Against SC Heerenveen, Telstar was very dominant in the second half, but had difficulty scoring. “The odds ratio was extremely good, so we should have gotten more out of it.” Yet Correia acknowledges that his team is having a more difficult time. “They are aware of us, they are putting more pressure on us. We have to find a way to play underneath that.”

Football animal Danny Bakker

Telstar has Danny Bakker back for the match against Sparta Rotterdam. The captain was struggling with a calf injury. “I was sitting in the stands in shock,” says Bakker, who missed the past three matches.

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