FC Twente lose ground in Dutch title race


The Hague, March 4 (IANS); The departure of coach Steve McClaren earlier this week did not lead to better results for FC Twente, with the team losing ground to PSV Eindhoven, Ajax, Feyenoord and Vitesse in the Dutch Eredivisie.

McClaren quit last Tuesday and his assistant Alfred Schreuder was temporarily appointed as his replacement, starting against Ajax in Enschede Sunday, reports Xinhua.

Twente suffered an early setback when Ajax defender Niklas Moisander found the net in the fourth minute with a long-distance strike.

Ten minutes from half-time Toby Alderweireld doubled the score with a header. Twente failed to bounce back and remained winless in 2013.

"We are in a difficult phase," said Twente coach Alfred Schreuder. "There very little confidence in the team. We knew that Ajax were good, did not expect the difference to be so big."

PSV lead the Eredivisie with 53 points from 25 matches, with Ajax trailing by two points, Feyenoord by three and Vitesse by five points. FC Twente seem out of title contention, nine points behind the leaders.

  

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