Friday, March 18, 2022 at 7:50 PM• Rian Rosendaal

Wim Kieft is concerned about Ajax in the run-up to The Classic against Feyenoord next Sunday. The former attacker thinks that PSV currently has the better papers in the title race in the Eredivisie, despite being two points behind the competitor from Amsterdam. Kieft does not expect that PSV’s European program will cause problems or overload in the selection of trainer Roger Schmidt.

According to Kieft, Eran Zahavi could play a very important role for PSV in the most important weeks of this season. “Those two goals in Copenhagen (0-4 win over FC Copenhagen, ed.) were perhaps not special, but they are nice for a striker. Confidence is growing, he is decisive and is getting fitter by the week,” he shares. his column for The Telegraph compliments to the PSV attacker. The former striker of both Ajax and PSV notices a luxury problem for Schmidt, especially in the vanguard of the Eindhoven title candidate.

Wim Kieft can enjoy Noni Madueke, but also sees points for improvement in the PSV attacker.

“Roger Schmidt can even afford to bench Noni Madueke, although he has been decisive a few times,” Kieft refers to Madueke’s reserve role in Thursday night’s second meeting with Copenhagen. The right-footed attacker still came in as a substitute in the Parken Stadium. Kieft thinks Madueke is a ‘good player with brilliant actions’: “But also someone who wants to do everything in top gear and whose efficiency sometimes leaves something to be desired”, the PSV player gets as homework. “That’s why Roger Schmidt, to Madueke’s horror, chose Ritsu Doan (against Copenhagen, ed.). But when Schmidt brings him in as a substitute, he looks super sharp.”

In any case, it is clear to Kieft that the championship will be celebrated in Amsterdam or Eindhoven this year. In his view, there is no competition from other clubs in the Eredivisie. “Feyenoord no longer plays a role in the battle for the championship. That will be contested by Ajax and PSV and at the moment they are mentally better in Eindhoven than in Amsterdam”, Kieft concludes his analysis about the exciting title fight in Netherlands.

No. Team m W G V Pnt
1 Ajax 26 20 3 3 66 63
2 PSV 26 20 1 5 32 61
3 Feyenoord 26 17 4 5 35 55
4 AZ 26 16 3 7 20 51
5 FC Twente 26 15 6 5 10 51
6 Vitesse 25 12 5 8 -6 41
7 FC Utrecht 26 11 7 8 10 40
8 Fc Groningen 26 8 9 9 -4 33
9 SC Cambuur 26 10 3 13 -12 33
10 NEC 26 8 7 11 -10 31
11 Heracles Almelo 26 7 6 13 -8 27
12 sc Heerenveen 26 7 6 13 -14 27
13 Go Ahead Eagles 26 7 6 13 -16 27
14 RKC Waalwijk 26 5 9 12 -14 24
15 Fortuna Sittard 25 6 4 15 -27 22
16 William II 26 6 4 16 -23 22
17 Sparta Rotterdam 24 4 8 12 -18 20
18 PEC Zwolle 26 5 5 16 -21 20


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