PEC icon Van Polen questions Pastoor’s fit in Zwolle
Bram van Polen believes Alex Pastoor can improve PEC Zwolle but is unsure whether the new head coach’s personality and playing style will suit the club.
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Bram van Polen believes Alex Pastoor can improve PEC Zwolle but is unsure whether the new head coach’s personality and playing style will suit the club.

Sydney van Hooijdonk and Hidde ter Avest scored inside the opening three minutes before the Eredivisie strugglers settled for a 1-1 draw in Tilburg.

The Tilburg side have collected only two points from 11 Eredivisie matches and conceded at least three times in each of their past five competitive outings.

The Tilburg club have gone 28 league matches without victory and could soon match Helmond Sport’s long-standing sequence of 30.
The VVV-Venlo left-back has produced outstanding attacking numbers in the second tier and is due to be available on a free transfer next summer.

The joint academy’s Under-17 meeting with Almere City has been selected as its featured fixture for the week.

Four Excelsior players earned places in VI’s weekly selection, while Mohamed Ihattaren and Telstar goalkeeper Ronald Koeman also delivered standout performances.

The 24-year-old attacking midfielder has returned for a third spell in Zwolle, with PEC securing an option to make the move permanent.

The 26-year-old striker returns to the Eredivisie six months after leaving NAC Breda for Estrela Amadora.

The defender headed in four minutes after coming off the bench as NEC completed a 3-1 Eredivisie victory away to PEC Zwolle.

The Enschede club says 776 supporters will miss Sunday’s match in Leeuwarden despite efforts to overturn the decision or postpone the fixture.

The versatile defender has signed a deal in Belgium after spending last season on loan at PEC Zwolle.
Daouda Weidmann and Daan Rots helped John van den Brom’s side secure their first home league victory of the season before a European meeting with Qarabağ.
The champions earned a narrow victory in the second round, while AZ and NEC each scored four goals away from home.

Both sides opened their Eredivisie campaigns with victories, although Ajax have also had a European assignment to navigate before their meeting in Amsterdam.

The NEC loanee recorded 17 touches inside Telstar’s box but finished without a goal or assist as his side suffered their first loss of the season.

Ajax host Heerenveen under Alex Bos, while Joey Kooij will oversee Feyenoord’s home game against Go Ahead Eagles.

The left-back will serve two games immediately after being sent off during PEC Zwolle’s 2-0 home defeat by Ajax.

Ajax, Feyenoord, Groningen and Heerenveen all opened with Sunday victories, while PSV were held at home by Fortuna Sittard.

The Belgian winger’s fitness is also being monitored before Ajax’s Conference League trip to Shelbourne, while Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly preparing an improved offer.

Sherel Floranus was sent off after the interval, while play in Zwolle was also briefly suspended because of a medical emergency in the stands.
Míchel Sánchez has selected the summer signing in goal and reshaped three positions in defence for Ajax’s first Eredivisie match of the season.