hopefully season will be at least interesting till last rounds

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We all saw What seems to be an interesting and exciting event for ajax, the superiority of Ajax in the dutch league was unfolded today when Ajax played as a visiting team to cambuur with a victorious finish of 5:0 after they play some weeks without a win but draw, this is not a surprising winning to me but a deserved victory because Ajax is a good side, whenever we mention Dutch league, the are considered as most tactical and skillful so their winning today is much expected.

[FanEagle]

In any case, things are moving in the right direction with Ajax. I think they had not managed to win 6 games in a row until last week and then also played a draw at home against Volendam, for example. If you win 0-5 at Cambuur Leeuwarden, that doesn't say everything, but it is nice for Ajax and for Heitinga. Heitinga will also finish the season as trainer of Ajax, but I suspect that they will look for another trainer in the summer. But where should Heitinga go then? If he does well with Ajax, you can hardly send him away. Feyenoord PSV finished 2-2 and that was perhaps the best possible result for the competitors to catch up with both. And Twente also failed to win and played a draw against the number last in the ranking.

No doubt after long frustrating time now they are back at their best and top teams are also giving them good opportunity to have defended their title for another time which is good Feyenoord and AZ Alkmaar both held and now Ajax is surely not going to lose this opportunity to get their rank back with now just three points gapes and next week is good for the all teams as they are going to face weaker sides which are not going to resist, and these all are going to have full three points.

But the remaining 14 rounds are going to have full entertainment and action for the Dutch league fans because this time we have most of the top teams are on same level of quality and their performance could be also good until end of this season.

[LTU_btc]

That Feyenoord draw with Feyenoord goes against logic. Feyenoord dominated game, especially in 2nd half, but PSV managed to score 2nd goal when they already were one man down. After all, Feyenoord made comeback to 2:2, thanks to Jahanbakhsh goals, but draw isn't good outcome for both teams.

as I said, Ajax is the only team that can win in series, and 8 points advantage that Feyenoord once had was nothing compared to that fact

Seems that Ajax is back on track. Very comfortable win against Cambuur and completely all their main opponents - Feyenoord, PSV, Twente and AZ dropped points. Twente and AZ done it against weak teams.

[Slow death]

this league is very strange, this was a great opportunity for us to see another team become champion, all teams saw that ajax was going through serious difficulties and that because of that they lost points, but they didn't lose games constantly, there were just a lot of draws which clearly demonstrated that if ajax got a good coach they would be strong again, but the other teams instead of taking advantage of the opportunity to win every game

they also lost points, and now we can see ajax already reborn and with a small difference of points with the leader of the table and it is not necessary to be psychic to predict that in a few weeks ajax will be the number 1 in the table and will be champion . unfortunately it will still take years for us to see other teams being champions, a very sad scenario

[fuguebtc]

they also lost points, and now we can see ajax already reborn and with a small difference of points with the leader of the table and it is not necessary to be psychic to predict that in a few weeks ajax will be the number 1 in the table and will be champion . unfortunately it will still take years for us to see other teams being champions, a very sad scenario

Ajax is now just 3 points behind Feyenoord at the top of the table. Their performance is quite good. But I would say that Ajax does not have a squad worthy of winning the title. Ajax can play well but Feyenoord and Alkmaar have more chances to win the title than Ajax. However, Ajax is a very experienced team. They know very well how to play to win the title. The squad has been consistently performing well in relatively weak teams due to their excellent match tactics.

[temple]

this league is very strange, this was a great opportunity for us to see another team become champion, all teams saw that ajax was going through serious difficulties and that because of that they lost points, but they didn't lose games constantly, there were just a lot of draws which clearly demonstrated that if ajax got a good coach they would be strong again, but the other teams instead of taking advantage of the opportunity to win every game

they also lost points, and now we can see ajax already reborn and with a small difference of points with the leader of the table and it is not necessary to be psychic to predict that in a few weeks ajax will be the number 1 in the table and will be champion . unfortunately it will still take years for us to see other teams being champions, a very sad scenario

Ajax' performance dropped like a rock over the course of the season. Just have a look at the stats... Out of the last 8 games they won 2 games, tied 5 games and lost 1 game. If you recall how they started into the season who would have thought that they can get into so much trouble for such a long period of time?

I am not following the Eredivisie perfectly closely, but if I remember correctly we haven't seen such a fiercely competitive upper part of the table in a very long time right? Wasn't it always Ajax and PSV who were miles away from most of the other teams and just were fighting a 1 vs. 1 so to say?

This time there are 5 teams with realistic chances to win the Eredivisie. I am quite sure that must have been a while ago that that was the case.

[kro55]

they also lost points, and now we can see ajax already reborn and with a small difference of points with the leader of the table and it is not necessary to be psychic to predict that in a few weeks ajax will be the number 1 in the table and will be champion . unfortunately it will still take years for us to see other teams being champions, a very sad scenario

Ajax is now just 3 points behind Feyenoord at the top of the table. Their performance is quite good. But I would say that Ajax does not have a squad worthy of winning the title. Ajax can play well but Feyenoord and Alkmaar have more chances to win the title than Ajax. However, Ajax is a very experienced team. They know very well how to play to win the title. The squad has been consistently performing well in relatively weak teams due to their excellent match tactics.

There is no way to underestimate the Ajax team. In each of the last four seasons, we have seen one-sided Ajax dominance. This team is very experienced. They have been a little behind this season as they have sold quite a few players from the squad. The performance of the team was a bit unstable for a few days due to the sudden departure of some of the squad's players. But now the Ajax team's performance is stable. They are unbeaten in the last 8 matches. And so this team has a chance to win the title this season as well. There is still a long journey ahead.

[SquallLeonhart]

this league is very strange, this was a great opportunity for us to see another team become champion, all teams saw that ajax was going through serious difficulties and that because of that they lost points, but they didn't lose games constantly, there were just a lot of draws which clearly demonstrated that if ajax got a good coach they would be strong again, but the other teams instead of taking advantage of the opportunity to win every game

they also lost points, and now we can see ajax already reborn and with a small difference of points with the leader of the table and it is not necessary to be psychic to predict that in a few weeks ajax will be the number 1 in the table and will be champion . unfortunately it will still take years for us to see other teams being champions, a very sad scenario

This is an amazing thing happening in this league as we can check all results and other details which are clearly indicating things were not favouring Ajax but with the help of all other teams now they are back in business and from this all now they have gape of points just 3, and we have 14 rounds left mean they are going to defend their title without any problem because no other team having quality and ability to challenge them while they are on their best.

Ajax lost nearly 14 points in seven draws and now have six points from last two games but Feyenoord, AZ Alkmaar lost 4 points each in the last two games and PSV lost five points from their last three games but suddenly all are on level which is clearly indicating how strong Ajax is in this league for the title race.

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PSV has missed the opportunity to connect with the leader. 0-2 ahead with fifteen minutes to play. PSV had one man less, but Feyenoord was constantly looking for the attack. In the end, the game ended in 2-2. It is too early to say that Ajax has things in order after the 0-5 victory at Cambuur Leeuwarden, but it is good for confidence. Since Schreuder left, Heitinga has now won 2x easily. I hope that Ajax can now also get involved in the battle for the championship. But in this league it's every week changing places in the rankings, no one seems to be consistent enough.

Feyenoord managed to gain 1 point thanks to the Iranian forward.  The goal he scored in the 90+6th minute prevented Feyenoord from getting stuck in the race to the top.  Had PSV won this match they would have moved into second place.  In the last minutes of the match, they experienced a great disappointment and could not get 3 points.  Leader Feyenoord continues on his way.

[ilovealtcoins]

PSV has missed the opportunity to connect with the leader. 0-2 ahead with fifteen minutes to play. PSV had one man less, but Feyenoord was constantly looking for the attack. In the end, the game ended in 2-2. It is too early to say that Ajax has things in order after the 0-5 victory at Cambuur Leeuwarden, but it is good for confidence. Since Schreuder left, Heitinga has now won 2x easily. I hope that Ajax can now also get involved in the battle for the championship. But in this league it's every week changing places in the rankings, no one seems to be consistent enough.

Feyenoord managed to gain 1 point thanks to the Iranian forward.  The goal he scored in the 90+6th minute prevented Feyenoord from getting stuck in the race to the top.  Had PSV won this match they would have moved into second place.  In the last minutes of the match, they experienced a great disappointment and could not get 3 points.  Leader Feyenoord continues on his way.

PSV is a very strong team. Feyenoord drew this match, which is definitely a good result for them. However, compared to PSV, Feyenoord's performance was much better in this match. A total of 35 35 shots were made by Feyenoord's players. Even then they can't win. They scored in extra time to draw the match. They scored the first goal in the 81st minute. However, PSV would have conceded at least 4 goals if PSV's defenders and goalkeepers did not play well in this match.

[Sirait]

PSV has missed the opportunity to connect with the leader. 0-2 ahead with fifteen minutes to play. PSV had one man less, but Feyenoord was constantly looking for the attack. In the end, the game ended in 2-2. It is too early to say that Ajax has things in order after the 0-5 victory at Cambuur Leeuwarden, but it is good for confidence. Since Schreuder left, Heitinga has now won 2x easily. I hope that Ajax can now also get involved in the battle for the championship. But in this league it's every week changing places in the rankings, no one seems to be consistent enough.

the final result of feyenoord vs PSV was really surprising because the 2 goals scored by feyenoord occurred in the 81' and 96' minutes. but I saw that happen because PSV only played with 10 people (Obispo got a red card), so it was only natural that their defense became weak and failed to maintain a 2-0 lead until the end of the match.

[Koal-84]

PSV has missed the opportunity to connect with the leader. 0-2 ahead with fifteen minutes to play. PSV had one man less, but Feyenoord was constantly looking for the attack. In the end, the game ended in 2-2. It is too early to say that Ajax has things in order after the 0-5 victory at Cambuur Leeuwarden, but it is good for confidence. Since Schreuder left, Heitinga has now won 2x easily. I hope that Ajax can now also get involved in the battle for the championship. But in this league it's every week changing places in the rankings, no one seems to be consistent enough.

Unfortunately I didn't see the game or a summary, but according to the raw data PSV had to be happy about the point, in shots on goal, possession and also one red card PSV got. According to this data Feyenoord was clearly the better team and PSV must be happy for the point. But as I wrote at the beginning, I didn't see the game.



But as already written, the equaliser in late injury time was also lucky.

[RealMalatesta]

Feyenoord managed to gain 1 point thanks to the Iranian forward.  The goal he scored in the 90+6th minute prevented Feyenoord from getting stuck in the race to the top.  Had PSV won this match they would have moved into second place.  In the last minutes of the match, they experienced a great disappointment and could not get 3 points.  Leader Feyenoord continues on his way.

PSV is a very strong team. Feyenoord drew this match, which is definitely a good result for them. However, compared to PSV, Feyenoord's performance was much better in this match. A total of 35 35 shots were made by Feyenoord's players. Even then they can't win. They scored in extra time to draw the match. They scored the first goal in the 81st minute. However, PSV would have conceded at least 4 goals if PSV's defenders and goalkeepers did not play well in this match.

PSV was good in this all match but sadly due to RED CARD they lost one player and then lost two points as well with Feyenoord were able to score a goal in injury time and have good end of this match but still the best beneficiary of this match is Ajax which now having just three points difference and things are moved up for them to fight back for their top spot even now they have some tight schedule with UEFA Europa Cup is also starting again, and they have to do hard work for taking back this spot but with their quality and change of performance level can bring them back for their defend of title.

Heitinga is doing good job as caretaker coach as now he will stay until end of this season and most chances if he is able to handle things in positive way then surely they can go with him in near future as well.