Reigning national champion VOC from Amsterdam has only choked on an opponent once this season. Provincial rival VZV from ‘t Veld was the better in November. Tomorrow evening both teams will face each other again and coach Edwin Janssen’s VZV hopes to be able to repeat that feat. “We never give up.”
“Last time we did not adapt much to VOC,” Janssen remembers. “We played our own game and there is an opportunity for us again. VOC is fast, technical and extremely good at one-on-one. However, we never give up and play as a collective. If everything is right, then we can to happen again.”
“In the back of your mind you are already working on the play-offs”
VZV is in a good third place in the Premier League, but has had to accept two defeats in recent weeks. There was a disappointing loss against both lower ranked Velo and Kwiek. “It seems as if we cannot maintain focus for the entire season. In the back of your mind you are already busy with the play-offs. Then you could easily end up with a defeat. We also missed a lot of opportunities in those two games, so it is It’s time to start building trust again.”
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“There is absolutely no panic,” Janssen continues his story about the poorer series of matches. “It is now important that we work on our confidence again heading into the play-off competition. We will certainly go for the win again. We will also play the quarter-finals of the national cup on Tuesday. That is why we would like to put in a good performance and have the good feeling again. get back.”
The match between VOC and VZV in the Elzenhagen Zuid sports hall in Amsterdam starts tomorrow at 7 p.m.
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