Ajax player Mohammed Kudus did not leave a great impression on the analysts of PEC Zwolle on Saturday evening against PEC Zwolle (3-0 win). ESPN† The 21-year-old midfielder was once again given a basic place by trainer Erik ten Hag, who exchanged his pupil for Steven Berghuis after an hour. Kenneth Perez and Hedwiges Maduro blame him for running the ball too much.
“Do you remember after three games? The eighth wonder of the world had come true,” Perez said on Sunday evening This was the Weekend on ESPN† “He’s a good player, very skilled, but it doesn’t work out. He doesn’t really have any depth. He runs with the ball so much. On the eye he is a nicer player than Taylor, only Taylor is a bit more functional and reliable.”
Maduro can only agree with the words of his colleague analyst. “He often walks with his head down, dribbles and gets stuck,” says the Almere City Under 21 trainer. “After his injury, he hasn’t been in the form he was before. You can see that he has technique, but he always gets stuck. Taylor also goes deep without the ball. Kudus always wants to hit the ball and dribble.”
During the previous round, Kudus was still worth gold to Ajax by providing the assist to Brian Brobbey’s liberating goal in the final minutes of a visit to NEC. Two days later he opened the score himself during a gala show of Jong Ajax against VVV-Venlo (6-1). The Ghanaian injured his meniscus in a Champions League match with Liverpool in October 2020 and, partly due to new injuries, never managed to get a permanent base place under coach Erik ten Hag.
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