On a weekend when Feyenoord and Ajax meet, Phillip Cocu is focusing solely on the home game against Heracles Almelo. "We have to concentrate on our own match. We can't leave anything out. On the other match you have no influence so I want to be as little concerned with that as possible."
Taking advantage
Cocu reminds his players to be sharp. He tries to make that happen by making his team aware that the rivals are playing against each other. "Every lead you grab is taken. Moments like that can be decisive at the end of the season."
Hands full
The head coach expects a tough match against Heracles Almelo, whom he calls a "tough opponent. "The results of recent years show that we often have our hands full against Heracles. We will have to play at our highest level. It is a team that often plays grouped and sinks back on its own half. The spaces will be small. In addition, with Kuwas and Peterson, they have players who can be dangerous from the switch with their speed and individual actions."
Lozano fit, doubts about Bergwijn
Cocu will have Hirving Lozano and Derrick Luckassen at his disposal again on Sunday. Both players trained with the group and are fit. Whether the same goes for Steven Bergwijn is still doubtful. The striker trained inside, separately from the group. The final training will have to show whether Bergwijn is fit enough to play.