Yes he can!! Koeman on Right track with Feyenoord

Before the season started I posed question marks on the ability of Ronald Koeman to improve Feyenoord. Koeman did fantastically well last year, but can he turn Feyenoord into a solid castle using new and untested average material?

Many would expect that after the exodus of top players like Guidetti, Vlaar, El Ahmadi, Bakkal and Fer and hardly any money to spend, Feyenoord would collapse. It was thought that at least two years would be required to be back at the top. FC Twente and recently Vitesse Arnhem are squads that have taken their place. But after ten games it is now clear that Feyenoord are a force that can beat any team, and play more than acceptable football based on decent strategies.

Last week Ajax – the eternal rival – came to the Kuip. A genuine test for Feyenoord and Koeman, who has actually never lost to Ajax. Without injured keeper Mulder a football thriller was offered to a grateful and fanatic crowd. Remember how I pointed out that the legacy of John Guidetti to Feyenoord was a lack of goals?
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