These are excellent weeks for AZ. Pascal Jansen’s team has won the last six competition matches, qualified for the quarter-finals of the KNVB Cup on Wednesday and the Alkmaarders are still active in the Conference League. Tomorrow against PhD student SC Cambuur, the trainer wants to continue that good line.
“Cambuur is having a great season so far”, Jansen says in conversation with AZ TV. “In the field game that they are pursuing, they have shown good things.” Earlier this season, AZ won 3-1 in Leeuwarden. “It was a moment for us to show that we were on an upward trend. We continued that well in Leeuwarden and it is no different now.”
In the cup match with FC Twente central defender Pantelis Hatzidiakos was unable to participate. The Greek dropped out in the warm-up. “It’s going a little better, but the chance is small that he will be there tomorrow,” says Jansen. In any case, other central defender Bruno Martins Indi is not among them. He has not yet fully recovered from a toe injury. On Wednesday, Sam Beukema Aslak Witry formed the central duo. “We’re looking into whether that will be continued or not.”
Barasi at A selection
This week extended attacker Yusuf Barasi’s contract. Jansen is happy with that. “Fantastic. Very happy that Yusuf sees that his future lies with this beautiful club. Confidence is expressed from both sides. He has done well in youth, but the process will continue to make him a stable Premier League striker.” .”
AZ – SC Cambuur starts tomorrow evening at 8 p.m.