The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 player has expressed his delight at his troops’ solid performance throughout the game against d**k Advocaat’s men, while revealing that he expects his side to achieve this kind of performance week in week out.
Ajax Amsterdam head coach, Frank de Boer, was extremely delighted with his side’s impressive 3-1 victory over PSV Eindhoven at Amsterdam Arena on Saturday, December 1.
The 42-year-old tactician revealed that his side perfectly executed their plan of mounting pressure on the Boeren through which they could hesitate in keeping ball possession.
“We intended to close PSV down and push them back so that they were not comfortable in possession of the ball”, De Boer was quoted as saying to reporters in the post-match press conference.
The Dutch mentor went on to heap praise on his troops’ efforts on the pitch, insisting that every player put in an impressive performance to create difficulties for PSV, who are one of the best clubs in the Dutch top flight.
“PSV are a top club in Holland. Yet we managed to put pressure on them for 80 minutes. This is the level we want to pursue. I am proud of what my lads achieved tonight”, De Boer concluded.
Ajax commenced proceedings at home against PSV brightly, and put immense pressure on the Boeren back-line. The consistent pressing paid dividends in the 29th minute, when a http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Christian-Eriksen-c9074 corner was perfectly headed into the back of the net
by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Siem-de-Jong-c33482.
However, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dries-Mertens-c11679 combined well down the left flank, before the former curled in a superb shot that found the top right corner of the net.
PSV resumed proceedings as a better unit in the second-half, and could have taken the lead in the 70th minute. However, Lens aimed wide of the target after going one-on-one against the Amsterdammers goalkeeper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kenneth-Vermeer-c20618.
Two minutes later, the Amsterdammers restored their one-goal lead when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Danny-Hoesen-c10208 tapped in a Viktor Fischer pass from the left side of the box.
Three minutes before the full time whistle, Fischer added his name to the score-sheet to seal the 3-1 win in favour of the home side.
Ajax will play against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Groningen-c39119 in their next league game on December 9.
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