Ron Jans, di head coach of FC Utrecht, dey face im last match as trainer on Sunday afternoon, but di man no dey show any heavy emotion. Di experienced coach look calm before di play-off final against Ajax and e hope to end im career with another win over di Amsterdam side.
“E no too bad,” Jans yarn with cool head. “You see di end of your career dey come. I don mark May 24 as di last day for my agenda. And so e be. We don beat Ajax before, so we fit finish sweet by doing am again.”
FC Utrecht go miss injured Alonzo Engwanda for di match inside Volendam. But Jans trust di replacement. “We just go put another Belgian boy, Siebe Horemans, to do di work,” im joke. “I think e do well against SC Heerenveen.”
Jans also talk about Ajax recent form. According to am, di Amsterdam boys don improve mentally for di final. “Mentally, Ajax dey better these weeks,” Jans tok. “E bin be disappointment for dem to play play-offs and for different stadium. But dem handle am well with di win over FC Groningen.”
Di coach know where Ajax danger dey come from. “For our match against Ajax, Mika Godts dey wander plenty, and dem criticize am,” Jans explain. “If Godts play left side, e go meet Niklas Vesterlund. If e wander, somebody else must pick am.”
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