Outside the traditional top three, it has to be said that Vitesse Arnhem and AZ Alkmaar show the most promise atop the Dutch Eredivisie. While the two are usually never in contention for the title by the last few months of the season, each has shown why they deserve to be considered top five clubs. … Continue reading 2020 Eredivisie Title Race: Week 5
Who is leading the Dutch Eredivisie after four (kind of) weeks? No, it's not reigning champions and European semi-finalists Ajax Amsterdam. Nor is it the recently Lozano-less PSV Eindhoven, nor stalwarts Feyenoord Rotterdam nor the exciting AZ Alkmaar or Vitesse Arnhem. No, it's the lovely Willem II Tilburg, a side poised for a struggle this … Continue reading 2020 Eredivisie Title Race: Week 4
Today I'd like to discuss FC Utrecht: a club having undergone some tumultuous recent years but always living up to its reputation as a great Eredivisie side. Erik ten Hag leaving the club for Ajax was perhaps the highest-profile departure in recent years and could have led to a disastrous spell. Nevertheless, Utrecht finished sixth … Continue reading 2020 Eredivisie Title Race: Week 3
"I never knew your father, son, but I always respected his resolve." — General Sandy "Don't Give a Damn" Smithers In this new Eredivisie season, we are lucky to see three newly promoted teams take on the established clubs. RKC Waalwijk pushed their way up after half a decade in the Eerste Divisie. Sparta Rotterdam … Continue reading 2020 Eredivisie Title Race: Week 2
