Kenneth Perez doesn’t think much of Anass Salah-Eddine. The analyst of ESPN saw the 21-year-old left back fall through the basket at Ajax in the match against Excelsior on Saturday. Perez checks in on Monday night This was the Weekend again critical of the young man.
Perez emphasizes that the conditions on the artificial turf field of Exelsior are ‘difficult’. Nevertheless, he was shocked by the build-up of Ajax. According to the Danish analyst, Jorrel Hato was the only bright spot in the defense of the team from Amsterdam. “Yesterday, Hato was Ajax’s best man. It doesn’t always go fast, but he does let the ball run. That’s what his fellow players don’t do.”
Devyne Rensch is also criticized. Perez shows a fragment from the first half where it can be seen that the right back of Ajax chooses a difficult pass through the axis of the field to Steven Bergwijn around the center line. “He has no idea what to do in possession of the ball. Then it is useful if you keep moving.”
Rensch opted for a pass to Bergwijn in the 35th minute, which was intercepted.
Salah-Edinne, who was replaced by Owen Wijndal at halftime of the duel with Excelsior, could not appeal to Perez either. “With Salah-Eddine I have the feeling that he does not believe he is an Ajax player. He really plays without any self-confidence,” said Perez, who then also criticized his replacement Wijndal. The analyst shows a fragment where Wijndal waits too long to respond to Bergwijn. “Come on, man! Do it in one go! Are you fed up with technology? No, every ball had to be passed first. If you do, it will take forever.”
Perez was also hard for Salah-Edinne on Saturday evening during the afterthought of the game. “He does not present himself as an Ajax player at all. Come on man! You did a great job in the matches you played at FC Twente last year.” Salah-Eddine played on a rental basis in Enschede, but was seen there as a midfielder, not as a left back. “They didn’t bring you back for nothing,” said Perez nevertheless.” Show a little more confidence, from hey: I am Ajax player! Wijndal should be deeply ashamed that he has not shown quality to be in the base. That apparently it is not even an option,” Perez concluded.
Wijndal took the ball in the 76th minute and lost the ball instead of playing Bergwijn in one go.