Hans Kraay junior can really enjoy the game of Noussair Mazraoui. According to the analyst, the right back of Ajax is not only worth gold in attacking terms. The analyst punctually on Sunday morning Good morning Eredivisie also the defensive qualities of the fullback. Zian Flemming, who knows Mazraoui from their time together at Ajax, thinks he is already ready for a club like Real Madrid or Bayern Munich.
“Mazraoui is often gone. But if he has to be there, trainers call that pinching, then he is there,” Kraay junior analyzes the Ajax defender at ESPN† The reporter then shows how Mazraoui moves towards the left flank against Willem II to defuse an attack by the Tilburgers. “Mazraoui has already seen that there is panic. And look where he is coming from. Not from his right-back position, but from almost across the centerline he has seen ‘I have to cover now’. Well, this is the dream of every coach.”
Hans Kraay junior is full of praise for the defensive qualities of Noussair Mazraoui.
Presenter Milan van Dongen then explains to Flemming that his former teammate is mentioned as an asset to Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund and AC Milan. The Fortuna Sittard midfielder is asked whether he ever thought that Mazraoui would make it this far. “He is a year older (24, ed.) than me, so we didn’t always play together in youth. But then he was already a right back. And when he got older, he became a midfielder again. Youth and Young Ajax we played together. I didn’t expect it. Not anyone, maybe not himself.”
“But how he fought back, because he was kind of written off and played at Jong Ajax on an amateur basis. And a year later he made his debut (in the first team of Ajax, ed.). And he has never been away” , Flemming adds. “And the clubs that are now interested are even disappointing. I think he can compete with Real Madrid or Bayern Munich, the real top. When I see him play in the Champions League and the Eredivisie.”
Van Dongen then points out that Hakim Ziyech and in particular Donny van de Beek had a hard time when they left Ajax for a major foreign competition. “Every player is different, of course. Van de Beek was eventually loaned out to Everton, so that may not have happened all at once. It can always work”, Flemming remains optimistic about the future of the leased Van de Beek at Manchester United.