The Tukkers head coach has not played down his side’s chances of lifting the Eredivisie title, but has insisted that they must give 100 percent in their remaining matches of the season.
FC Twente Enschede are thus far enjoying a good season. Occupying the third spot in the league table, the Tukkers are only four points behind the Eredivisie leaders, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AZ-c38571 Alkmaar, with a game in hand.
The Enschede outfit boss, Steve McClaren, has asserted that his side has a fair chance to become the Dutch champions at the end of the ongoing campaign.
However, he admitted that his side is competing with AZ, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Feyenoord-c39258 Rotterdam for the Eredivisie title.
“http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Twente-c39233 are still in the title race, but there are five more sides that are also aiming to become champions. Since my first day in Enschede, I have stated that we are one of the six candidates competing for the title”, McClaren was quoted as saying to
Voetbal International.
The English trainer then went on to insist that his side’s hopes of becoming the Dutch champions for the second time in the club’s history have not been dented by their recent loss against NEC Nijmegen.
“Of course we have a good chance of becoming champions, and that has not diminished after our defeat against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/NEC-c40018 Nijmegen”, McClaren concluded.
McClaren, who took over the managerial hot seat at De Grolsch Veste from Co Adriaanse in December 2011, has done well since his arrival to keep his side’s title ambitions alive.
Under the leadership of the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Heracles-Almelo-c39520 and 3-1 against NEC Nijmegen.
Furthermore, he has led his side to a wins all three UEFA Europa League fixtures: 1-0 wins over Steaua Bucuresti in the two-legged encounter and a 1-0 win against Schalke in the first-leg of round-of-16 tie.
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