Ajax beat Telstar 2-0 on Sunday in the first round of the Eredivisie. However, John Heitinga was met with widespread criticism afterwards. Pundit Valentijn Driessen is less than impressed with the new head coach in Amsterdam.
Driessen expressed his displeasure with Heitingaโs choices in a video segment for De Telegraaf. โWhatโs incomprehensibleโฆ Moro played for the Spanish U21s at the European Championship. An excellent right winger, but who always plays as a left winger for Ajax. Which is why heโs keeping Mika Godts in the locker room.โ
The Eredivisie observer continued, โGodts is one of the great talents from our own academy. He did quite well last year, and you have to give him time to develop further. He will then sit on the bench next to Gloukh, who also played as a left winger at RB Salzburg and came on as a midfielder against Telstar.โ
Driessen believes Ajax havenโt really improved footballing performance with the arrival of Heitinga. โUnder Farioli, the game was awful. And now itโs even worse. Itโs the same as the game before Farioli. Itโs a complete mess.
โTheyโve been buying into certain positions, so you think theyโll benefit from that. Itakura, who didnโt play against Telstar, is being portrayed as a kind of hero. But a lot of Ajax players are suddenly being lifted up. Our friend Gloukh, too, was the new saviour. And Youri Regeer is simply not a right-back. Itโs just nonsense to put that guy there. Heโs a midfielder. And if he doesnโt fit in there, you should just bench him.โ
GBeNeFNย |ย Max Bradfield
