Co Adriaanse: Ajax Amsterdam are a strong team at home – Dutch Eredivisie news
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Twente-c39233 Enschede head coach, Co Adriaanse, has admitted that Ajax Amsterdam are a very strong team to beat when they are playing at home. The vastly experienced tactician has urged his side to perform at their best to achieve good results at Amsterdam
Arena.
“I assess Ajax better than Fulham. Ajax are a very strong team when they play at home. You must make your opponent break. There are not many teams in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 who manage to secure maximum points in Amsterdam, but it is possible”, Adriaanse said while
talking to the Dutch media.
The Dutch trainer’s belief that the Amsterdam giants are a tough home side to beat can only be attributed to the fact that De Joden performed exceptionally at Amsterdam Arena last season.
The Amsterdammers lost only twice at home last term, both loses came under the leadership of Martin Jol. Frank de Boer, who replaced Jol in December 2010 at Amsterdam Arena, has yet to taste defeat while leading his side in front of their home crowd.
Ajax’s impressive home form has not dropped a bit, as they have won both of their league encounters this season. Although the reigning Eredivisie champions lost 2-1 to the Tukkers in the super cup earlier this season, they will still be the favourites in
this encounter.
Adriaanse believes that the upcoming battle against the Dutch champions will be very different from their earlier clash, but admitted that the experience of the previous encounters will certainly benefit his side.
“Compared to the last game, I know my team very well now. We want to win at Arena. The experience of the game earlier this season and the experiences of previous games will surely benefit”, Adriaanse concluded.
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