Dusan Tadic is worth gold for Ajax, according to Davy Klaassen after the 3-0 victory over PEC Zwolle on Saturday evening at home. The Serbian captain set a record by playing a duel in the Eredivisie for the 124th time in a row. Klaassen sees every day at Ajax what the now 33-year-old Tadic does to stay fit, which is inspiring for his teammates in Amsterdam.
Afterwards, Klaassen was asked at the press conference in the Johan Cruijff ArenA whether he ever sees himself breaking Tadic’s Eredivisie record. “Well, I hope so,” responded the midfielder, who was accurate twice against PEC. “If the trainer sets me up every game, then I think it will be fine in the end. In the end it is always up to you, but the trainer makes the lineup, so I have to make sure he sets me up,” said Klaassen with a big smile. his mouth.
Klaassen then went into the question of why Tadic remains fit as a routine for so long. “Because he is busy for hours every day. That does not come out of the blue, of course, that he looks like this and that he is always there again. That is just work and I think that he is an example for all of us. And eventually it pays off.” Finally, the scoring Ajax midfielder spoke about the eventual championship celebration, which seems to be one step closer after the victory over PEC.
“Do you have a preference for where that championship party will take place?” Klaassen was presented at the press moment. “I don’t care about that. In the end it does matter to me, but that’s not up to me to arrange. We have to arrange that we become champions.” Klaassen immediately received another question about this. “Imagine: the mayor (Femke Halsema, ed.) calls you and she says: ‘Davy, take your pick'”. The Ajax player responded with a joke: “She doesn’t have my number, so that won’t work.”