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Monday, February 24, 2020 at 07:28
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Ajax lost Heracles Almelo 1-0 on Sunday, while the club already had a 2-0 loss on Thursday in the Europa League against Getafe. The people of Amsterdam are by no means able to reach the level of last year, according to the Dutch newspapers one day after the loss in Almelo. “The rivals feel and smell the vulnerability. The Amsterdam inaccessibility has completely disappeared,” says de Volkskrant stuck about Erik ten Hag’s team.
According to the newspaper, Dusan Tadic is a shadow of last season, while winter acquisition Ryan Babel never stands out with a good assumption. ‘Klaas-Jan Huntelaar knows his heyday as a striker behind him. He sometimes makes a goal, but putting him in the basics is a question of poverty, “said the newspaper, who thinks a vanguard with their thirties is not the best advertisement for a club that gained global fame thanks to young attackers.
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De Volkskrant is also critical of the functioning of Daley Blind and especially Perr Schuurs. ‘Schuurs is a good player, but the way he gets put away or makes estimation errors is sometimes bizarre. (…) The uncertainty of Perr Schuurs is dire, although his solo was beautiful. Schuurs crossed half the field, had a shot in mind that he used to show regularly in the first division. The ball went wide. “
The Telegraph wonders why Ten Hag does not honor the Dusan Tadic-Donny van de Beek combination. ‘Last season, the Serbian excelled in all top competitions, and this season it is all over the side. Right behind the routine, Van de Beek was perhaps the best number ten in the Champions League, while he fares less to the rear. “
It Algemeen Dagblad saw a ‘shocking’ reaction from Ajax in Almelo on the defeat against the provocative Getafe. ‘Ajax did create some opportunities, but never forced a win. And the most painful thing: it didn’t even come as a surprise. Ajax, considered to be untouchable before the winter break, has suddenly become a fragile and average team. ‘
Het Parool does not think that the absence of Hakim Ziyech can be an excuse for the defeat against Heracles. ‘David Neres and Quincy Promes have also been missed for a while. Wing attacker Ryan Babel has not been able to make that duo forget. Add to that the fact that Tadic and Van de Beek also do not have the sharpness from before the winter break and it is clear that Ajax has taken off a hefty jacket offensive. ‘
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