“I don’t believe that the elimination from the Champions League will continue as a blow. Ajax has too many experienced players who have already experienced all of this and the experience of a Classic stands on its own. Feyenoord must be prepared for that. To be aware of what makes a profit in Rotterdam and what pleasure they also give themselves in the competition. Fighting for something special. That’s how we always went in when I was still playing there.”
“Although I never won there,” says Vilhena, who eventually played many Classics in the ArenA as a child of Varkenoord in the first team. “We played really good matches there. If Feyenoord would have played in De Kuip right now, I would say they would have won. With its own audience, Ajax now wants to set something straight after last week. The determination that comes with a Classic has to be there to get results there.”
