Sunday, January 23, 2022 at 6:55 PM• Jeroen van Poppel • Last update: 19:05

During the top match between PSV and Ajax (1-2) Kenneth Perez was greatly disturbed by the attitude of a number of players. The analyst of ESPN highlights in particular a rather laughable moment by Ajax defender Lisandro Martínez, who showed an incredible attitude in the final phase. “What an irritation that is!”, said Perez shortly afterwards.

The analyst saw and heard in the empty Philips Stadium how more players came forward. “I wonder if they are also talking about their behavior in the field,” said Perez. “That screaming all the time! With every touch it’s like someone dies. The pinnacle was with Martínez at the end.” The Ajax mandekker cried out after a very light duel with Phillipp Mwene and deliberately rolled back into the field from behind the sideline to save time.

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In the end, Martínez was able to continue playing. “Now that there is no audience, it is so audible,” said Perez. “It is such embarrassing and disruptive behavior! It is actually just petting friends. The referee (Danny Makkelie, ed.) kept falling for it too. Of course he always thought: wow, what a serious offense, because he whistled all the time.” Arnold Bruggink didn’t waste a lot of words on the affectation. “It’s the umpteenth time we talk about it,” said the former attacker.