Feyenoord want a response against PEC Zwolle after the 5-1 defeat to FC Barcelona in the Champions League. Luciano Valente looks set to push forward into the front line, Voetbalzone predicts. PEC v Feyenoord kicks off on Sunday at 16:45 and will be shown live on ESPN 2.
Despite a difficult night in Barcelona, Tjark Ernst will start in goal in Zwolle. Givairo Read at right-back and Mika Mármol at left-back complete Feyenoord's full-back positions. Jeremiah St. Juste and Tsuyoshi Watanabe make up the heart of the Rotterdam defence.
In midfield, Charles Vanhoutte and Gjivai Zechiël keep their places once again. Oussama Targhalline came off the bench against Barcelona and Giovanni van Bronckhorst liked what he saw. ''We wanted to change something in the second half in terms of pressing, especially Valente on the flank to get more involved in the game. Oussama carried that out well, which allowed you to apply a bit more pressure further forward. That is one of Targhalline's strengths,'' the coach said at a press moment on Friday.
Up front, Anis Hadj Moussa will start on the right and Luciano Valente on the left. Nacho Ferri, who had a goal ruled out for offside against Barcelona, will lead Feyenoord's attack in Zwolle.
Last week, Feyenoord won 3-1 away at NEC. PEC picked up a respectable point against Sparta Rotterdam (2-2) and sit in mid-table in the Vriendenloterij Eredivisie.
Probable Feyenoord line-up: Ernst; Read, St. Juste, Watanabe, Mármol; Vanhoutte, Targhalline, Zechiël; Hadj Moussa, Ferri, Valente.