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At the end of the season, 34 Telesport reporters and former Netherlands internationals will elect the Footballer of the Year and the Golden Shoe winner. Each week, one of them selects a team of the week. Bart Latuheru, 60, is the selector for this week, with Wout Weghorst and Sondre Ørjasæter highlighted.
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Ruben van Bommel scored against Feyenoord while playing in a position in which he reportedly felt uncomfortable.
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FC Twente beat Excelsior 9-0 away in the Eredivisie, its largest league victory in club history. Excelsior played almost the entire match with ten men after Nesto Groen was sent off in the sixth minute. Wout Weghorst scored four times and Sondre Ørjasæter provided five assists. Daan Rots scored twice, while Thomas van den Belt, Jordy Bawuah and Ramiz Zerrouki also scored. The result left FC Twente fourth on 23 points after 11 matches, level on points with third-placed PSV.
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A series of episodes of the football podcast Kick-off examined the Dutch national team, the Netherlands Under-21 side and leading Eredivisie clubs. Valentijn Driessen, Mike Verweij, Jeroen Kapteijns, Marcel van der Kraan, Steven Kooijman and Pim Sedee discussed coach Xavi’s tactics, the workload and injuries affecting internationals, and possible roles for players including Jorrel Hato and Mexx Meerdink. They also addressed Feyenoord’s European and domestic form, PSV’s Champions League prospects, and Ajax’s results, coaching situation and squad planning. The discussions included criticism of refereeing and VAR decisions, debate over youth development and rules in football, and assessments of figures such as Clarence Seedorf, Wout Weghorst and Manchester United’s leadership. The latest episode focused on Ajax under Míchel Sánchez and which eleven players should form the team, with particular attention to striker Tolu and the reported need to secure Abdellah Ouazane’s future. No final team selection was established.
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Ajax drew 1-1 with NEC at the Johan Cruijff ArenA. Tolu Arokodare gave Ajax an early lead, but Tjaronn Chery equalised from the penalty spot after Jorthy Mokio was judged to have fouled Noé Lebreton. Simon Adingra made his Ajax debut as a substitute, while Aaron Bouwman and Abdellah Ouazane also came on. The result left Ajax fifth after eight Eredivisie matches, with 15 points and five points behind leaders Feyenoord. It was Ajax’s fourth league match without a home win this season.