The top match between Ajax and PSV also means an Ivorian get-together. Ibrahim Sangaré has started the pursuit of his compatriot Sébastien Haller of Ajax with PSV. The midfielder and striker don’t speak much to each other in the Netherlands, but get along well with the national team, Sangaré tells. ESPN. According to the PSV player, Sunday’s game will be decisive for the title fight.
According to Sangaré, Sunday’s results say nothing about the course of the competition. “The difference in the ranking is only one or two points. We will play for the title until the end of the season,” said Sangaré. “Ajax against PSV has always been a game with a lot of tension and obstacles. It’s a kind of derby and you have to win derbies. Ajax is our main competitor,” the controlling midfielder knows.
Sangaré received a lot of criticism last season, but is increasingly interfering with PSV’s attacking game, and he is praised for that. “Last year I was still a newcomer in the country and in the competition,” emphasizes the Ivorian. “Now I am more used to it and I know a bit about how things work here. Athletes are always criticized. I always focus on myself. The hard work then pays off automatically. I notice that I am making progress and that it is better goes.”
For Sangaré, the duel with Ajax will be a reunion with Haller, with whom he also travels together for international matches with the national team of Ivory Coast. “Yes, that’s my buddy,” says the PSV player. “We’re competitors. We tease each other. But when we’re on the pitch, it’s every man for himself. Then you just want to win. Then it’s the best who wins, but we remain friends. We don’t exchange so many words, but in the Ivorian team we can talk a lot and we exchange a lot of words.”
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