Despite Saturday’s 1-3 win over FC Groningen, Marciano Vink is concerned about Ajax’s recent performance. In view of the crucial phase of the season, the analyst mainly has doubts about the breadth of the selection of trainer Erik ten Hag. Vink is of the opinion that the players who usually start on the bench with the leader often have no added value for Ajax. In addition, of course, the clash between the fans of FC Groningen and Dusan Tadic is also discussed.
“We have always praised the bank that it is so incredibly strong from Ajax. Now it appears that they are either not good enough or that they simply lack match rhythm. And that chafes”, Vink wonders in Sunday morning. Good morning Eredivisie from ESPN† Table mate Ton Lokhoff, in turn, sees a big difference between the Ajax before the winter break and the Ajax since January. “What we always like to watch: dominant game, attacking, chasing, many goals. Then you see much less after the winter.”
Tadic touched his heart: ‘I continue in English: I did not deserve this’
The whistling by the Groningen fans causes disappointment for the captain of Ajax.
Presenter Milan van Dongen then shifts the subject to the whistling of Tadic by fans of Groningen. The captain of Ajax was clearly not pleased with that afterwards. Groningen coach Danny Buijs is asked how he views the Tadic incident. “I don’t know what’s going on there. That boy has always given everything for FC Groningen and I think he has provided a good transfer fee for the club. I don’t know exactly. I would like to see such a boy received with more respect, but I don’t know if anything happened in the past,” Buijs emphasizes.
“I think Tadic is a fantastic player, but I don’t understand that if they (the Groningen fans, ed.) do that and you really don’t want that at all. Why do you then provoke them yourself again?”, Buijs refers to the finger on the mouth at Tadic after his used penalty in injury time of the first half. “Then just stand above it as Tadic and tell your story after the game. The whistling of players is in the Netherlands, and I agree with that, in one way or another for some time. We have also had periods with Clarence Seedorf , right? That he was whistled or if he came back somewhere. There are more examples.”
“I didn’t like what the fans of Groningen were doing. I had a great time in Groningen,” said Tadic at ESPN† “I always say that Ajax is my dream club, but Groningen and Twente are in my heart. Let me continue in English: I did not deserve this. Look, Groningen has earned a lot of money from me. Moreover, I had an excellent time there, I always had a lot of fun there and together we achieved the best results in club history.”
“I don’t think I deserved the flute concert. I am very disappointed. I have made people happy here and they have deserved me well. Never, never do I celebrate a goal against Groningen or Twente. This was very bad from the supporters and I don’t think I deserved this, but anyway, it’s their choice,” said Tadic, who wore the Groningen shirt between July 2010 and July 2012 and finished in a creditable fifth place in the Eredivisie in his first season.