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| United States | Thu, Jan 20 13:00pm | ESPN Deportes |
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Ajax vs Feyenoord Match Preview
The restart of the Eredivisie after the winter break features the showcase match between Ajax and Feyenoord in Amsterdam. The Dutch classic has devaluated over the past years because the Rotterdam club were not able to live up to their standards as a traditional top three club in the Eredivisie. In contrast to the revived Ajax, who are aiming for the title, Feyenoord are struggling to keep out of relegation trouble. Technical director Leo Beenhakker made things worse with his announcement to leave the club after the current season.In total Ajax and Feyenoord met 55 times in Amsterdam, with Ajax winning 29 times and Feyenoord 11 times. The home team won the last four editions of this match. The last Feyenoord victory came on 28 August 2005: 2-1. In home and away matches Ajax are undefeated nine times against their Rotterdam arch rivals and the last time Feyenoord managed to keep a clean sheet in Amsterdam was in 1978.
For Frank de Boer it will be his first ‘Klassieker’ as head coach, but as an Ajax defender he was present 19 times, winning 15, drawing twice and losing twice. Mario Been coached Feyenoord three times against Ajax, losing twice and drawing once.
This season, on 19 September, Ajax beat Feyenoord 2-1 in De Kuip. Siem de Jong and Mounir El Hamdaoui put Ajax in front and André Bahia scored the consolation goal for Feyenoord in the 80th minute. El Hamdaoui is a question mark for Wednesday’s match. The striker, who settled a dispute with trainer Frank de Boer during the winter break, suffers from a light knee injury.
Ajax vs Feyenoord Match Report
Despite the absence of the injured Urby Emanuelson, Mounir El Hamdaoui and the suspended Luis Suarez Ajax did not encounter any troubles facing Feyenoord in ‘De Klassieker’ on Wednesday. Thanks to a ferocious long range shot by Toby Alderweireld (31’) and a converted spot-kick by Miralem Sulejmani (77’) the home team won 2-0 in Amsterdam. It marked the first time since the 2006/2007 season that Ajax booked a double league win over their Rotterdam arch rivals.Playing the classic Ajax style 4-3-3 line-up the home team with newly appointed captain Maarten Stekelenburg pressed early and Feyenoord was not able to keep possession. The possession balance was 68 percent for Ajax versus 32 for Feyenoord. Shots were 23-6 and shots on target 10-1. Ajax did not yet concede a goal in the four matches with Frank de Boer as head coach. De Boer was satisfied but nothing more. “We failed to wrap up the match in the first half, but we gave away practically nothing. But we were sloppy sometimes in the second half and that’s when the opponent will start thinking about their chances. We must learn to be more clinical.”
Feyenoord’s Mario Been disputed the penalty but agreed that Ajax were far better. “They pressed very well and we were not able to play a passing game. You have to play with courage, which we did not.” After the 2-0 Been took off striker Luc Castaignos for defender Kelvin Leerdam. “You know it’s over then, and I did not want to be slaughtered.”