The line-up of Ajax for the first league match against NEC is known. A week after the shocking 0-4 defeat against PSV in the battle for the Johan Cruijff Scale, Erik ten Hag chooses to grant Edson Álvarez a basic place in midfield. Friday reported The Telegraph even that Stade Rennes has bid twenty million euros on the Mexican. The match between Ajax and NEC starts on Saturday evening at 9 p.m. in the Johan Cruijff ArenA.
On Friday, Ten Hag announced that it would not have Perr Schuurs, Mohammed Kudus and Antony. The defender suffered a calf injury from the friendly game against Leeds United. Kudus is recovering from an ankle injury and Antony only joined training on Friday after his participation in the Olympic Games with Brazil. Maarten Stekelenburg, who was not fit against PSV last week, has since recovered and starts under the bar. Remko Pasveer therefore loses his starting spot. The suspended Nicolás Tagliafico is relieved in left back position by Daley Blind, who still played in midfield against PSV. There he is replaced by lvarez.
NEC will join Lasse Schöne, who was an Ajax player between 2012 and 2019. He officially says goodbye to the Amsterdam supporters before kick-off. The people of Nijmegen have an almost fit selection for the season overture. The question in advance is who would be preferred under the bar, Danny Vukovic or Mattijs Branderhorst, and who will be in the striker: Eintracht Frankfurt mercenary Ali Akman now has a work permit, but only trained once. As a result, the choice seems to fall on Jordy Bruijn. Rens van Eijden has been struggling with a knee injury for a long time.
Ajax setup: Stekelenburg, Mazraoui, Timber, Martínez, Blind, Álvarez, Klaassen, Gravenberch, Berghuis, Haller, Tadic
NEC setup: nnb