AZ Alkmaar head coach Gertjan Verbeek has said that he is extremely disappointed with the way his team crumbled in the match against FC Twente recently. Despite being in the frame for winning the title only a few weeks ago, AZ Alkmaar have slipped in the league due to their poor form. It continued once again in the match against FC Twente. AZ Alkmaar only managed a 2-2 draw against the former Champions. As a result, Gertjan Verbeek is hoping that his team put in a good performance against PSV during the weekend. It is the only way to keep the pressure on the leaders Ajax according to the manager.
Gertjan Verbeek’s AZ Alkmaar managed to stay in touch with Ajax at the top of the table, but the draw with FC Twente has taken its toll. They have now slipped in the league, which has handed Ajax a three-point advantage at the top of the table. Even though they are currently in the second position, there is a good chance that they might slip into the position within the end of the month. This is due to the number of important fixtures that AZ Alkmaar will have over the next few weeks.
“It was a must win game against Twente. But we failed to maintain pressure on the leaders, Ajax. Now, we will give our best to win against PSV despite playing away from home. We will continue to look at the top four, not only the title. It is really amazing to see such a tough competition at the top. Phillip has surprised with his moves, such as instating Georginio Wijnaldum on the right wing. However, their game play under him has not been different than Fred,” Verbeek said after the 2-2 draw with FC Twente.
Brett Holman has said that he is doing his best in order to keep AZ Alkmaar in the hunt for the Dutch league title this season. AZ Alkmaar won their match against VVV Venlo at home by two goals to one.
Brett Holman open the scoring for AZ Alkmaar in the 2-1 victory, which means that the club will at least be now targeting for the Champions League group stage qualification even if they do not win the title this season. The goal against VVV Venlo was his seventh goal of the season, in what is turning to be an impressive season for the hosts.
Quin Kruijsen scored in the 59th minute to get the equaliser for VVV Venlo and also to cancel out the opener by Brett Holman. However, it did not take long for AZ Alkmaar to get the lead through American Jozy Altidore. The American scored just 6 min after Quin Kruijsen had scored the equaliser for VVV Venlo. The result meant that AZ Alkmaar remain six points behind Ajax in the race for the Dutch league title. However, it is quite be extremely tough for them to win the title this season, as there are only three matches left in the season.
Brett Holman also revealed that he was extremely satisfied to see Aston Villa gain a point against Sunderland during the weekend. Even though Aston Villa are up against the prospect of fighting against relegation, Brett Holman believes that the team is good enough to survive in the Premier league. Aston Villa are currently five points above the relegation zone with only four matches remaining in the season. Holman believes that another point in the remaining four matches will be enough to see Aston Villa through to the end without any major worries of relegation.
PSV Eindhoven kept their title hopes alive after a 3-2 win over AZ Alkmaar, who are also in the race alongside leaders Ajax. PSV Eindhoven were coming into the match after having been defeated 2-1 by RKC Waalwijk in the previous match. As a result, they were under a lot of stress to get the three points against AZ Alkmaar.
For long periods of the game, it looked like they will not get the three points despite the home support. However, a Tim Matavz goal very late in the match gave PSV Eindhoven the chance to stay in touch with the likes of AZ Alkmaar and Feyenoord at the top of the table.
Jeremain Lens opened the scoring for PSV Eindhoven in the 17th minute after an assist from Wijnaldum. However, Jose Altidore equalised for AZ Alkmaar before they took the lead through Beerens in the 34th minute. Both the goals came as a result of assists from Martens, but PSV Eindhoven a second-half comeback, which was irresistible.
They first secured the equaliser through Lens in the 77th minute after an assist from Depay. However, the big twist in the match came in the dying moments of the injury time, as Matavž produced an unstoppable shot with only seconds remaining on the clock.
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AZ Alkmaar’s hopes of winning the double domestically was brought to an end prematurely after they were beaten in the semi-finals of the KNVB Beker by Heracles Almelo. The 4-2 extra time defeat suffered by the club is a shock result, but it is one that will bring an end to the hopes of winning the domestic double.
AZ Alkmaar’s Gertjan Verbeek was speaking in confidence regarding their inability to get past Heracles Almelo in the semifinals, but they are unable to break down a stubborn Heracles Almelo side, led by Andy van der Meyde. The club recently saw its lead in the Dutch table reduced to just one point over Ajax, but was looking extremely strong against Heracles Almelo earlier in the match.
Heracles Almelo were coming into the match on the back four consecutive defeats in the domestic competitions, and things looked extremely bad for the team early in the match. They were soon behind in the match after two fantastic goals from AZ Alkmaar had given them a 2-1 advantage in the match. However, Heracles had a few great moments in the second half, which helped them equalise and take the match into extra time. In the extra time, Heracles made AZ Alkmaar pay for their inability to finish the game, as they soon built a 4-2 lead over AZ Alkmaar.
Everton had opened the scoring for Heracles before Maher and Gudmundsson scored in quick succession to give AZ Alkmaar the advantage in the match. Quansah, though, had other plans for Heracles, as his equaliser helped the club take the match into extra time. Bruns opened the scoring in the 110th minute, which broke the deadlock between the two clubs. It looked like it was going to be sufficient for Heracles, but AZ Alkmaar threw many men forward and were consecutively punished on the counter-attack by Gouriye.
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