Phillip Cocu is very confident about the match against Heerenveen. The victory against Excelsior has had a good effect on the player group. "It is important that we started well. You can see that directly in the past week, how we trained and worked. The atmosphere in the group is excellent."
Chance of good game big
That doesn't give any certainties, Cocu knows, but it is positive. "You never get a guarantee, but the chance that you play a good game is a lot higher if you worked like you did this week." In doing so, Cocu is not looking too much at rivals Feyenoord and Ajax. "Ajax and Feyenoord will also win games, but we will have to have our own affairs in order. That's why we have to gather points over a longer period of time."
Almost a topper
A win against Heerenveen is therefore needed, Cocu believes, but he is wary. "Heerenveen has a lot of quality in the team and has a good first half of the season. Things have fallen into place with that squad. There are many players with something extra. Heerenveen performs consistently and loses few points. Besides Feyenoord and Ajax, these are matches that are close to a topper."
Zinchenko probably fit
Cocu said probably not too many changes in the team after the good match against Excelsior. Zinchenko trained again and will join the matchday squad if he does not get a reaction to it. Bergwijn did not train with the team; the chances of him making it to the match against Heerenveen are slim, Cocu believes.
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