tallery1164: I know! All the good teams (Ajax, Feyenoord, FC Twente, etc.) have been knocked out in the third or fourth round. And 1st place would indeed be a realistic goal for this season
Interesting start to February
PSV-ADO Den Haag (02-02-2014) Line-Ups:Boljevic has turned 18, so I can finally use him in the first team. I’m very excited!
PSV-ADO Den Haag Summary:
My Comments:
A winnable match, against a team that has been overperforming this season. In the second half, I decided to play Boljevic for the first time ever. He didn't really impress me, but that's understandable, he got a 6,7 rating. Man of the match was Locadia, who got us the win in this match. He got rated a 7,1.
PSV-NAC (07-02-2014) Line-Ups:
Some small injuries and some yellow card bans, so I had to be creative for this match
PSV-NAC Summary:
My Comments:
Another winnable match, if you look at the table. This match, I decided to start Boljevic for the first time. But he was very nervous, and didn't play very well. Because of that, I decided to sub him off at half time. It was a pretty bland match, until Depay decided to just score a hattrick. I am more than pleased with Depay's performances this year, and it'll be hard to keep hold of such a player. Depay obviously got himself the man of the match award, with a 9,2.
Ajax-PSV (12-02-2014) Line-Ups:
We’re kind of lucky, as Ajax’s first two keepers (Cillessen and Vermeer) are both out with an injury
Ajax-PSV Summary:
My Comments:
The match of the season, we had to get at least a draw if we wanted to keep a good lead on Feyenoord and Ajax. I knew it would be a hard match, considering the injury of Narsingh and Schaars, and even with these two players, it’s the hardest match of the season. And you could see the team struggling without the two, we were outplayed by Ajax. And when they scored the 1-0, I wasn’t really that upset. Luckily Memphis Depay salvaged a, potentially valuable, point for us. I didn’t send the players in with the task to win, but to tire Ajax out and try to get a point. This tactic worked, and although it was totally undeserved, I’m pretty happy with the point. What doesn’t pleases me, is the 4 to 5 month injury of Matavz. I’ll have to look for a striker this summer, for now Alex Schalk is my 2nd striker.
Eredivisie Standings on 12-02-2014:
After the draw, we’ve still got quite a comfortable lead in the league. This is because Feyenoord also dropped some points. All in all, I’m very happy with how things are going at the moment!