The week of truth awaits FC Volendam. With matches against Excelsior, FC Emmen and ADO Den Haag, the Volendam team can put the competition well behind. “Those should be good matches. I’m looking forward to it,” said trainer Wim Jonk.
The week of truth is dawning for FC Volendam – NH Nieuws
Calculate?
With the three matches against direct competitors, FC Volendam can take a big step towards promotion to the Eredivisie. Yet Jonk did not start calculating. “That makes no sense at all. In the past you have seen enough examples where things went wrong.”
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FC Volendam trainer Wim Jonk is not calculating: “That makes no sense at all” – NH Nieuws
“Suppose you take seven points this week. Then you give the other opponents the feeling that they are out of sight”
Midfielder Walid Ould-Chikh does not mince his words. “Suppose you take seven points this week. Then you give the other opponents the feeling that they are out of sight”, Ould-Chikh is clear about the coming matches.
FC Volendam is the leader of the first division with 63 points from 28 matches. FC Emmen is second with 58 points from 28 matches, followed by Excelsior with 55 points from 29 matches.
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Volendam midfielder Walid Ould-Chikh: “The Eredivisie is already beckoning” – NH Nieuws
Walid Ould-Chikh had surgery on his wrist this week. The midfielder plays with a cuff and can be used normally. He will not start. Goalkeeper Filip Stankovic is again under the bar against Excelsior. He was sick before. Based on the final training, it seems that Franco Antonucci will return to the starting lineup.
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