The fact that the bond between Erik ten Hag and Remko Pasveer is good is reflected in Monday evening Rondo from Ziggo Sports† The trainer and the injured goalkeeper are very complimentary to each other. During the conversation about Pasveer, the Ten Hag present in the Johan Cruijff ArenA cannot resist giving the experienced closing post a tease.
During the interview, Ten Hag explains from Amsterdam what makes Pasveer so suitable for Ajax. “Contributing his experience, he fits into the profile of the Ajax keeper anyway. He is a keeper who plays football, but above all a keeper who does his job from prevention. And he has completed that in an excellent way. He has a lot of peace of mind brought in the last line. And at times when he had to be there, also in one-on-one situations, he stood his ground. There he simply made a very good contribution and it is very annoying for Ajax and certainly for him that he now has to drop out,” the coach refers to the injury that will keep Pasveer aside for several weeks.
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The Ajax trainer has seen 38-year-old Pasveer grow in the autumn of his career. “What you have seen is that he has started acting at a higher level. And that he has started to adapt very quickly to that level. It is always a matter of waiting, but it was clear that in recent years he had been playing with the best keepers. Netherlands heard.” Ten Hag then gets the question from the reporter of Ziggo Sports whether Pasveer is ‘a little crazy’, as is often said about goalkeepers. “I wouldn’t call him crazy, but keepers and left wingers, eh? They’re a different kind of people, aren’t they?
From the studio, Pasveer immediately has an answer to Ten Hag’s witticism. “I hear many boys say that I am the most normal keeper they have ever experienced. That is a great compliment, I think,” answers the Ajax goalkeeper. What follows is a tribute to the trainer of the leader from Amsterdam. “I think Erik is very direct, he knows exactly what he wants. I think it’s beautiful, and I love that, he thinks the keeper is really important in the build-up. He wants to build up from the back, under full pressure. extreme risk excluded.”
Shortly before his performance in Pasveer had Rondo contact Ten Hag for a moment. “He is really obsessed with his work, it’s bizarre how many hours he works. Seeing things, having control over things, he really sees everything. Of course he had already heard that I was going here: ‘Tonight at Ziggo? Yes, yes, yes …’ Then you can feel him: be careful with what you say. He does want to be in control. That also characterizes him and that is also the drive he has.”