Topic: Eredivisie 23/24 - discussion thread - page 17. (Read 15944 times)

This must be their source as I have found some information on ESPN: http://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/675480

The record of 17 straight wins also belonged to PSV in 1988. PSV were about to improve this record by reaching 18 wins this time but Utrecht didn't let them. It must be a little sad for the team to miss such record by inches but there is no problem for them anyway. Because Feyenoord are like 10 points behind. 

Yes, Ajax really had a great run in the 2021/2022 season. However their biggest win streak was only 7 matches. 

PSV's dropping of point isn't appearing to be as a surprise but I didn't expect it with as small team as Utrecht because PSV played much better in that game, even had more chances much better than Utrecht did, Utrecht was lucky after which they safeguarded their goal. It's okay to drop point at a time because you can't stay 100% throughout the season, PSV still have a very good distance away from the team at the second position with about 10points difference so they are still very safe even with the draw gotten against Utrecht, Ajax's improvement is definitely getting them somewhere before the end of the season.

It's very much possible Ajax gets to the third position on the table because they have been able to maintain a good winning record of which if the still maintain they can get to the third position soon but getting to the first is almost impossible this season.

PSV Eindhoven had to finally break their good run.By good run, I mean that they lost their winning streak.PSV drew 1-1 away to Utrecht in the league and thus suffered their first point loss in the league.We cannot say that they played better than their opponent because Utrecht played just as well to win.Utrecht stopped their opponent's winning streak and got an important 1 point for themselves and for the other teams in the championship race.
Ajax, on the other hand, have continued their recovery in recent weeks. They had a bad start to the season but they have managed to turn it around with wins in recent weeks. With this win, they have been undefeated for 10 weeks.

PSV dropped points for the first time this season with the draw. Ajax are now slowly getting back into form and have caught up with AZ with another win, if Twente and AZ continue to drop points I don't think it's impossible that Ajax could still finish third after this bad start to the season, would have been unthinkable a few games ago.

Which page did you look at? Two years ago Ajax also had an exceptional season.

I was seeing more closely the table of position and figured that Utrech is the "tie or draw" team haha, they have 7 draws in this season, only NEC nijmegen has 7 draw also, its quite strange to see two teams in so few games having 7 draws.

I see this after the Utrech draw agains the OP PSV

I can say that AZ Alkmaar's performance has declined and they have performed poorly in the last few matches. Ajax has a chance to go to the European league next season but I think they will be below Twente. Twente's defeat in the match with NEC cannot be a sign that their performance has declined. NEC is a team in the top 10 and it is natural that they are in good form. At the moment Ajax are doing very well and Twente have only lost once in the last five games so I think the end of the season will belong to PSV and Feyenoord in second place. I'm sure Twente will be able to maintain its position but I don't know how Ajax will perform in the future.

Ajax won today though against a very easy opponent but we must still credit Ajax for their win because it isn’t easy. Now they’re 3 points away from an European spot and we must commend the team for how they fought through their bad days to getting to top 5.

 Now AZ Alkmaar who’re above Ajax fell to a draw which we all knew would happen because I don’t think AZ will be a big instant for Ajax especially with an European spot in sight. Twente is another team that could come down; with these teams I’m very confident on Ajax getting an European spot for next season.

 For the league, I see PSV already as champions every other team have to battle for 2nd to 4th spot because PSV have been unbeaten in the league and have cemented their spot up there. Well kudos to Ajax as we watch what happens in the next few weeks of game play. They've fought so hard to get to the position they're currently and I'm pretty sure that they'll be in a better position in weeks to come.

clearly PSV will easily win the eredevisie dutch league. because currently the distance with 2nd place feyenord is 10 points. and psv's squad is far more sparkling and complete than feyenord rotterdam's squad. 10points is quite a distance so it will be relaxed and easy for psv to win the dutch league.

Today Boussaid's 53rd minute goal for enough for the Utrecht to have steal one point from leaders PSV and also break their 17 matches winning streak with this draw but still I am also having not doubt bout their performance in coming weeks with as they are currently playing most chances they will keep things at the top and not allow any challenger to give them tough challenge Feyenoord is having 10 points difference and in next round they are going to host Twente which is currently at the third spot, but things can go problematic for them in coming weeks which will allow other teams to have better spot but for the top spot in coming 16 matches things are not easy and this year we are going to have PSV as the leaders and winners without any doubt but nothing is surely about next season as we have too many unpredictable things happening in all leagues.

Today's games had surprising results. Ajax is back to its winning spirit, today once again Ajax won in a game in which they played against RKC who are currently in the last 3 positions of the table with 14 points and have a streak of 5 games without winning, They were a very easy opponent for Ajax, who knew how to take advantage of this game. Ajax managed to score 4 goals and only conceded 1 goal. With this victory, Ajax is in position number 5 and there are only 3 points left for Ajax to reach the team that currently occupies the position that would allow Ajax to remain in European competitions. This is a great achievement for Ajax, who until a few months ago were so far behind in the table that it seemed mission impossible for them to gain access to European competitions.

while Ajax is celebrating their victory and the fact that they are close to the access zones for European competitions, AZ must not be happy about Ajax's victory. This is because AZ drew in their game and with this draw they have 3 consecutive games without winning and are targets of being passed by Ajax if they lose in the next game. Looking at AZ's performance drop, I highly doubt that eventually ajax won't bypass them and take their place. another team that is also not doing well and that must not be looking favorably on this Ajax victory and Twente who lost in their game against NEC

with this defeat twente has 37 points while ajax has 31 points, if twente loses in the next games I believe that ajax could be able to occupy third place at the end of the league. Now it is no longer impossible for this to happen. Now talking about the top, honestly I see PSV as champions, I think it is very difficult for any team to be able to overcome PSV in the table. Feyenoord has been inconsistent at times, which is why I think it is difficult for Feyenoord to become champions, but in football everything is possible, if Ajax managed to get from the bottom of the table to currently be in 5th position, then it is also still possible that some team beats PSV and becomes champion

No doubt all is not well even you are having performance like we have from PSV in last few weeks they have to drop points and this happen against a team which is living above relegation zone but still things are under their control, and they have no threat from any team for their title chances in few other top flight matches we have few surprises as Twente and AZ Alkmaar both drop points opening space for the Ajax to have third spot until end of this season because now after this round they are having six points difference from the Twente which is going to visit Feyenoord and any result less than win is surely going to have problem for them.

Today Ajax having impressive win against Waalwijk which is surely giving them good confidence for the better performance in coming matches and recover from their worst start of this season with having better results in and good end.

I don't think what happened in the premier league last season can happen here. The level of competition in the premier league is not the same here, so I don't see any chance that PSV will lose the top spot. Despite the big advantage PSV have they are still playing very well and getting more wins. They are not even showing any sign of slowing down.

Well seems like the majority of the teams after the break drop points against weaker teams, now Ajax is playing so lets see how they do, until now they are winning.

That is the thing with breaks and restart you are not gonna be the same as before, but wellthat aplies to both to be good or better than before or to become worst than before.

Well, it had to happen sooner or later. No matter how good you're, it's almost impossible to have perfect record after whole season, unless it's very weak league. Yes, they still can end season undefeated, but I don't believe that it will happen. Still, this result isn't much threat for them in fight for title, but few more similar results and everything will be interesting again.
Meanwhile, Feyenoord got difficult win against Vitesse, though they dominated game. Now they're 10 points behind PSV.
Ajax is playing with Waalvijk and result is 1:1 after 25 minutes
Yesterday we had 2 unexpected results - Twente loss against Nijmegen and AZ ended 2:2 with Zwolle.

Feyenoord is by the game against vites which is in the last minute going to closen the gap between them and PSV who is at the top spot on the table with ten points ahead of them,and of course it still a very wide gap to cover up which will require so much of consistent winnings to be able to close that gap and have a chance to be at the top.

I like the liveliness of the game as feyenoord were able to not only win but had a good possession and more goal attempts than the host team Vitesse, feyenoord got their first goal in the first half which was followed by an equalizer from the host team Vitesse in the second half, the game is already passed the 100th minutes so far but feyenoord is still maintain the lead with their second goal the got in the second half, feyenoord has always won the host team in most of their meeting I just hope the don't end this in a draw because it's already passed the regular time and even added minutes yet the game hasn't ended.

The Eredivise is competitive no doubt and consistency works very much for the teams there. It's winter season and so the teams ought to brace up to gain enough grounds ahead of post winter break. PSV and Ajax are doing explicitly well in the league as they've been able to keep up with game victories too. For Alkmaar, they're lagging behind and it's really taking toll on them and their points on the league table too. They've just got to find a balance and get back to their pace.

 Their league isn't even as competitive as other European leagues as there are just a few teams that are tough in their play. They can still meet up with points and stay at a good spot on the table too. Congrats to Ajax and PSV, they're good and are growing better gradually regardless of the little loopholes that they're having too.The second half of the season may likely take different turn in the league as it's believed that the various team managers will make new and better strategies to increase team's performance too.

Whoops! Spoke too soon. PSV's winning streak has come to an end after 17 games as they drew 1-1  against Utrecht. They just needed this win to get past the record set in 87/88 Eredivisie season, by themselves and a few others.

Psv is showing an incredible performance. I guess such a performance has not been experienced in the Dutch league for a long time. They are currently playing their 18th match and are leading 1-0. If they win this match, they will have 18 wins in 18 matches. I think they won't give up leadership for a long time. Moreover, if they continue like this, they can declare their championship early. This year is definitely their year.

  No sarcasm intended here, but where did you get this magical crystal ball from that told you PSV will win the Eredivisie title?

But seriously, PSV is playing a season like I have never seen it before I think. I think I asked this before, but has there ever been a start like this for any team in the history of the Eredivisie?



I did a quick search and found this. Ok this means PSV Eindhoven can break the record with the next game if they win it. A draw would not break the record if we take the goal difference into account, which would be appropriate to be as precise as possible here. But it is amazing to see these numbers.

I understand that by the point difference between PSV and other teams in the eredivisie saying that PSv has all the chances to win the league due to their dominance isn't out of place, they are twelve points ahead of feyenoord and twenty three points ahead of Ajax who is at the fifth position, but then some how I still think it isn't yet absolute that PSV is winning the eredivisie this season because last season we had similar experience in the premier league when it was almost very absolute that Arsenal will win the premier league and yet they ended up finishing below the first position but were still amongst top four, it's possible if PSV suffers any form of set back at this time feyenoord will quickly move to the top of the table, there's still a good number of weeks to the end of the season so anything can still happen but PSV has got a better chance.

Ajax can't be really seen as that bad because if you check their performance much earlier and now you will see great improvement and it's very possible they can get to be amongst the top four team because they are at the fifth position a step away from top four.