At Ajax, the wounds are being licked after the painful elimination in the Champions League. The team of coach Alfred Schreuder was no match for Liverpool on Wednesday evening and received at least three goals against for the third game in a row. For Brian Brobbey it was just his third game in a row with a starting place. The striker fought back against Virgil van Dijk and received compliments from the captain of the Dutch afterwards.
“We wanted to win, but we didn’t succeed in the end”, Brobbey starts with RTL. “I thought the first 20 minutes were great. If we finish two chances, the game will be very different. But if you don’t finish your chances, they get the chances and they score. I think we were much better than Liverpool in the first 20 minutes. “They only need one chance. After that goal from a corner and that finished goal it was done yes. I think we went down with our heads. We have to learn from this and move on to the next game. If we play every game playing like the first twenty minutes, I think we can go far. That’s in it.”
Brobbey is then informed of Van Dijk’s compliments. The central defender of the Dutch praised the striker. “I think he’s a great boy. A great talent, he actually has everything: he is fast, strong and can also finish well,” said the center defender. Van Dijk did not dare to take part in a possible World Cup participation of Brobbey. “He has some good weapons that we can use. But it’s up to the national coach. That’s just the way it is.” Van Dijk’s words visibly did Brobbey good. “If something like that comes from Virgil, that’s nice.”
Steven Berghuis got the best chance in the first half to reward Ajax for the good game. However, the midfielder annex attacker aimed for the post. “Your last chance to hibernate has been lost. The game ultimately fell to Liverpool’s side,” said Berghuis. “I think we started well, in all aspects. We reached a good level against a good team. Just after halftime you get a set piece against, then it gets a bit out of hand for us. Maybe I should have shot him diagonally. You does everything right, I think, but it saves such a bit. It would have been so nice if he had gone in.”