Johan Derksen thinks that trainer John Heitinga is not the right man to be at the helm at Ajax next year. During the program Inside today the analyst expresses his annoyance at the interview the coach gave after the 0-0 draw against Go Ahead Eagles. “If you play 0-0 at Go Ahead as an Ajax coach, then you should shut up and be ashamed.”
After the division of points, Heitinga complained about the race management in front of the camera and stated that ‘Ajax can never win prizes in this way’. Ridiculous statement, concludes Derksen. “If you play 0-0 at Go Ahead as an Ajax coach, then you should shut up and be ashamed. Of course Heitinga has no future at Ajax. This crying story already makes it clear that he is not suitable for this level. Ajax trainers shouldn’t cry. They have the best selection in the Netherlands. I do know that he is under pressure, because he has been promised next year’s trainership if this season ends well.
Fellow analyst René van der Gijp was not only annoyed by Heitinga, but also by the on-duty video referee. “I am now starting to get annoyed with that VAR. I mean: you also just have the naked eye. With the naked eye you could just see that Kudus was not offside. Everyone sees that, even Oz, the biggest Go Ahead supporter. You’re not retarded are you? He’s just way ahead of that defender. Then they shout that they couldn’t draw lines. But you just see it, don’t you?”
“What Heitinga says doesn’t make any sense at all,” continues Van der Gijp. “Kudus’ one chance does not cost him the title, of course. He has absolutely no future at Ajax. I also didn’t understand Brobbey’s substitution. You just bring in our friend Bergwijn and then you leave him, don’t you? What kind of nonsense is this, dude! While that boy didn’t even play that bad. He played quite nicely. Then you don’t change it, because you just want to win,” concludes the analyst.