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Saturday, November 25, 2006

 

PSV look to bounce back in league



PSV will be looking to bounce back from their Champions League defeat against Liverpool when they entertain Utrecht.
PSV were forced to settle for second place in Group C of Europe's elite competition after slipping to a disappointing 2-0 loss at Anfield in midweek.
"We lost the ball too much and too easy," said PSV coach Ronald Koeman.
"Then it always becomes a difficult match.
"We were too sloppy in our build-up play from the back. We have dangerous players in our attack, but if they don't get the ball in the right way, they will never score a goal."
PSV have won their last seven league matches to storm to the top of the Eredivisie, but that wasn't evident against Liverpool.
"We have to show more patience and control, but we did not give away much," he added.
PSV have a three-point lead at the top of the table and will be confident of securing victory against mid-table FC Utrecht, who have won just once on the road while tasting defeat in their last three away matches.
Second-placed Ajax play at struggling Sparta Rotterdam the following day.
Ajax's title aspirations have suffered in recent weeks after losing to PSV and drawing 1-1 with FC Twente last time out.
And coach Henk ten Cate's side will face another stern test against 16th-placed Sparta, who have won their last two games as they battle for survival.
AZ Alkmaar are five points behind PSV and they travel to seventh-placed Heerenveen on Sunday.
AZ slipped to a 3-2 defeat against Feyenoord last time out, while Heerenveen beat struggling RKC Waalwijk 2-0.
RKC, who have not won for nine games, can move out of the bottom two if they win at fellow strugglers Willem II on Saturday.
RKC are currently in 17th place with eight points, while Willem - who have lost their last two matches - are in 15th position with 10 points.
And in-form Feyenoord will be looking to keep alive their Champions League qualification hopes by beating NEC Nijmegen at De Goffert on Sunday.
Feyenoord have won their last five successive matches to climb up to fourth, while NEC have dropped to 14th after going five games without a win.
On Friday night, FC Twente take on Vitesse Arnhem, Excelsior host Heracles Almelo on Saturday, and on Sunday basement club ADO Den Haag travel to FC Groningen and NAC Breda are away to Roda JC.

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