Jordan Henderson has not left a big impression on Johan Derksen in the two games he has played for Ajax, the analyst shows. Today Inside. The controller played the full ninety minutes against SC Heerenveen (3-2) on Sunday, but could not prevent the team from Amsterdam from losing for the sixth time this Eredivisie season.

“Our English purchase only provides risk-free passes,” Derksen broaches the subject. René van der Gijp agrees with his colleague and substantiates his opinion with a laugh.

“Henderson takes the ball, looks ahead and we all think at home: 'It's going to happen now.' But it doesn't happen!” explains Gibe jokingly.

“He is good in interviews,” Derksen notes about the midfielder acquired from Al-Ettifaq. “He's a nice guy in the interviews, that Henderson. Then you get millions for some interviews!”

“He started complaining about that ball,” writer Özcan Akyol begins about the disallowed goal that Ajax scored deep in injury time in the Abe Lenstra Stadium. “If you are such a star, you also have to behave with dignity.”

“It's not a star at all, man. It's a water carrier,” Derksen responds. “It was always a water bearer. A good water bearer.”

With Henderson on the field, Ajax suffered its first Eredivisie defeat since October 2023. The current number five in the Eredivisie can take revenge on Thursday when Ajax takes on FK Bodø/Glimt in the Conference League.

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