The Club of the People: Feyenoord Rotterdam

An absolutely tremendous start to the season, well done! Looking like you'll certainly put a strong case for winning the league title, and European progression looks likely!

2017-05-20 17:51#242756 Justice : An absolutely tremendous start to the season, well done! Looking like you'll certainly put a strong case for winning the league title, and European progression looks likely!

Yeah a great start, even though I feel I am yet to find a tactic that really works for this crop of players! European progression would be fantastic, most importantly to boost our co-efficient so that if we finish second and have to go through the Qualifying Rounds for the Champions League we get a better draw.

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29 September 2016

Feyenoord Make It Two Wins From Two In Group G

On Matchday 2 of the UEFA Europa League Group Stage, Feyenoord made it two wins from two, although their victory wasn’t without it’s difficulties as they bounced back from an early goal to seal a 3-2 win over Belarussian side BATE. It came on a night when 11 goals flew in over the 2 games in Group G, as Astra Giurgiu and Shakhtar Donetsk shared a 3-3 draw in Romania, to ensure that Feyenoord moved two points clear at the top of the 4 team group.

Vitaliy Rodionov gave the visitors the lead at de Kuip after just 13 minutes as BATE managed to get in behind the Feyenoord defence with the forward sweeping the ball home to give the visitors a surprising lead after Feyenoord had peppered their goal with chances in the opening exchanges. However the lead lasted just six minutes as Tonny Vilhena levelled from outside the penalty area in the 19th minute before just 6 minutes later central defender Eric Botteghin headed home from close range to put the Dutch side in control of the tie. Vilhena added his second of the game ten minutes after the break with another powerful effort, this time just inside the area. BATE rarely threatened in the second half as Feyenoord saw the game out but the home side will be disappointed to have conceded a second goal through Yan Ivchenko with minutes left on the clock, although this was to be the final action of the game as it ended 3-2 at de Kuip.

Manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst spoke to the Dutch media after the game, praising his sides spirit and ability to come from behind. ”We were stunned to go behind to be quite honest, we were the better team throughout the course of the game so we were left feeling a little shell shocked when they took the lead. Fortunately the boys have got good heads on them and they managed to pull us back into the tie and go on and win the game which means we’re in a very good position moving forward in the Europa League.”

A great win for your side there, BATE are a tough side to break down. It looks increasingly likely you'll be topping your group.

2017-05-21 21:05#242796 ScottT : A great win for your side there, BATE are a tough side to break down. It looks increasingly likely you'll be topping your group.

6 from 6 should give us a great chance especially when Shakhtar aren't up to pace yet, ill be disappointed if we don't go on and top it from here!

Going to scout this Rick guy for Celtic lol

Very strong going in Europe, and you seem to have the upper hand in the league too! With Dirk returning from injury in the near future, there is plenty of reason for optimism of Feyenoord's trophy chances this season! Win big, win many.

Fantastic month for you there and that point against Ajax, away from home, could prove to be vital later on this season!

2017-05-22 12:54#242808 MJK46 : Going to scout this Rick guy for Celtic lol

He has been nothing short of brilliant for me so far and I imagine you'd be able to pick him up quite cheap!

2017-05-22 17:26#242815 Justice : Very strong going in Europe, and you seem to have the upper hand in the league too! With Dirk returning from injury in the near future, there is plenty of reason for optimism of Feyenoord's trophy chances this season! Win big, win many.

Great European campaign so far and great Eredivisie campaign too! Kuyt coming back will be a huge boost and hopefully he can keep adding the goals too! Confident of securing silverware, quietly confident that is!

2017-05-22 18:33#242824 ScottT : Fantastic month for you there and that point against Ajax, away from home, could prove to be vital later on this season!

Thanks man, was really hoping we'd go on to beat them and we had our chances but like you say a point away in Amsterdam could be huge!

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12 October 2016

Basacikoglu Stunner Sends Feyenoord Through

A stunning goal from Turkish winger Bilal Basacikoglu was enough to send Feyenoord through to the Third Round of the KNVB Beker, despite having thrown a 2 goal lead away during the course of the game. Despite the disappointment of losing a comfortable lead after a spirited fightback from MVV Maastricht, Feyenoord managed to rally themselves and a brilliant strike from Basacikoglu was enough to secure a 3-2 victory that earnt their place in the next round of the competition won last season by the Rotterdam club.

It took just 18 minutes for the KNVB Beker holders to take the lead as Marko Vejinovic curled a beautifully flighted free kick into the top corner to make it 1-0. The lead was soon doubled as Jens Toornstra collected the ball after Eljero Elia’s fine piece of control before surging towards the penalty area and firing the ball low and hard past the goalkeeper to make it 2-0. A poor piece of defending though saw Kelechi Nwakali tap in at the near post to reduce the deficit before the break giving MVV Maastricht a lifeline in tie and the second tier side soon had their equaliser as Thomas Verheijdt’s speculative effort was able to creep under Brad Jones to level the scores and give Maastricht a real chance of going through. However Bilal Basacikogly took matters into his own hands as he surged forward in the 72nd minute, striking the ball hard and clean past the goalkeeper to seal Feyenoord’s place in the next round with a 3-2 win.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst, although relieved that his side had come through the tie was disappointed in his sides mental fragility that had seen them through away a comfortable lead. ”We were dominating before they grabbed their first goal and looked by far the better side and capable of going on to score 3 or 4. Once they pulled one back though you could see that we were on the ropes and we didn’t look convincing and that is a sign of mental weakness really that we need to cut out of our game if we are going to go on and challenge for silverware this season.”

Good to see you continue your progression in the cup, thanks to Basacikofkeskdflnglou! You're now one step closer to retaining that trophy!

A lucky escape there, avoiding a potential scalp. Well done though!

Congrats on a very exciting win

2017-05-23 11:00#242856 Justice : Good to see you continue your progression in the cup, thanks to Basacikofkeskdflnglou! You're now one step closer to retaining that trophy!

Thanks man, one step closer to the final and a chance to retain it! Trust me you don't want to know how many times i've misspelt basacikoglu

2017-05-23 15:00#242865 ScottT : A lucky escape there, avoiding a potential scalp. Well done though!

Yeah we were rather fortunate, just wish we could put our chances away when we create them!

2017-05-23 18:15#242871 MJK46 : Congrats on a very exciting win

Thanks man