After the cock start in the competition (nine points after three games), the offensive playing method of NEC in Nijmegen was already affectionately called Dicki-Taka, of course after head coach Schreuder.
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It was taken from Spain ”, Schreuder pointed out at the Spanish club CD Castellon on his period. ,, But the comparison with the Tika-Taka of FC Barcelona is not nearly. Today you also saw that it is not only beautiful football, but also a lot of fighting. I think that’s a nice combination. “
The 54-year-old coach finds the playing method with three defenders (and four or five midfielders) no kamikaz football. ,, Not at all. You can defend well with this system. If we have the pressure on the ball, it will also benefit our defense. We want to play like today. With freedom, forward. Last week we rightly lost at Heerenveen. But in all other matches, also with the defeats against Fortuna and PSV, we showed our own football. “
| Position | Team | P | GS | W | V | G | Ds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | +11 | |
| 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +10 | |
| 3 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | +7 | |
| 4 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | +8 | |
| 5 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +4 | |
| 6 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | +2 | |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +6 | |
| 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +2 | |
| 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | |
| 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -11 | |
| 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | |
| 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | -4 | |
| 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | -5 | |
| 15 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | |
| 16 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | -9 | |
| 17 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -6 | |
| 18 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | -12 |