Mike Verweij expects Erik ten Hag to choose Steven Berghuis out of ten in the Champions League squatter against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday evening. The journalist of The Telegraph goes against the probable positions circulating in the media, in which Davy Klaassen is positioned in that position.
“What surprises me: I see all kinds of setups passing by, and everyone assumes that Davy Klaassen is playing,” Verweij said in the podcast. Kick off. “I wouldn’t be surprised if Berghuis plays. In fact: I think you might have to opt for Berghuis’ creativity against a German opponent. Of course he also did great in the Champions League. Played two games, two goals and an assist. So I wouldn’t drop Berghuis without hesitation. I also think that will be a very difficult choice. I wouldn’t be surprised if he just chooses Berghuis.”
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Valentijn Driessen adds that Ten Hag would opt for more certainty with Klaassen. “Berghuis is of course more like Ajax, only you will have to be very sharp in the switch”, Driessen knows. “That does not mean that you should all walk back, but all of you forward. The moment you lose the ball you have to put pressure immediately, so that they cannot give that ball to Erling Braut Haaland Klaassen is further along than Berghuis, who of course gets a lot of compliments for picking it up quickly. That is usually only against opponents of a certain caliber. Besiktas and Sporting Portugal also missed a lot of important players. “
For the rest, Ajax’s line-up can be drawn. “Antony will return to the line-up, just like Edson Álvarez, who has seen his wife and child again,” Verweij knows. “It’s normally the usual setup.”
Probable Ajax line-up: feather; Mazraoui, Timber, Martinez, Blind; Álvarez, Klaassen/Berghuis, Gravenberch; Antony, Haller, Tadic