Erik ten Hag and Dusan Tadic have to pay for Johan Derksen after Ajax’s defeat against Benfica in the Champions League. According to the analyst of Today Inside Ten Hag is too emphatically incensed and Ajax’s performance under his leadership is disappointing. The 33-year-old Tadic, who was unable to break any pots against Benfica, may have to be replaced gradually, according to Derksen.
Derksen thinks Ajax is ‘the boss in the Netherlands’, but in his eyes that is not a great achievement. “There is so much exaggeration about Ten Hag. He has the best player material in the Netherlands. It is also not mathematics to play well with Ajax. They have eleven very good players. I think that every trainer from the Eredivisie would be at the top with Ajax Derksen said. “They have played very good games in Europe, but they are neatly eliminated in Europe every year.”
The best Ajax player gets an 8.5 despite great deception against Benfica
Voetbalzone handed out report numbers to the players of Ajax.
Clubs such as Benfica, AS Roma, Atalanta, Getafe and Valencia ensured the elimination of Ajax in European tournaments in recent years. “And that with all the blah blah of Ajax, and the trainer who has been appointed top trainer. In the Netherlands they are the best of all and in Europe they are just an average club.” Derks specifically highlights the captain of Ajax. “Maybe he is gradually due for replacement. He is becoming more and more irritating, lying down and then looking indignantly at the referee, but he doesn’t bring much anymore.”
The winning goal is also discussed. Goalkeeper André Onana finally made a mistake when he came out of his goal after Alejandro Grimaldo’s free kick, which resulted in the 0-1. Darwin Núñez was therefore able to head in too easily. René van der Gijp thought it was a ‘well-taken and well-adjusted’ free kick; Derksen is critical of Ajax. “They were angry with Onana when he left, then they put Pasveer in it and said: let’s leave it in place. As a result, Onana has no match rhythm at all. Onana is a keeper who takes points and Pasveer sometimes stops a ball. Now it is calculated. Onana in the wrong, you have to see what that costs you.”