The former Heracles coach believes that his side has a bright chance of finishing in the top eight Eredivisie sides and participate in the Europa League play-offs.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/RKC-Waalwijk-c40370 earned promotion to Dutch Eredivisie after lifting the Eerste Divisie title in the 2010/11 season. Even the most optimistic of RKC’s fans would not have dared to dream at the start of the new season that their beloved
side would be competing for a spot to participate in the UEFA Europa League play-offs.
However, RKC have exceeded expectations and stunned everyone with their impressive performances. Occupying the ninth spot on the league table, they are level on points with the eighth-placed, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/NEC-c40018 Nijmegen.
Ruud Brood, the Waalwijk outfit head coach, is optimistic about his side’s chances of playing European football next season.
“Dreaming is allowed of course. But we are in a good position. Everyone is confident about finishing the season on a positive note”, Brood was quoted as saying to the media.
RKC recorded a hard fought 1-0 win over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/ADO-Den-Haag-c38221 at Mandemakers Stadion on Sunday, April 1. Krisztian Nemeth scored the only goal of the match, which saw goal-scoring opportunities few and far between.
The RKC manager was all praise for his side’s performance at home and insisted that it was an important victory.
“It was an important victory against ADO. All three points moves us far away from the danger zone. The difference is enormous, as VVV will have to win five straight games while we have to lose, which is I think almost impossible”,
Brood added.
The Dutch trainer went on to insist that his side can certainly better it's league standings in the remaining weeks of the season.
“I am extremely proud with my team. We have so far claimed 37 points and would certainly avoid relegation come the end of the season, which was our main objective”, Brood concluded.
In the last six Eredivisie encounters, RKC will battle against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/NAC-Breda-c39983 on the road.
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