Dusan Tadic tries to read as few opinions about himself in the media as possible. The captain of Ajax opposes The watchword that it is wise not to engage in criticism in the black and white football world. “Some players read too much and can’t handle criticism, positive or negative,” said Tadic.
“There is no nuance”, says Tadic, who is on the eve of the Champions League match with Besiktas with Ajax. “In football everything is black or white, there is no grey. You are a hero or a loser. Never anything in between.” The now 32-year-old left winger is not afraid of being labeled ‘too old’ soon. “If that happens, I’ll have to prove otherwise on the pitch. The first in the squad to criticize are Daley Blind and me. Not Ryan Gravenberch, not Jurriën Timber, but the most experienced players, the leaders in the team. “
In recent weeks, Tadic has played a less conspicuous role at the excellently performing Ajax. For example, the Serb did not appear much in the game in the well-won game against Sporting Portugal (1-5 victory). “Sometimes other things are important than scoring and giving assists,” he responds. “The space in front of us was on the other flank in that game. We made the most of that space. We could hurt Sporting over our right side. Then the left wing must be supportive.”
Tadic knows he needs his teammates badly. “Ajax is not allowed one trick pony to be. We must be able to attack from all sides. We have many different weapons. With Sébastien Haller we now have a physically strong center striker. Steven Berghuis brings quality to the ball and experience. I understand that people make the comparison with Hakim Ziyech when they see Berghuis play: the shot, the passing, that left leg. Nice that he is now an Ajax player. And then we still have a lot of speed and dribbling danger on the wings with Antony, David Neres and Mohamed Daramy. Daramy just joined us. He is young, talented and opens up to his fellow players. He will help us a lot in the future.”
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