Eredivisie 23/24 - discussion thread

[Volgastallion]

Yeah Ajax has letting pass a wonderfull chance to cut more the gap between them and AZ, seems like they are in love with draws this week, one on thursday and one in the weekend.

They dont ended up firing up the engine with all the power, is gonna be hard for them this week, they need to win against Bodo in thursday to not face angry fans on sunday.

[Jossque]

PEC Zwolle will host champion candidate PSV.Zwolle have a good form and have not lost in the league for 6 weeks, but their streak came to an end last week when they lost against Almere.PSV are 10 points ahead of their closest rival and will most likely be champions this season. PSV, who drew with Dortmund during the week, will want to win this match because they have an important match against Feyenoord the following week.If they lose this match, they may start to get stressed and they could potentially lose even to Feyenoord.That's why they have to win this tough match.

[Volgastallion]

Well, seems like the Ajax losing steam is again a serious thing, i cant believe how bad they are this season even with some reinforcements, they still being a shit, and this was a very big shot, because it was a game for six points, a game against Az who is in the 4º position of the tournament.

[LTU_btc]

Well, seems like the Ajax losing steam is again a serious thing, i cant believe how bad they are this season even with some reinforcements, they still being a shit, and this was a very big shot, because it was a game for six points, a game against Az who is in the 4º position of the tournament.

And this doesn't comes as surprise. After they changed coach and it looked that results improved for a while. But their squad remains weak, yeah, they got Jordan Henderson, but that's not enough. Ajax survived Conference league game with Bodo/Glimt, but I'm not sure that's such great thing for them. Now maybe it would be better to focus on on Eredivisie only.

[Slow death]

It seems to me that with Ajax's defeat in the game against Az, it became clear what Ajax's level is and the maximum Ajax can reach this season, they have no chance of getting a place in European competitions, that was clear to me. , so ajax should focus on getting money to improve the squad, this season is already lost when it comes to the league, but if they want to have a team capable of fighting for the title next season, then the ajax management and the ajax coach They will need to hire good players, because this Ajax squad is a very weak squad, this is clear whenever they play against top teams, Ajax does not have a strong team, their level is a team level that is below the top 4 places

which means that if they don't change this squad, then next season Ajax will at most get third place, if they want to win the title then they need to sign good players, of course this is something complicated because good players are expensive and I highly doubt that Ajax have a lot of money to spend, so they need to have good eyes to be able to sign good players cheaply. When a top team falls a lot, the culprits are always the guys in the team's management, unfortunately in these cases they blame the coaches and change them but keep the same guys in the management. while Ajax keeps losing, PSV and Feyenoord are at full tilt in their victories, meaning that the league now has new kings, which are them. probably next season the fight for the title will be between PSV and Feyenoord

[Koal-84]

Well, seems like the Ajax losing steam is again a serious thing, i cant believe how bad they are this season even with some reinforcements, they still being a shit, and this was a very big shot, because it was a game for six points, a game against Az who is in the 4º position of the tournament.

A very weak game from Ajax, who seem to have reached their zenith this season and can't take any more. So Ajax must fear for their participation in the European business. AZ are the direct rivals for fourth place, the top 3 are already out of reach, but they were already out of reach after the last three rounds.

[Volgastallion]

Well, seems like the Ajax losing steam is again a serious thing, i cant believe how bad they are this season even with some reinforcements, they still being a shit, and this was a very big shot, because it was a game for six points, a game against Az who is in the 4º position of the tournament.

And this doesn't comes as surprise. After they changed coach and it looked that results improved for a while. But their squad remains weak, yeah, they got Jordan Henderson, but that's not enough. Ajax survived Conference league game with Bodo/Glimt, but I'm not sure that's such great thing for them. Now maybe it would be better to focus on on Eredivisie only.

Yes seems like after the first shoot of positive vibes from a new coach all comes again to a flat and negative mood for the team, the only good thing they have is the fact that they remain in the current european competition where you have at least something to fight, but if you wanna be one of the the contenders you need to improve the level.

About Henderson i think he still in bad shape, for that or maybe a little injury he doesnt play against AZ.

[Distraction]

It is sad to see Ajax losing its rising trend once again. I think there is no way they can qualify for the Champions League group stage this season. Because I mean the gap with the 4th position is already 11 points and there is AZ Alkmaar between them also. There is a miracle needed for Ajax in the remaining 11 weeks...    But many big teams have this kind of a transition period sometimes. I hope they get better next season.

It has been such a joy to watch PSV play until this point by the way.    No lose in 23 matches is pretty impressive. But I feel like they will be eliminated by Dortmund in the Champions League. What do you think?

[Volgastallion]

I dont know if they are gonna be eliminated in the CHampions League, they are not the favourite that is correct, but i see the first game of the series and PSV do quite well, and this Dortmund is not good, they are very weak in some spots, so we can expect some surprise in that game, and this can be very good for PSV, first because they can reach quarterfinals of UCL after so much time , and also because they can focus on UCL thanks to the big gap they have here in the Eredivisie.

[marcous]

It is sad to see Ajax losing its rising trend once again. I think there is no way they can qualify for the Champions League group stage this season. Because I mean the gap with the 4th position is already 11 points and there is AZ Alkmaar between them also. There is a miracle needed for Ajax in the remaining 11 weeks...    But many big teams have this kind of a transition period sometimes. I hope they get better next season.

It has been such a joy to watch PSV play until this point by the way.    No lose in 23 matches is pretty impressive. But I feel like they will be eliminated by Dortmund in the Champions League. What do you think?

I think PSV will be eliminated in the round of 16 by Dortmund, because Dortmund qualified as winners of group F, where the group is occupied by PSG, Milan and Newcastle. In this case, even though PSV did not lose in the first leg, Dortmund will have maximum effort to win in the second leg, because they will act as hosts.

We know that in the Eredivisie, PSV has not been touched by defeat in the 23 matches they have played, and it is very likely that they will win the championship trophy. However, their chances in the Champions League may be different, Dormund are more favorites because they have better squad depth and play in a more competitive league.

However, it does not rule out the possibility that PSV will continue to maintain its unbeaten trend in the Champions League, since PSV has not been touched by defeat since the group phase. The Champions League always presents surprise teams, PSV could have luck and qualify for the quarter finals later. Even though I personally see victory tending to favor Dortmund, we'll see what happens to them in the future.

[LTU_btc]

After todays game between PSV and Feyenoord that ended 2:2, it looks impossible for PSV not to win title. 10 points lead with 10 games remaining. They would have to lose 4 games and Feyenoord must win everything. And remaining calendar for PSV looks easy, most difficult opponents is AZ and Twente, but both games at home.
And I remind that they're still undefeated this season, and have great chance to end whole season in this way. And about today's game, that moment when draw at home isn't bad result at all.

[Volgastallion]

AZ playing for Ajax this round, is incredible how they drop points in this game after win against Ajax in the past round, man you need to solidify that gap just after you made it, because now you have again Ajax breathing behind your neck and Ajax is much bigger than you.

About PSV - Feyenoord game, good game 4 goals, but with this it ended the race for title.

[fullhdpixel]

After todays game between PSV and Feyenoord that ended 2:2, it looks impossible for PSV not to win title. 10 points lead with 10 games remaining. They would have to lose 4 games and Feyenoord must win everything. And remaining calendar for PSV looks easy, most difficult opponents is AZ and Twente, but both games at home.
And I remind that they're still undefeated this season, and have great chance to end whole season in this way. And about today's game, that moment when draw at home isn't bad result at all.

With the current performance of PSV things are already settled for their title and now after this match we have no team who can stop PSV because they are undefeated into 24 games and their performance level is also currently at the top which is giving all view how strong they are in this season for the title.

Even now as things are going I have feeling most chances we will have these three teams at the top with same spots which are they currently holding because Feyenoord and Twente are doing impressive work for staying here and AZ Alkmaar and Ajax both lost their chances for the jump above specially Ajax which have another bad period now having 11 points difference from the Twente which is looking not possible for them to cut in coming ten matches.

[Jossque]

Although Ajax started the league badly, they managed to recover afterwards.They managed to get 3 points by defeating Utrecht, the form team of the last weeks, at home.We can say that Ajax, who played better than their opponent, deserved the win to the end.
Championship candidate PSV Eindhoven hosted another candidate Feyenoord at home. PSV, who led 1-0 in the early minutes, finished the first half with a 1-1 draw.In the second half, it started to be a tougher match and cards flew in the air for the first 15 minutes.Although Feyenoord managed to take the lead in the 61st minute, PSV scored the equalizer 10 minutes later and the match ended 2-2.If Feyenoord had won this match, at least they would still have a chance for the championship, but I think we can say that PSV is now the champion after not losing in this match.

[Volgastallion]

Although Ajax started the league badly, they managed to recover afterwards.They managed to get 3 points by defeating Utrecht, the form team of the last weeks, at home.We can say that Ajax, who played better than their opponent, deserved the win to the end.
Championship candidate PSV Eindhoven hosted another candidate Feyenoord at home. PSV, who led 1-0 in the early minutes, finished the first half with a 1-1 draw.In the second half, it started to be a tougher match and cards flew in the air for the first 15 minutes.Although Feyenoord managed to take the lead in the 61st minute, PSV scored the equalizer 10 minutes later and the match ended 2-2.If Feyenoord had won this match, at least they would still have a chance for the championship, but I think we can say that PSV is now the champion after not losing in this match.

I dont know if i can call that a recovery, just because they win a few matches against very weak teams. A team like Ajax needs to be at least in the top 3 and we cross the middle of the season and they still cant reach the fourth position , so yes is a recovery but not a real one, Ajax fans surely a truly dissapionted.

[Weawant]

I dont know if i can call that a recovery, just because they win a few matches against very weak teams. A team like Ajax needs to be at least in the top 3 and we cross the middle of the season and they still cant reach the fourth position , so yes is a recovery but not a real one, Ajax fans surely a truly dissapionted.

I don't know what exactly the disappointment is about because ajax has been doing tremendously well after they recovered from their poor from earlier this season, except you are expecting to see them at the top of the table already which is most definitely not going to happen because the point difference and gap away from PSV is just too much that the have got less time to be able to achieve such height before the end of the season which is just few weeks from now. They are just four points away from been amongst the top four teams on the table and it's very possible for them to get to the top four of only they could win two more games ahead, ajax for me has been putting the kind of efforts that should be productive except for the fact that they did not start on a good not from the beginning of the season so it's most definitely now looking like they are struggling to be at a position they would usually be before in their own kind of performance with which they were known for in the eredivisie league few seasons ago.

Let's hope they get better and be back to been able to be amongst top three next season or possibly winning the league title next season, I still trust Ajax to be able to get on their feet sooner than later to becoming the kind of team they were before now in the eredivisie league. Every season comes with its challenge and I think this is one of those challenging seasons for ajax already and they are trying to get it fixed.

[Koal-84]

I dont know if i can call that a recovery, just because they win a few matches against very weak teams. A team like Ajax needs to be at least in the top 3 and we cross the middle of the season and they still cant reach the fourth position , so yes is a recovery but not a real one, Ajax fans surely a truly dissapionted.

For Ajax it was a good round and Ajax could make up a few points on the next place, but whether fourth place still works out, AZ would have to have a weak phase. Of course the Ajax fans are very disappointed but this season is unfortunately the way it is.

PSV can't be caught anyway, Feyenoord will almost certainly secure second place..

[Slow death]

time doesn't take long to pass, there are only a few games left for the league to finish, in the case of ajax from what I said, ajax only has 9 games left, in those 9 games ajax will play against 2 very strong teams, I'm talking about twente and feyenoord who In my opinion, Ajax has a greater chance of losing in these 2 games. With this, Ajax would have 7 games to win and finish in 4th position, a task that will be very difficult to achieve if AZ is not losing, but AZ will have very difficult games in the remaining games that they have left until the end of the league. , so in my opinion ajax still has a chance of finishing in position 4. but unfortunately ajax has no chance of finishing in position 3, 2 and 1. this season ajax will not be able to achieve anything relevant and I suspect that in the season last time will also be difficult for ajax

I say this because this current Ajax squad is not strong enough to be able to fight for the title next season and I don't know if Ajax management has the money to make some important signings in this transfer window that will open in a few months, if the Ajax doesn't have a plan that consists of signing good players, so next season Ajax will be fighting just to stay in position 4 or positions lower than position 4, which is terrible for Ajax, which was a team that constantly dominated the league. Talking about PSV, well anyone can see that PSV will be champions this season, they had a very good season, they performed well and continue to maintain their good performance, and in this way they will be champions

And if the PSV management keeps most of the good players and the coach, then I see PSV and Feyenoord competing with each other next season to see which of these 2 teams will become champions, and a scenario that has a greater chance of happening in the next season. My opinion, because I don't see Ajax with this current squad being able to fight for the title next season. Twente also had a good season and in my opinion they deserve to finish in third place, I hope that next season they will get stronger and be able to fight for the title

[Koal-84]

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I agree, Ajax now only have a chance of finishing fourth, but they can't afford many more slip-ups. They have to win today in any case, I don't think AZ will lose against the team at the bottom of the table. If Ajax lose or only manage a draw, fourth place will soon no longer be realistic.

[Webetcoins]

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I agree, Ajax now only have a chance of finishing fourth, but they can't afford many more slip-ups. They have to win today in any case, I don't think AZ will lose against the team at the bottom of the table. If Ajax lose or only manage a draw, fourth place will soon no longer be realistic.

I was really optimistic about their chances for the third or fourth spot, but suddenly they are back in terrible which is surely going to have big impact on their end of this season as well because in last six games in Eredivisie they are having only one win which is surely the worst thing for them and now AZ Alkmaar is also back in good which is allowing them to stay at the fourth spot which is also good for them but Ajax surely try his best for ending at the fourth which is not easy but possible.

Ajax which is having most defeats in this season 7 and also conceded most goals at the top level with 45 is also giving how terrible they are in this season, and they needed to be overhauled of their strategy with selling of players also needed to be had on some level which not hurt their performance and progress into their league as well.