Don't you think that opposition teams will have spotted such things for themselves? Or do you imagine they have, just don't know how to counter it?
Fact is, the higher you go, the more savvy the opposition will be, and if that means teams closing off an opponent like TP by physical means, then that's what they'll do. And they'll do it better (i.e. tougher) than teams at a lower level.
All I know about Excelsior is what I've just googled:
1. They're the third team in a city of 664k i.e. one third that of Glasgow, for instance;
2. Other than promotion from the Dutch 2nd tier, they've never won a trophy;
3. Their stadium holds 4.5k (all seated);
4. Until TP arrived, their first team squad of 27, from several different countries, didn't have a single Senior international player, not even with one cap;
5. Their current Head Coach is Marinus Dijkhuizen, who was sacked by Brentford after just 9 games in charge. (Brentford are anything but a sacking club btw, but simply held their hands up and admitted he was the wrong appointment as soon as it became obvious).
As a club, I'd guess they're nearer eg Partick Thistle than Celtic/Rangers, never mind Ajax/PSV etc.
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