Topic: Eredivisie 23/24 - discussion thread - page 96. (Read 16213 times)
Feyenoord - Ajax game today was really important for both teams and Ajax finished the game happily by defeating their opponent by 2-0. But it was a really awkward game at the same time. Both teams were very incapable of finding the target. Ajax must be thankful that they somehow managed to win. PSV also destroyed Waalwijk by 4-1 and kept their lead thanks to this win.
PSV did their homework and are now very well positioned at the top of the table together with Ajax. I am pretty sure they will be pushing each other for optimal performances in the coming weeks after Christmas. This will be a close race for rank 1 until the very end I guess.
Correct, the loser of this round is clearly Feyenoord. PSV and Ajax won their games easily and Ajax even won the direct duel. But Feyenoord is not far behind and can easily make up the points should Ajax or PSV fail to win their games. So the championship remains exciting, very good for us fans.
PSV did their homework and are now very well positioned at the top of the table together with Ajax. I am pretty sure they will be pushing each other for optimal performances in the coming weeks after Christmas. This will be a close race for rank 1 until the very end I guess.
At the moment things are looking good for Ajax, the statistics and the raw data of possession and passing accuracy are in Ajax's favour, but of course a one-goal lead is not much and the last 25 minutes will still be exciting. But it's about leading the table.
PSV have a big opportunity ahead today. Because they have a very easy match vs Waalwijk away. And before that match, Feyenoord are going to be hosting Ajax. These teams both lost points last week and PSV have taken the lead thanks to this. In this match, I haven't any doubt that both teams will fight for a win. But I think we will see a draw at the end and both of them will score a goal at least.
This game day is of massive importance to PSV Eindhoven. I don't really like the Eredivisie that much, but the competition between PSV and Ajax is exciting. Nobody would have thought after Ajax Amsterdam's start that PSV would take the lead after half of the season. Now that Ajax is facing Feyenoord today, PSV can win some big points in regards to the Champions League qualification and also in regards to the fight for the overall Championship.
In the recent times, I have been just enjoying the tough competition among the top three teams: Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord. The drop in Ajax's form some time ago was really good for me in some way because the competition level started getting higher now. And after the last games, PSV have even taken the first position in the league standings which is more interesting to see. We weren't seeing such scenario for a long time as Ajax were dominating the league most of the time. I wonder if there will be a new champion this time.
The top three teams are already far ahead of the others after leaving only fifteen weeks behind in the Eredivisie. And there is one point gap each between Ajax-Feyenoord and Feyenoord-PSV. I'm dreaming of this rivalry to continue to the end. But I'm aware that Ajax still have the potential to start pulling away at some point. It is up to Feyenoord and PSV to prevent Ajax from doing that.
It's currently a really head to head race of the 3 teams, Feyenoord is somewhat surprising for me but very good when 3 teams can fight for the title. Last weekend Ajax has lost surprisingly for me and Feyenoord only played a draw and PSV is with the victory at the top of the table, what more do you want as a fan?
Ajax has also drawn a feasible lot in the round of 16 and think that Ajax will get a great attention to the two games against Benfica.
After so many weeks, the leader of the Eredivisie has changed finally. Ajax and Feyenoord made important point losses yesterday. They both were the highly dominant teams of their games but it didn't reflect on the result positively. Ajax lost to AZ by 1-2 and Feyenoord got a 1-1 draw. PSV played their game after these teams and the opponent was Nijmegen. This game was also ending by 1-1 nearly but PSV managed to score in the 90th minute and won. And now they are the leader.
I assume that the result Ajax got against AZ Alkmaar today was a very surprising one for most of you. Ajax controlled the game most of the time and they were even more dominant in the second half. But all of the goals came in this half and Ajax couldn't hinder the 1-2 loss in Amsterdam. And Feyenoord also got an unsatisfying result against Groningen by 1-1. They have equal points with Ajax now and Ajax are keeping their lead. However, we are in the last minutes of the Nijmegen - PSV game and there is a 1-1 tie. If PSV score the winner, they will be the new leader by one point. Otherwise, they will be one point behind at the third position.
I guess these are the games that will in the end decide who becomes the champions. All of the top teams will have games like these where you dominate 90 minutes but you can't just score and then concede a deadly goal. Ajax won't lose many games this season, but maybe even 3 - 4 are enough in order for the contenders to take their chance.
PSV is in 1st position now, they have already beat Ajax. Maybe because they were out from the Uefa euro league, give them chance to focus on Eredivisie only.
I assume that the result Ajax got against AZ Alkmaar today was a very surprising one for most of you. Ajax controlled the game most of the time and they were even more dominant in the second half. But all of the goals came in this half and Ajax couldn't hinder the 1-2 loss in Amsterdam. And Feyenoord also got an unsatisfying result against Groningen by 1-1. They have equal points with Ajax now and Ajax are keeping their lead. However, we are in the last minutes of the Nijmegen - PSV game and there is a 1-1 tie. If PSV score the winner, they will be the new leader by one point. Otherwise, they will be one point behind at the third position.
I guess these are the games that will in the end decide who becomes the champions. All of the top teams will have games like these where you dominate 90 minutes but you can't just score and then concede a deadly goal. Ajax won't lose many games this season, but maybe even 3 - 4 are enough in order for the contenders to take their chance.
I assume that the result Ajax got against AZ Alkmaar today was a very surprising one for most of you. Ajax controlled the game most of the time and they were even more dominant in the second half. But all of the goals came in this half and Ajax couldn't hinder the 1-2 loss in Amsterdam. And Feyenoord also got an unsatisfying result against Groningen by 1-1. They have equal points with Ajax now and Ajax are keeping their lead. However, we are in the last minutes of the Nijmegen - PSV game and there is a 1-1 tie. If PSV score the winner, they will be the new leader by one point. Otherwise, they will be one point behind at the third position.
interesting weekend, after successful mid-week matches for Ajax and Feyenoord and PSV fiasco in Spain
Ajax has home match with AZ, that could be an issue, but probably goals are seen there for sure, since AZ does not play bus in front of the goal
Feyenoord had to play good to win in Groningen, while PSV is playing Nijmegen
Ajax has home match with AZ, that could be an issue, but probably goals are seen there for sure, since AZ does not play bus in front of the goal
Feyenoord had to play good to win in Groningen, while PSV is playing Nijmegen
Ajax wont have an easy match against AZ,but watched AZ against Randers they played pretty bad while Ajax is in really good form in all competitions. I think we can expect and intresting match between this two teams,but i think Ajax will win for sure this match.
yeah, AZ won in Amsterdam
what was expected as an easy round for top three came as total surprise, Ajax lost home match with AZ, Feyenoord took only point in Groningen, and PSV just scored an equalizer against Nijmegen, it is 1:1 at the moment
PSV now has a chance to take the top in last 10 minutes, what was impossible after 0:5 against Ajax few rounds ago
What a hell of a surprise guys! I mean it was an insanely close game all the time and AZ got lucky here and there, but a win is a win. I would say congratulations to all those who bet on a win for AZ in Amsterdam!
Anyone had the guts? interesting weekend, after successful mid-week matches for Ajax and Feyenoord and PSV fiasco in Spain
Ajax has home match with AZ, that could be an issue, but probably goals are seen there for sure, since AZ does not play bus in front of the goal
Feyenoord had to play good to win in Groningen, while PSV is playing Nijmegen
Ajax has home match with AZ, that could be an issue, but probably goals are seen there for sure, since AZ does not play bus in front of the goal
Feyenoord had to play good to win in Groningen, while PSV is playing Nijmegen
Ajax wont have an easy match against AZ,but watched AZ against Randers they played pretty bad while Ajax is in really good form in all competitions. I think we can expect and intresting match between this two teams,but i think Ajax will win for sure this match.
yeah, AZ won in Amsterdam
what was expected as an easy round for top three came as total surprise, Ajax lost home match with AZ, Feyenoord took only point in Groningen, and PSV just scored an equalizer against Nijmegen, it is 1:1 at the moment
PSV now has a chance to take the top in last 10 minutes, what was impossible after 0:5 against Ajax few rounds ago
interesting weekend, after successful mid-week matches for Ajax and Feyenoord and PSV fiasco in Spain
Ajax has home match with AZ, that could be an issue, but probably goals are seen there for sure, since AZ does not play bus in front of the goal
Feyenoord had to play good to win in Groningen, while PSV is playing Nijmegen
Ajax has home match with AZ, that could be an issue, but probably goals are seen there for sure, since AZ does not play bus in front of the goal
Feyenoord had to play good to win in Groningen, while PSV is playing Nijmegen
Ajax wont have an easy match against AZ,but watched AZ against Randers they played pretty bad while Ajax is in really good form in all competitions. I think we can expect and intresting match between this two teams,but i think Ajax will win for sure this match.
interesting weekend, after successful mid-week matches for Ajax and Feyenoord and PSV fiasco in Spain
Ajax has home match with AZ, that could be an issue, but probably goals are seen there for sure, since AZ does not play bus in front of the goal
Feyenoord had to play good to win in Groningen, while PSV is playing Nijmegen
Ajax has home match with AZ, that could be an issue, but probably goals are seen there for sure, since AZ does not play bus in front of the goal
Feyenoord had to play good to win in Groningen, while PSV is playing Nijmegen
Relatively easy games for the top three this weekend. It is all about the teams making some easy mistake in the league before they meet head to head. Very close to each other despite Ajax Amsterdam having these astounding stats. Probably comes down to the head to head matches as they don't seem to be leaving many points on the table against other teams.
The top three teams are already far ahead of the others after leaving only fifteen weeks behind in the Eredivisie. And there is one point gap each between Ajax-Feyenoord and Feyenoord-PSV. I'm dreaming of this rivalry to continue to the end. But I'm aware that Ajax still have the potential to start pulling away at some point. It is up to Feyenoord and PSV to prevent Ajax from doing that.
Ajax played a home match against Willem II yesterday. And they demolished Willem II by a score like 5-0 easily. Maybe Willem II started nicely to the season but they didn't have anything to do against Ajax here in this away match. There is a very visible gap between these two teams and I wouldn't expect a different thing to happen. Maybe Ajax can pull a little away from one of the closest teams that follow them in the standings.
The current season Ajax is really superior and the proof is that they managed to dominate the current position table with only one defeat from 15 matches.apart from that they also dominate the UCL position table as well and in fact they have never experienced a defeat even though it is proof that ajax currently cannot be underestimated.
At the start of the Eradivisie I actually saw the Willem II's performance as promising but for now they are really messed up. Their last 6 matches (Eradivisie & KNVB) have all been lost which saw them drop deep into the mid-table
Well even if Willem performed well, they wouldn't have the tiniest chance to compete with Amsterdam over the course of a whole season. PSV is probably the only team that could stay close behind Amsterdam, but it all depends on Amsterdam and whether they are going to make mistakes or not.
PSV are very good but I now prefer Feyenord's game and indeed they are doing quite well at the moment.
But maybe for now we might see ajax back who was on top at the end of the season
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Yes, but in the Champions League Ajax has another wonderful advantage compared to most other teams: nobody expects anything from them. Nobody expects them to reach the finals or to even win the CL. They can just play their very best and then see how far that best paired with a little bit of luck maybe, will get them. I think they are going to play a serious role in the final round in the CL for a good while.
Yes, but in the Champions League Ajax has another wonderful advantage compared to most other teams: nobody expects anything from them. Nobody expects them to reach the finals or to even win the CL. They can just play their very best and then see how far that best paired with a little bit of luck maybe, will get them. I think they are going to play a serious role in the final round in the CL for a good while.
not sure about that, I think that fans expect at least QF from Ajax, and that would not be easy for them
they are playing great in the group stage, but it is really up to draw in kick-out rounds, and that could be a booger for Ajax, if they draw some really hard opponent in next rounds, first kick-out round should be easy, since they will start from top spot, but after that anything can happen
Sure I am not saying it is easy for them or nobody has expectations, fans always have at least hope. If they are realistic, they won't have as much expectations in Amsterdam as the fans do in Paris or Munich. Ajax almost made it to the final two years ago if they didn't concede the goal in the 96th minute in the semis. I believe that they can cause trouble to every single team in the final round of the CL.
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