Sébastien Haller scored a goal on Sunday afternoon in the match between Ajax and FC Groningen (3-1), but nevertheless did not have a happy match. Trainer Erik ten Hag already addressed the striker during the match and says in conversation with afterwards ESPN that in the end of the first half Ajax ‘let itself eat the cheese from the bread’. Ronald de Boer says he can agree with the criticism of Haller after the match against Groningen.
ESPNreporter Cristian Willaert cites that Ten Hag said to Haller You don’t get it for nothing and ‘a little angry’ was on the rush. “Groningen was sharp in the duels, then you have to provide at least the same in return,” responds Ten Hag. “That is not possible at 99 percent. To play under pressure, you have to win duels. In the fifteen minutes before the break, we let ourselves eat the cheese from the bread at times. ”
De Boer is also in the program This was the Weekend from ESPN critical of Haller’s playing. “I was asked whether it is a loss that he is not registered for the Europa League. Tadic has proven in several European top competitions that he is an excellent stand-in, or perhaps more, ”the analyst said. “He also showed that against FC Groningen. Haller does a lot less than Tadic in the rush hour. He gets too little out of it. Do you miss Haller in the Europa League? I do not think so. If you see what Tadic does on the ball … You want that in top matches. ”
“No one can protect the ball better than Tadic, Haller had an incredible amount of trouble with that. Lots of clumsy ball loss. Of course that can happen in a match. But when people say that they are going to miss him enormously in the Europa League … No, I don’t think so ”, De Boer continues. Presenter Jan Joost van Gangelen asks whether Haller is a ‘mediocre stand-in for Tadic.
“Not, but people assumed Haller would be an incredibly important player for the Europa League. Indispensable, let me put it this way. That is clearly not the case. What Tadic shows in this form may be better. When you see the numbers … ”, the analyst is impressed. Tadic provided 18 goals and 17 assists in 36 official games this season. “Seventeen assists! Haller is also doing fine in that respect, but I expect a little more. ”