Ajax‘s recent display of fighting spirit against Twente,coupled โwith a potential record-breakingโค number โฃof starting lineup changes,sets the stage for a crucial โmatch againstโ heerenveen on November 3,2025.The team’s need for points is amplified by their current standing-fourth โขin the Premier League, six points behind co-leadersโข Feyenoord and PSV-making โคa โvictory against Heerenveen โฃessential to closeโข the gap and potentially shiftโค the โchampionship dynamic.
Ajax manager Heitinga is poised to โmake further โฃalterationsโข to his starting eleven, potentiallyโฃ replacing โฃItakura and McConnell, which would bring the total number of lineup โฃchanges this Premier League season to 33. This figure already surpasses all other teams in the league; feyenoord โhas made 24 changes, and PSV onyl 16. While Heitinga aims to maintain the โresilience shown against Twente, he acknowledges the urgency ofโ securing points, stating, โ”It’s such a clichรฉโฃ as I don’t know what: but we have to win.Get points.”
The pressure to win stems from โคa desire toโข overcome a perceived pattern of misfortune, which Heitinga hopes toโฃ dispel โwith positive results.โฃ A win against Heerenveen would not โฃonly โฃboost Ajax’s league position but also signal a โคpotential turning point in their season, moving them awayโข from the frustrating cycle of setbacks.
