Go Ahead Eagles enjoy the 2-1 victory over Ajax. The club from Deventer shares a video via Twitter showing that the players from the massage room together watch the summary of the game on Studio Sport. Trainer Kees van Wonderen shows himself in front of the camera of ESPN very proud of the performance of his team.
The video that Go Ahead shares shows how the players look at Iñigo Córdoba’s opening goal in the summary. “Look, cock: he kicks the whole goal in half”, is the response with a laugh when the players see Jay Idzes’ reaction after the goal. ‘Brb. Just watch Studio Sport!’, writes Go Ahead with the video.
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For a bit @NOSfootball Watch Studio Sports! †#GAEAJA 2-1 pic.twitter.com/EOKjhkDW1V
— Go Ahead Eagles ?? (@GAEagles) February 27, 2022
“Excitement in the locker room? Yes, what do you want. The boys are very happy with these performances against an incredibly strong team,” said Van Wonderen. “If you can perform this with an interaction with the audience, that’s not normal. It was the idea to defend a little more forward than we could in Amsterdam. Later we had to adjust that slightly, but you are also forced to do so because they have so many qualities on the ball.”
“I’m still a bit in the suspense of the game, because that early 2-1 makes you feel the equalizer coming. Then you sit and look a bit at the scoreboard, at the time”, the Go Ahead trainer continues. “It’s just wonderful to work with this team every day. They fight for everything, including the guys who get on it. Of course you need a little luck at the right times. But there is so much will and fighting spirit in the team. That’s the best thing to see. We must remain humble: we know what we can do, but also what our limitations are.”
“It went well, I think the plan was executed well”, analyzes goalkeeper Andries Noppert. “I think you should not throw things open against Ajax, because then it can go quickly. We knew that too. We did a bit of the same as in the ArenA. We were able to achieve a result there and now we are here with two points more.” Noppert is confronted with his attempt to buy some time. “Yes, come on. We play against Ajax, you want to get three points and then you do everything you can.”