The word suddenly falls on Feyenoord: title fight. Trainer Arne Slot let it slip, Guus Til. “Normally you broach that subject carefully so as not to get everyone grumpy right away,” says Gouka. ,,But everyone in De Kuip thinks it is logical that the title fight is a topic now. They compete with Ajax and PSV and not with Vitesse and FC Utrecht. But then they have to beat Heracles Almelo tonight.”
But does it make sense? Because at the start of the season, there was especially caution around the Rotterdam team. ,,Feyenoord never thought they would be among them so quickly. And they think they will only get stronger. Such a statement by Til, that you have to look where you want to go, says something. Bert van Marwijk once said as coach of Feyenoord that you should always raise the bar for your players. If you demand little from them, it can result in an excuse culture. But you can also set the bar too high, causing people to succumb to the pressure.”
Verhoeff and Gouka also talk about the possibility that Feyenoord will strengthen itself in the winter break. Furthermore, playing in empty stadiums is also discussed. Would that affect the level of the matches? Last weekend it was not exactly fun in the Eredivisie. Gouka: ,,Earlier in the season it was not good in Eredivisie matches. But then there is audience and atmosphere. That makes a lot of good. If two teams can’t do it now and the stadium is empty, then you get those Monday evening games. So it does have an impact.”
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