On this week’s episode of ESPN’s Voetbalpraat , Anco Jansen was chubby of praise for FC Twente. He said ‘I think they’re the best footballing team in the Netherlands after PSV, and have been for reasonably a while‘. With Feyenoord and Ajax showing signs of inconsistency, and NEC Nijmegen also somewhat out of earn, Twente may, according to Jansen, finish in the top two.
This may be song to the ears of Erik ten Hag, who’s diagram to take over as Sporting Director of the Enschede membership in the summer season. Abruptly having guaranteed European football would certainly attend him keep together a squad that lost its best player, Sem Steijn, to Feyenoord in the summer season. FC Twente are at explain fifth in the Eredivisie, two points behind NEC in fourth and three behind Ajax in third. In reveal to catch Feyenoord, they will have to overturn a seven point gap within the remaining nine matches. This may be too distinguished of an ask for John van den Brom and his aspect. Then again, their 2-0 victory over the Rotterdam based aspect last day out will certainly have helped.
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FC Twente carry out have a respectable flee of fixtures to return, and will have chances to take points off of Ajax and NEC before the finish of the regular season. Van den Brom has accomplished a respectable job since taking over, with the feeble Antwerp head coach having best lost one game so far, with 10 draws and nine wins. Twente finished third a few seasons ago beneath Joseph Oosting and will be hoping that Van den Brom can steer them out of the play-offs and into the top four, avoiding that battle for the final European heed.
GBeNeFN | Ben Jackson
