Maarten Stekelenburg is missing against PEC Zwolle due to a groin injury, Erik ten Hag announced prior to the Eredivisie game. This also puts the playing of the final item in the Champions League match between Ajax and Sporting Portugal next Wednesday in doubt. Ten Hag did not yet dare to say whether the 38-year-old goalkeeper will make it to the away game.
“He has a problem in his groin”, the choice lord of Ajax told the camera of ESPN about Stekelenburg, whose honors against the people of Zwolle are observed by Remko Pasveer. It is not yet clear whether the second goalkeeper will also be under the bar on Wednesday. “At the moment I can’t say anything about that,” said Ten Hag. Last Wednesday, Stekelenburg was also missing from Ajax’s group training, although his situation was not yet known at the time.
On the training images of Ajax TV Among other things, you could see how Pasveer and Young Ajax goalie Charlie Setford completed the goalkeeper training. The absent Stekelenburg was still under the bar in every Eredivisie match of Ajax in the current season. Furthermore, third goalkeeper Jay Gorter was not present during the training session. In addition, André Onana is still training with Jong Ajax for the time being ‘in order not to disrupt the group process’, Ten Hag announced earlier.
Furthermore, Davy Klaassen did not appear at the kick-off in Zwolle. The midfielder came back from the international match with the the Dutch with minor groin complaints and he is currently working hard on his recovery to make it to Wednesday’s meeting. Nicolás Tagliafico and Lisandro Martínez are also absent during the meeting with PEC. The Argentine duo only returned from the international match with Argentina on Friday afternoon.
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