AZ lost 2-0 to FC Twente, and striker Mexx Meerdink reacted by speaking about one attacking moment from the match as the team went three league games without a win. AZ play Ajax at the Johan Cruyff ArenA on Saturday and then host Juventus in the Europa League.
Meerdink on the flow of the match
Meerdink told ESPN: "Yes, we had the upper hand, but they broke forward and scored straight away." GOAL reported that Meerdink believed AZ had chances but failed to make the most of them.
The through ball he wanted
GOAL reported that Meerdink ran in behind the Twente defence, but Mateo Chávez did not play the through ball. Meerdink said of his team-mate: "Yes, the whole central area was open and he didn't see it."
Meerdink said of his team-mate: "That's a shame, because moments like that are really important. We broke forward and there was space, but he didn't recognise it. That's a real shame." Watching footage of his run again, Meerdink said: "I was going mad."
What he told Chávez
He added: "Yes, it's a shame. You have to spot balls like that, I think. I told him that too."
AZ's next matches
AZ have no wins in their last three league matches. Meerdink said: "No, I absolutely don't want to talk about that. It's simply not the start we wanted. I'm certainly not going to start talking about a slump, because it isn't one. We keep going."