Feyenoord want a response from the 5-1 Champions League defeat to FC Barcelona when they face PEC Zwolle. Luciano Valente looks set to push further forward into the front line, Voetbalzone predict. 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 keeps his place in goal in Zwolle. Givairo Read at right-back and Mika Mármol at left-back complete the full-back positions. Jeremiah St. Juste and Tsuyoshi Watanabe form the middle 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 with Valente on the flank to get him more involved in the game. Oussama did that 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.
Out wide, Anis Hadj Moussa starts on the right and Luciano Valente on the left. Nacho Ferri leads the line in Zwolle after seeing a goal ruled out for offside against Barcelona.
Last week, Feyenoord beat NEC 3-1 away from home. PEC picked up a solid point against Sparta Rotterdam in a 2-2 draw 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.