There didn’t seem to be a problem halfway through. AZ completely dominated the first half and opponent Heracles was just a plaything on the Alkmaar grass. Yet the game picture completely changed after the break. According to AZ coach Pascal Jansen, this was partly due to the failure of the injured Riechedly Bazoer in the 47th minute. “He is in good shape and that obviously has an influence.”
AZ coach Pascal Jansen about a huge setback after his team’s rest – NH News
“We were too hasty and too impure,” Pascal Jansen analyzes the very mediocre second half. Striking since the first half was often eye-catching for the AZ fans. “That did not benefit the match and that was also a big difference with the first half.”
“Not Ourselves”
Just like Jansen, Jordy Clasie was also very disappointed in front of the camera afterwards. The director of the Alkmaar midfield also thought the difference between the first and second half was far too big. “We weren’t ourselves in the second half.”
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Disappointed AZ player Jordy Clasie about the big difference between the good 1st and bad 2nd half – NH News
“Of course it has happened a number of times,” said Clasie about a good first and mediocre second half in matches this season. The Haarlemmer is referring to the matches with the Bosnian Zrinjski Mostar and Sparta. “But I don’t see a pattern, because we have also played games in which we were dominant in the second half.”
“To strive”
An opinion that Jansen also shares. “That was only the case last week in Mostar. Let it be clear that we are aiming for a long period with a good and high level. And we were not able to maintain that today in the second half.”
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AZ coach Pascal Jansen sees no pattern between starting well and ending badly – NH News
Due to the loss of points, AZ remains second with two points less than leader PSV. This weekend AZ will host Fortuna Sittard at home. The match starts on Sunday at 4:45 PM and can be followed live on NH Radio.
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