Perr Schuurs made a good impression on the analysts in England in the Champions League match between Ajax and Liverpool (0-1) on Wednesday. For example, Rio Ferdinand praised the young defender’s game. “He was very, very good,” said the former top defender of, among others, Manchester United. I think he is a good replacement for Matthijs de Ligt. ”

“He can take over and take the lead. Taking the lead. ” Michael Owen, former top striker of Liverpool and Manchester United, among others, also saw a lot of potential in Schuurs. “He will be the new Matthijs de Ligt. He is still young, but what a body and what strength … He already looks a lot like De Ligt. Great at the ball, aggressive and strong for his age. Sold to Juventus for a lot of money, but Schuurs can take over that role. ”

“I got it and read it”, says Schuurs through the official channels of Ajax. “They are nice words, but of course that is of no use to me.” Schuurs has the feeling that he should have stopped Mane and that the winning goal from Liverpool could have been prevented. It personally pushes his good performances into the background. “It is actually not possible, but I also experienced it at AZ”, he referred to the goal in the ninetieth minute of Myron Boadu.

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“I know exactly what it feels like. That’s what surpasses the feeling, but in a few weeks you will realize that you have played a good game”, Schuurs thinks. “In the end it will stay with you. everyone. In my opinion, that makes you better and you take steps, it’s just part of the job. ” Schuurs has little to complain about taking steps: for the twenty-year-old it is already his third season at Ajax and on Wednesday he was in the base in the Champions League.

“I think I’ve taken the most steps in terms of ruthlessness. That is also what I had to improve the most. And I also have to get better at that, but I think I have made the biggest steps in that area. ” Schuurs also stands out with his long passes over tens of meters. “If you play with confidence, you do things that make you feel good and I just love to give a cross pass.”