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On Sunday 15th May the Dutch Eredivisie will crown its latest champions as Ajax Amsterdam face Twente Charlie Blackmon Jersey Enschede in a championship decider. The Amsterdam giants go into the game looking to claw back a one-point deficit with a win that would see them clinch their 30th championship. For Twente avoiding defeat would see them win the Eredivisie for only the 2nd time in their history clinching back to back titles, a feat reserved for the traditional big three in Holland Ajax, Feyenoord, PSV Eindhoven since the Eredivisie was formed in 1956.Theo Jan sens performance will be crucial for TwenteDrama has followed the Eredivisie all season. Perennial title challengers Feyenoords early season struggle saw them flirt with relegation before a resurgent young squad found form and caught the attention of scouts throughout European football. With Luc Castaignos already on his way to Internazionale, outstanding talents like Georginio Wijnaldum, Leroy Fer and Diego Biseswar may not be far behind.Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez was branded the Cannibal of Ajax and handed a 7-match ban for biting PSVs Otman Bakkal. Not to be outdone FC Twentes Brazilian defender Douglas was red carded for punching AZ midfielder Pontus Wernbloom before an incredible reaction towards referee Ruud Bo sen earned him a 6-game ban. PSV Eindhoven broke records with their 10-0 win over Feyenoord before the Rotterdam club gained revenge with a 3-1 reversal in recent weeks ruining PSVs title charge. Meanwhile Twente were defying the odds all season, refusing to go the way of previous upstart champions AZ Alkmaar and mounting a second succe sive title challenge. Such a season deserves nothing le s than the most fitting of finales Ajax and Twente will provide on 15th May. The game provides a unique climax to the season with German Marquez Jersey both teams destinies in their own hands. For either side the correct result in the seasons last match will see them crowned Champions. With both sides in the KNVB Cup Final on the 8th May this game will mark the second of a two-match series between the two, deciding both major titles in Holland. The importance of the result in the KNVB Cup final should not be overlooked. Neither Ajax coach Frank de Boer nor Twentes Michel PreudHomme can dismi s the competition. The losing coach will be desperate to pick up his players and use the defeat to spur them on to overturn the result by winning the Eredivisie. The winners will surely be hoping KNVB Cup succe s will serve as the catalyst to bring a League and Cup double to their club.The Eredivisie match will be played at the Amsterdam Arena and that advantage could be key. Since Frank de Boer took over from Martin Jol on the 6th December Ajax have maintained a 100% home record in the league defeating former champions Feyenoord and AZ along the way. De Boer will be hoping his side can maintain that record as anything le s will see the title go to Enschede and that point cannot be overlooked. It may seem like a gargantuan task to defeat Ajax at the Amsterdam Arena based on recent form, but to win the title Twente dont have to.Bar a mid-season blip which saw them lose 3 from 5 as their title hopes were dented Twente have maintained a consistent level of performance throughout. Notching up 9 wins on the road, the Enschede club have only lost 3 times away from home in the Eredivisie all season. If the title victory of the 2009-10 season was a real coming-out moment Todd Helton Jersey for the club, the current seasons achievements Europa League Quarter Final, KNVB Cup finalists and Eredivisie title challengers have shown they have real staying power at the top of the Dutch game.Twente have won 4 of their 5 games against the big-three this season and only dropped points in a 2-2 draw against Ajax. Beating PSV Eindhoven home and away has given the side a real look of champions and the 2-0 win at the Grolsch Veste on 2nd April has shown the reigning champions have a real belief they can overcome the odds once more. Theo Jan sen was the inspiration that day scoring both goals and his experience Bryan Shaw Jersey and creative flair could be vital again. Jan sen has become a real talisman for the side and has the ability to dominate in big games.With both teams likely to line up in a 4-3-3, potentially turning into a 4-2-3-1 when nece sary for the away side the battle between the two midfield trios will be a big factor in determining the result. The ability of Denny Landzaat and Wout Brama in particular in helping their defence and stifling the emerging talent of Miralem Sulejmani is going to be vital. Sulejmani has become more influential as the season has progre sed and has really come into his own since the departure of Luis Suarez to Liverpool. Full of tricks and capable of opening up opposition defences for himself and his team-mates Sulejmani will have to continue his great form if Ajax are able to complete their comeback and win the Championship.For many this game seems too close to call but the fluid movement of Twentes front three Bryan Ruiz, Nacer Chadli and Luc de Jong overshadows that offered by Ajaxs likely starting striker Mounir El Hamdaoui and may give the reigning champions another edge. The Moroccan El Hamdaoui has found life tough at the Amsterdam Arena since his move from AZ Alkmaar last Summer and despite his obvious talent has not always been on top of his game in 2011. Having fallen out publicly with Head Coach De Boer the flamboyant striker was at one point demoted to the Reserve team and is still hearing the boos of the Amsterdam crowds.If the solid Twente midfield of Jan sen, Landzaat and Brama can control the game from the middle of the park and overpower a likely Ajax midfield of Christian Eriksen, Demy de Zeeuw and Siem de Jong then avoiding defeat is Antonio Senzatela Jersey certainly achievable. In a tense game with so much on the line this really could be the area where the game is won and its Twentes midfield that are the more combative.Simply, Twentes midfield can operate more effectively without the ball than that of their Amsterdam opponents. It is here that the Enschede club can win enough po se sion to earn the point they need to secure their second succe sive Eredivisie Title. Such an achievement should be considered even greater than that first title win in 2010. Combine that with a more than po sible win in the KNVB Cup Final and Twente could end the biggest fortnight in the clubs history as iconic heroes in the eyes of the Enschede faithful.