Remko Pasveer was one of the weakest links at Ajax on Wednesday evening in the eighth final of the Champions League against Benfica (2-2). The goalkeeper did not look convincing in both goals and received considerable criticism afterwards. Also with football talk Pasveer was the subject of discussion. Hans Kraay junior came up with a new variation on Denzel Dumfries’ ‘hard feet’ for the goalie.
Pasveer looked unhappy with both goals from Benfica. The goalkeeper dove over the ball after Jan Vertonghen’s cross, which resulted in the 1-1 and came with a separate save on a hard long shot from Gonçalo Ramos. He failed to tap the ball away, but instead gave Roman Yaremchuk the chance to use the rebound. Halfway through the first half, Pasveer had an excellent intervention, when he narrowly kept a deflected shot from Rafa Silva out of the short corner.
“It wasn’t blunders, certainly not, but the keeper didn’t help,” Sjoerd Mossou added on Monday evening. football talk† “I certainly do not want to act as a goalkeeper expert, but with the first goal he was on his heels, causing him to fall to the ground. With the second he had a ‘too hard hand’. Because the shot is so hard, he has to give the ball a little bit so that it goes over.” Instead, Pasveer placed his hand behind the ball, allowing him to be walked in quite easily by substitute Yaremchuk.
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“So Dumfries has hard feet and Pasveer has a hard hand every now and then”, Kraay junior adds. “Yes, it is here”, concludes Mossou. “In such a match you also need a perfect match from a keeper to get through certain phases. That peace did not arise for a moment due to the score development.” Pasveer is usually a reliable link at Ajax. The team from Amsterdam conceded one goal more against Benfica than the previous ten official matches combined. On March 13, the return is in the Johan Cruijff ArenA and Ajax has to get the job done for a place in the quarterfinals.