The selection of Ajax will look different next season, Ronald de Boer thinks. The analyst sees players such as David Neres, André Onana and Nicolás Tagliafico leave in the summer and thinks that director Marc Overmars should at least find a replacement for the latter. Arnold Bruggink is of the opinion that Tagliafico ‘deserves’ a transfer and that it may be good for Ajax if there is turnover within the selection.
After the 4-0 victory over FC Emmen, Neres and Antony together made a lap of honor through the Johan Cruijff ArenA with the Brazilian flag. “I think he plans to leave,” De Boer said of Neres when he saw the images. “He has had good years and I think he now wants to make the step to another club. It is a pity that he has not been able to show the Neres in recent months as before.” De Boer does not think that Antony wants to leave too. “It has just arrived. Something will happen at Ajax. I think we will see a different selection at the start of next season.”
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“Ten Hag remains in front of the group. But how do you keep a group hungry? By continuing to select”, says the technique trainer from the Ajax youth academy. “Sir Alex Ferguson did that for example with David Beckham, who eventually had to leave Manchester United. It’s not just about the game, but there must also be a certain energy in the group. Sometimes players have to leave for that. Some players are in principle. also finished. I think that Onana is basically done with Ajax. That is not meant to be negative at all, that boy did a great job, but those are players who have come to reach the top. I have the same feeling with Tagliafico, who wants to also make a step. That’s a real professional who wants to get the most out of it when he plays. “
“I think the selection will look different, although I don’t think that five players will suddenly leave”, said De Boer. “I think you should have a real left back as an alternative to Tagliafico, because that is not quite there yet. In the youth there are one or two (Terrence Douglas, Youri Baas and Anass Salah-Eddine, ed.), But they are I don’t think it’s ready yet. You want to participate in European again, so now you have to focus on a left back. ” According to Bruggink, it would not be ‘bad’ if Tagliafico moved. “I think it’s good for a team. It also needs to be shaken up every now and then, so that you get new energy in a team. I think Tagliafico deserves to go too. There will be plenty of clubs out there. want to have a new left back and I think he fits everywhere in terms of personality. “