Valentijn Driessen criticized the performances of Dusan Tadic, Steven Berghuis and Sébastien Haller on Sunday evening. In his column on the website of The Telegraph the journalist calls the three attackers of Ajax an ‘elderly trio’, which did not give home during the lost duel for the Johan Cruijff Scale with PSV (0-4).
Driessen saw in Ajax a ‘flooded’ team that was no match for the ‘hungry’ PSV players. The newspaper’s football chief is not only annoyed by the game of the team from Amsterdam, but also by the attitude of various names after the heavy defeat. “According to Ten Hag, the defeat was due to the difference in fitness between Ajax and PSV, while Blind had seen points of departure”, concludes Driessen, who is of the opinion that Marc Overmars has ‘work on the attacking side in particular’. shop’.
“The lack of punch in the Amsterdam attack hurt the eyes,” Driessen continues. “Ajax lacks an offensive, powerful attacker with depth, individual action and scoring ability. Someone like… Madueke. Or Kameldeen Sulamana. Of course Antony was missing, but why has David Neres already been written off? Dusan Tadic and Steven Berghuis are on the flanks. everything of the same, while Sébastien Haller is of FC Utrecht level.”
The latter trio did little good in the eyes of De Driessen, who subsequently provided Haller with heavy criticism. “The elderly trio lacks speed, brutality and the open-mindedness that Ajax always prides itself on, but this time walks around PSV with Madueke and Cody Gakpo. In the Eredivisie things are going well for Ajax and Tadic and Berghuis, who are strong on the ball, will often make the difference together with the finisher Haller.”
“On the international stage, the first hairline cracks were noticeable at Tadic last season, Berghuis has never distinguished himself at Feyenoord and Haller is short in advance. All qualities that an Ajax striker must meet are missing in his arsenal. Such as technique, speed, combination ability, dexterity and overview in a small space, even his ball resistance leaves something to be desired despite his posture and strength”, concludes Driessen.