Topic: Eredivisie 23/24 - discussion thread - page 24. (Read 15973 times)

There are some good matches today.The most important match of the day will undoubtedly be the AZ Alkmaar-PSV Eindhoven clash.PSV have had the opportunity to continue without losing a point so far.PSV have 15 wins in 15 games in the league and will be looking to make it 16 wins in 16 games. Although being away is a disadvantage for them, we know that PSV has the potential to get 3 points in this match.Although AZ Alkmaar has been in poor form in recent weeks, it can be expected to show a resistance against PSV.We can expect this match to be high in terms of viewing pleasure because both teams have no problem scoring goals.

I also think if they continue to keep winning after winning then they will have a lot of potential to get second place at the end of the season. Among the teams in the Eredivise, Ajax is indeed one of the best. For this season, no one will doubt PSV's extraordinary performance with 15 wins without ever drawing or even losing. For Feyenoord, Az Alkmaar or Twente they are also very strong this season but if Ajax finds their form again then I think Ajax is stronger than these 3 teams.

I agree, Ajax is one of the best in Eredivisie and also in Europe as well now they are coming out of their bad time and their winning streak is getting long which is clearly indicating now things can take positive turn, and they will be at their best in next half of this season which will give them spot into top four with PSV and Feyenoord both are impressive and most chances they will keep momentum but AZ Alkmaar or Twente can give space.

PSV is clearly hot at the moment and their form is impressive which allow them to have spot into top 16 of the European round as well and AZ Alkmaar is already on decline which will help visitors to have all three points from this match and keep their spot at the top of league table.

If you look at the quality of the team, I think that Ajax really has the potential to rise to 2nd or 3rd place. I didn't say first place because it looks like PSV will win the Eredivise this year.
For the AZ vs PSV match I think everyone agrees PSV will win that match. It's just that we can bet on what the final score of the match will be. I bet it will only be a 1 goal difference because AZ is not a weak team in the Eredivise.

Even I am feeling completely different from you but still I am counting this game as one of the interesting in this round because AZ Alkmaar is having bad time they lost their last game in Conference League and their performance in this league is also not good in last few matches as they lost 8 points and now having chance to drop on fourth spot with Twente is also going to visit Sparta Rotterdam which is also one of the interesting matches in this round with after this round we will have 25 days winter break, so mostly teams will try to keep things on high note before this break so most chances PSV will win and go on break with undefeated in this season's first half.

There is no doubt things will be not easy for the both teams but currently PSV is surely having good depth into their team and their players are doing impressive job which giving them win after win and most chances they could be claim title before end of this season due to big difference of points due to the worst time of Ajax which was struggling and now trying to fight back for the top flight.

Ajax is proving themself that they have mentality to have turnaround from a poor phase of a season. This is what big clubs do when it matters. This positive change is remarkable as they climb from the bottom half to the fifth spot and secure a place in the Conference League. The recent win not only boosts their confidence but also sets a long positive journey in second half of the season. Looking at this trend, It wont be a surparise if they come to challenge for the tittle.

Ajax have a realistic chance to close the points gap with the teams above them, because they have an advantage situation with the competition among the top teams. And they have quality players who have showcased their potential in recent games, and their performance will be crucial in determining their position in the league standings. Ajax have overcome their worst start to the season with being in a position to build momentum. This resurgence delivers the fans thrilling encounters as Ajax aims to secure a higher spot in the league.

AZ players already came to this game without motivation, even if they won, they wouldn't be able to stay at the top and with the goal they conceded and then got a red card, everything got worse for them, but it's very strange to see that in this group they finished in third place, and in my opinion the only strong team in that group was Aston Villa, the rest of the other teams were weak, which in their leagues are not in the top position and are not big leagues and even so AZ did very poorly in this group. I agree with you, they are giving a bad image of Eredivisie teams in European competitions. Fortunately, PSV is managing to do well in the Eredivisie and in European competitions, they managed to move to another stage in the European Champions League, which puts more money in PSV's wallet.

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Today we had NEC game against Fortuna, on paper the difference between these two teams was not very big, with NEC in the last 5 games having managed to obtain 3 wins, 1 defeat and 1 draw. while his opponent, Fortune, managed to obtain 3 victories and 2 defeats. An interesting fact is that NEC came into this game with 3 consecutive victories, while Fortuna lost in the last game. What we saw on the field was NEC dominance, they managed to score 4 goals while Fortuna only scored 1 goal and consequently NEC won the game.

In my opinion, the most interesting game of this round would be this:

AZ - PSV

PSV, which is at the top of the table with an advantage of 10 points and is doing very well in European competitions and in the last 5 games they have not had any defeat and they are the only team in the league that has not yet lost in any game, they will play against a opponent who in the last 5 games had 2 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draw, in this game if PSV wins they may be able to increase their advantage if Feyenoord loses in their game, which would give PSV even more comfort in the next games. In my opinion PSV will win this game, but it won't be a very easy game for them

Ajax which was at the bottom but now back into their best and already at the fifth spot with their last night win bring them into Conference league as well which is positive change and from here now we can expect next half of the season is going to be entertaining because currently they are 11 points behind second spotted Feyenoord with just 9 points behind AZ Alkmaar which is at the third spot, and they are having good quality players and their performance could be vital in coming matches for having best spot after worst start of this season even all four teams are playing impressive game but still now it's time for the Ajax to create pace some themselves which is possible.

    Ajax have not been at their best performances but they've definitely been winning games and have been consistent to it. Definitely a coach has his own impact in a team, once the head is faulty, there'll always be loopholes. It means a lot for a team to get victorious consecutively in a row and for Ajax, that's caused a gradual improvement regardless not doubting that they still have to put in more work. They've got players no doubt but the squad needs to be better, Ajax is a team better than a narrow win, at the moment though, finding the right player who's top and ready in all areas to give that competitive capacity in both the domestic league and the European leagues will be hard.

 Every team won't want to loose their kept men and every player that's be free are the ones that weren't so solid for the team. It's quite expensive to get for a team a high valued player no doubt and Ajax management may not likely be up to the task and it's going to be unsafe to settle for a less standard player, their winning consistency is good but they just have to find a way to stop the wins from occuring through a narrow means. The coach is good at what he does but he has to improve himself and the team too, once all the necessary characteristics needed are in place, then it'll be an easy ride for Ajax

Ajax is a big team in the league, they have had difficulties this season, but with their recent form I think the 9 points separating them from the 3rd placed team is really nothing. Ajax has a good history of winning multiple games at a stretch, they have the resources to add more quality players to their squad in the January transfer window which the other teams don't really have. Ajax will end the season in the top 3 standing.

What a bad performance yesterday from Az Alkmark in european competitions, this only makes a bad image of the league in europe, and losing some important points in the anual ranking of UEFA. For luck PSV is doing great, and Ajax yesterday at least secure a spot in Conference.

Nijmegen vs sittard is going to be an interesting one tonight considering that recently Nijmegen has really been putting up some fairly nice performance which one could consider good improvement but then I can't tell for sure if they are better than sittard in form and strength, both teams are literally after each other on the table.

Nijmegenhas got 18 points and won two, lost two and drew one of their last five games staying at the 10th position on the table, meanwhile sittard has won three lost one and drew one in their last five games with 19 points on the table at the 9th position, so both teams are literally a point apart and who so ever wins will be four points ahead but if they draw they will still maintain their pase. According to the H2H stats, both team have mostly drew in most of their meetings so it's possible such could repeat itself.  Ajax has now ascended to the fifth position on the table and it's definitely a good feet for them as they have lost only one in their last six games .

Last season NEC was in 12th position at the end of the season and currently they are in 10th position. That is not a great improvement when compared to last season. Because there could be a change in position in the second half of the season. I just heard about the NEC club and they are a mediocre team so I rarely hear news about them. Let's wait and see how they perform at the end of the season, whether they can enter the top 10 or not.

It seems I missed some important points that escaped my attention. I know that Akax is a very extraordinary team but to be honest I rarely watch the Eredivise unless it's a top club match. It seems that what you say is true, it seems that the difference of 9 points is not too far for a team like Ajax in the League. If you look at the previous season's records, I think they will be able to place themselves in the top 3 in the Eredivise again this season.

It is a very significant difference in the league in general unless the team that is trying to make up for it is called Ajax Amsterdam. If it was the other way around, nobody here would say that it is not significant if Ajax Amsterdam was 9 points ahead. I think in this case it is how the table is set up and everyone knows what Ajax Amsterdam has been able to do in some of the seasons in the past. They can go on a winning streak of something like 8 games or so and then they would have probably caught up with Alkmaar and Twente.

Ajax have not been at their best performances but they've definitely been winning games and have been consistent to it, definitely a coach has his own impact in a team, once the head is faulty, there'll always be loopholes. It means a lot for a team to get victorious consecutively in a row and for Ajax, that's caused a gradual improvement regardless not doubting that they still have to put in more work. They've got players no doubt but the squad needs to be better, Ajax is a team better than a narrow win, at the moment though, finding the right player who's top and ready in all areas to give that competitive capacity in both the domestic league and the European leagues will be hard.

 Every team won't want to loose their kept men and every player that's be free are the ones that weren't so solid for the team. It's quite expensive to get for a team a high valued player no doubt and Ajax management may not likely be up to the task and it's going to be unsafe to settle for a less standard player, their winning consistency is good but they just have to find a way to stop the wins from occuring through a narrow means. The coach is good at what he does but he has to improve himself and the team too, once all the necessary characteristics needed are in place, then it'll be an easy ride for Ajax.

It could be true as you have said. But I think teams like Twente and AZ Alkmaar are no longer mediocre teams. I don't really follow developments in the Eredivise but what differentiates between the best and mediocre teams is whether they have good squad depth or not. If I look at the previous two seasons, I see that Twente and Alkmaar are quite strong teams. But still, as you said, a difference of 9 points is not a big difference in eredivise.

Speaking of Ajax, yesterday they played against Sparta Rotterda and managed to win the game and with this victory Ajax moves to position number 5 and they are very close to being in the positions that guarantee a place for European competitions, a funny fact and that just a few months ago ajax was at the bottom of the table fighting to get out of the relegation zone and today when I look at this image:



I keep thinking about how a team's coach is the most important part and makes a big difference, Ajax has gone 7 consecutive games without losing in the Eredivisie, although in some games they have won thanks to penalties, like the last game and the game From yesterday, they are improving and I agree with you that they will need to sign good players if they want to have a squad capable of competing with teams like PSV, but the question here will be whether they have the funds to make signings or whether they will be lucky to get good players for a very low price, the market in recent times has turned towards the Saudi league, that is, players close to retirement and those who do not have much chance of being able to play for a big team move to Saudi Arabia

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yesterday AZ played against almere, in a game that on paper AZ was seen as the favorite to win the game, this is because their opponents were not strong, with only 1 victory in the last 4 games, almere came into this game with 3 games without winning, while AZ came from 2 defeats in the last 4 games and needed to win in this game to remain at the top, with Ajax quickly approaching the top, some teams like AZ and Twente will not have rest, the pressure will become more strong as Ajax wins, so AZ needed a victory and they managed to win the game comfortably. they managed to score 4 goals and only conceded 1 goal

The next matches are against PEC Zwolle and Go Aheads. There we will be able to see whether Ajax has returned to their positive trend and is gradually winning. But honestly, Ajax is a team that has a winning mentality. They can return to the top of the fight. Although I'm not sure they will be able to get first place, at least Ajax will get a place to qualify for the Champions League next season.

Ajax could have a come back from their poor form especially as they’re once champions and know the inside out of how to achieve success in this league. With quite a huge number of games, I think they should be given an opportunity on a run to close in on the point gap, at least the league hasn't gone very far and they still have the January window to bluster their team with new signings.

 Ajax have tried to capitalize on errors that have gotten them all 3 points and these points gathered could see them slowly climbing up the log. Now teams who aren’t that up to quality, when they play Ajax they tend to seem shaky and Ajax will sure capitalize on that, I think they'll try their possible best to atleast get to the top of the battle.