At AZ, a sour feeling prevails after the late draw against Vitesse. Vangelis Pavlidis opened the score in the second half, but a late goal from Mohamed Sankoh made it 1-1. Trainer Pascal Jansen: “We had imagined more of it. Especially if you look at our preparation, there was every reason to.”
Pascal Jansen about the sour feeling after the draw against Vitesse – NH Sport / Milton Pus
“In practice, we played a mediocre match, which we should have won,” says trainer Pascal Jansen afterwards. “Vitesse kept the spaces small and wanted to strike from the counter. We remained patient, but still lost the points.”
Acquisition Djordje Mihailovic made his first minutes and Jansen was satisfied. “He made a good impression on us and deserved to start. You can see that a match brings something different. He has not been able to fully show his qualities, but that may also have to do with tension.”
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Pascal Jansen about Mihailovic and the goalkeeper problem at AZ – NH Sport / Milton Pus
A sour aftertaste. This is how Tijjani Reijnders described the feeling after the draw against Vitesse. In the afternoon, his contract extension until 2027 was announced. The 1-1 lead to disappointment. “I would have liked to have gone home with three points here. Unfortunately, I did not succeed. After that 1-0, we should have held onto that anyway. These are expensive points.”
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AZ lost ‘expensive points’ against Vitesse, according to Reijnders – NH Sport / Milton Pus
Reijnders is in his place at AZ and is experiencing his breakthrough in the first this year. “Last season I often filled in. Now I always play from the start. This is my best season so far. It is up to me to continue like this in the second half of the season.”
Tijjani Reijnders signed with AZ this afternoon until mid-2027 – NH Sport / Milton Pus
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