{"id":31585,"date":"2018-02-05T15:00:45","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T15:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.byfarthegreatestteam.com\/?p=31585"},"modified":"2018-02-04T23:22:07","modified_gmt":"2018-02-04T23:22:07","slug":"psvs-title-lose-no-matter-statistics-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.byfarthegreatestteam.com\/posts\/psvs-title-lose-no-matter-statistics-say\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s PSV&#8217;s title to lose, no matter what the statistics say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>All of the signs pointed towards &#8220;no&#8221;. When asked if PSV Eindhoven could stave off the pressure of AFC Ajax as the Eredivisie made a second-half push, many Dutch pundits would&#8217;ve said &#8220;no way&#8221;. Yet, somehow, the team atop the league keeps winning matches. Against PEC Zwolle over the weekend, a red card for the opposing goalkeeper ensured that a drab 0-0 quickly became a 4-0 win for the Boers. Last month, Luuk de Jong&#8217;s added-time winner saved PSV from embarrassment against Heracles Almelo.<\/p>\n<p>Countless times over the course of the Eredivisie season, PSV have shown the strength to grind out results from nothing. Poor performances didn&#8217;t show come full-time \u2014 Nicolas Isimat Mirin\u2019s 93rd Minute winner in Zwolle being a fine example. On the other hand, it has to be said that Hirving Lozano, Marco van Ginkel, and Santiago Arias&#8217; immense performances have been unmatched by almost every other player across the country. The fact remains that underlying performance statistics aren&#8217;t always the tell-tale sign as to which team will claim the league title come May.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en-gb\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Have to applaud PEC Zwolle for their ambition, but playing a high line against this PSV side is asking for trouble.<\/p>\n<p>Lozano gets in behind, van der Hart (GK) is sent off for a last-man challenge, and PSV win 4-0. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Eredivisie?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Eredivisie<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4aMe4rpA4V\">pic.twitter.com\/4aMe4rpA4V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Dieker (@adiek22) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adiek22\/status\/959909310276014081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">3 February 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ajax&#8217; scoreless draw in Utrecht last weekend could be used to summarize a lot of that squad&#8217;s time this season. Good performances from talented young players, but too often it does not enough dominate a match. Even this past weekend was representative of the decline of title ambitions for the Ajacied &#8212; a measly 3-1 win over NAC Breda contrasts sharply to the 0-8 thrashing months prior. Erik ten Hag&#8217;s reign began with a massive <i>Klassieker<\/i> victory over rivals Feyenoord, but was the season doomed even before the sacking of Marcel Keizer?<\/p>\n<p>Even with thirteen match weeks remaining, Ajax&#8217; title hopes look worse and worse each day. PSV will probably meet very little resistance in the coming fixtures, except when they host Ajax and visit Feyenoord. Even third-placed AZ Alkmaar rarely pose a challenge to Phillip Cocu&#8217;s team.<\/p>\n<p>As the other &#8216;Big 3&#8242; club &#8212; Feyenoord &#8212; was condemned to yet another poor result over the weekend (1-0 loss at VVV-Venlo), the in-form clubs continue to duel it out atop the Eredivisie. Statistics show that Ajax have performed better throughout the season, but all of that means diddly-squat if PSV are 10 points clear in a couple months. The Eredivisie title race is PSV&#8217;s to lose and Ajax&#8217; to win. <i>De Topper<\/i> is in the final three weeks of the season; will it be no more than a consolation battle for the Amsterdammers, or will it be the deciding duel in Holland&#8217;s top division?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All of the signs pointed towards &#8220;no&#8221;. When asked if PSV Eindhoven could stave off the pressure of AFC Ajax as the Eredivisie made a second-half push, many Dutch pundits would&#8217;ve said &#8220;no way&#8221;. Yet, somehow, the team atop the league keeps winning matches. 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