Feyenoord coach Brian Priske was very pleased with the performance of his team after the victory over SC Heerenveen. The Dane hopes to be able to pull off a stunt on Tuesday evening against Manchester City, which is in crisis, but also remains realistic.
“Yes, this is very close to a perfect match,” Priske said to ESPN after the home win over Heerenveen. ‘I am very happy with our clean sheet. We have often given away clumsy goals lately. We were very strong offensively, with many position changes and created many chances. We could have made more, but in the end the boys did well, in difficult weather conditions.’
Thanks to the two goals before half-time and the dominance of the field, Priske was able to give a number of players a rest in the second half and Calvin Stengs made his return after a long period of injury. ‘Calvin worked very hard to get back. He lacks some sharpness in his passing, but he did well and was directly involved in the game.’
‘We were able to give some boys some rest and I don’t think there were any new injuries. So in that respect it was also a good day,” said Priske, who has Quinten Timber, Justin Bijlow, Santiago Giménez, Ayase Ueda and Quilindschy Hartman in the sickbay. ‘I am mainly concerned with the players I have at my disposal. We have a good one performance team and also a good medical staff. They do everything they can to have the players and that cooperation is getting better and better.’
Priske had also heard that Manchester City, Tuesday’s opponent, lost painfully to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday evening. ‘It’s just going to be very difficult. City remains a top club, even though they have now fallen hard. If we can deliver the same performance against City as we did against Benfica, then we have a chance. As a team we have to be at our best and individually everyone has to peak,” concludes the Feyenoord coach.
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