Willem van Hanegem is surprised about the criticism of Kjell Scherpen after his mistake in Ajax’s first Europa League match against AS Roma (1-2 loss). The goalkeeper made a mistake with a free kick by Lorenzo Pellegrini and with that he initiated the defeat in the own Johan Cruijff ArenA. The young goalkeeper was criticized a lot and Van Hanegem finds that regrettable.
Van Hanegem believes in the first place that Ajax must remain realistic. “Not saying afterwards that RKC Waalwijk was unable to create anything”, the former football player and trainer referred to the 0-1 victory of the leader on Sunday afternoon. “As if that had been done cleverly. And if that Edson Álvarez has a referee on Thursday who dares, he will be red. Just hit the neck of an opponent, I don’t think it’s allowed, right? ”
“They also have to stop talking about the loss of Daley Blind immediately in Amsterdam and the surrounding area. Or when supporters point to Scherpen. You can now draw it out, if Ajax plays less, it is because Blind is missing. And Scherpen could not handle the level, ”Van Hanegem sums up in his column Algemeen Dagblad on. “Those silly edited photos of Scherpen with Davy Klaassen still behind them, which were circulated on social media this week. I can’t laugh about it at all. ”
“Don’t even smile. Then if you want to make a point, start over Dusan Tadic, who missed an important penalty kick against AS Roma. The big Ajax can also do it without Blind and Scherpen. What a foolishness that is, say. ” Van Hanegem thinks that Ajax still has a good chance of reaching the semi-finals of the Europa League. “This is the most important game of the season for Ajax. That national title will come anyway, the cup final is nice, but Ajax is so eager to count in Europe. Then it has to happen in Rome, like in Madrid and Turin in the Champions League at the time. ”
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