Brian Brobbey signed on Thursday evening during the return of the quarter final of the Europa League against AS Roma (1-1) for the Ajax goal. The nineteen-year-old striker talks to RTL that the Amsterdammers in the diptych with the Italians failed to ‘finish the chances’. Furthermore, Brobbey does not agree with the observation that Ajax ‘slowed down’ after the rejected 0-2, which was recorded by Dusan Tadic.
“We were the better team throughout the game, we created many opportunities and unfortunately did not finish them. What it looks like in the dressing room? A little disappointed, but on to Sunday. The cup final, the next game. Where do we leave it? I don’t think we will finish our chances ”, Brobbey begins. The young striker came in as a substitute at half time and signed for the opening goal after three minutes in the second half. It was his sixth goal in Ajax’s main force this season.
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“When I get into it, I just give it my all. That is my job, what I have to do and I try to get a goal. Perr had the ball, I saw space behind the defense, I ran deep and got it ”, Brobbey analyzes his goal. RTL reporter Marcel Maijer states that Ajax ‘slowed down’ after the rejected 0-2, which was noted by Tadic after 55 minutes of play and was canceled due to a violation by Nicolás Tagliafico in the run-up to the goal. “That’s what you say, I think we just accelerated. We both played better games, but missed opportunities and this is a shame. ”
Brobbey is asked if he can understand that he started on the reserve bench in Rome. “I just came from an injury, so I understand,” Brobbey replies. Maijer concludes by saying that RB Leipzig, which takes over Brobbey at the end of the season, has a bargain to him. “Yes, can, can”, the striker responds with a laugh.
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“He is a good striker and has developed well. I didn’t see this a year ago. You could see that he was fast and physically strong, only in his football I had many doubts. He picks up on that quickly, so there is a lot of stretch in this boy ”, says Theo Janssen in the studio of RTL about Brobbey’s actions against AS Roma. “He is stable on the ball, but also has good running actions. Fairly fast, strong: it has everything with it. This is what you want to see from a striker, that he can play in the ball and in space. ”
Trainer Erik ten Hag was also pleased with Brobbey’s performance. “He does a lot of things well. He still has to learn a number of things, such as that he has to get more on the ball side, so that we can play football more easily in the last phase. But of course he is gigantic. Perr Schuurs and Brobbey brings exactly the effect we expect. He is also there with the second goal. A perfect substitute and a perfect impact on the game. We were through with that. “