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Heitinga: ‘Second half was good, first half was poor’
Ajax coach John Heitinga saw a completely different team emerge after the break in Enschede. He also gave credit to the home side. “In the first half FC Twente were much better. We didn’t manage to put them under the pressure we wanted. In the second half, we managed to turn the game around. Even after FC Twente made it 2–3, I saw a team that kept working hard. The second half was good, the first half was poor.”
Ajax win tumultuous match against FC Twente: 2-3
Ajax have won the away match against FC Twente on Sunday afternoon. The match at the Grolsch Veste ended 2-3, with goals for the Amsterdam-based team scored by Wout Weghorst, Oscar Gloukh and Mika Godts.
Chelsea - Ajax in 120 seconds
Ajax are still waiting for their first points in the UEFA Champions League. John Heitinga’s side were beaten 5–1 by Chelsea on Wednesday evening. Here’s the short summary.
Ajax fall to Chelsea on difficult night in London
Ajax have lost the away match against Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday evening. The match in London ended 5-1.
Highlights Chelsea – Ajax
Ajax had to swallow a heavy defeat on English soil on Wednesday evening. Chelsea were too strong at home, winning 5-1. Kenneth Taylor received a red card early in the first half, when the score was still 0–0.
Grønkjær: 'Ajax made me a professional footballer'
Jesper Grønkjær spent two and a half years in Amsterdam, was loved by the fans, decided the Cup final against Fortuna Sittard, and left for Chelsea in 2000. In the run-up to the UEFA Champions League match against the English team, we speak to the Dane. "Professional football is an amazing school of life."
Heitinga and Baas on Chelsea match: 'We must demand the utmost from ourselves'
On the eve of the UEFA Champions League match against Chelsea, Ajax coach John Heitinga and Youri Baas looked ahead to the clash during the press conference at Stamford Bridge. "Tomorrow we can show ourselves at the very highest level."
'It felt like the Ajax of the nineties'
It doesn’t hurt Joël Veltman to talk about that crazy UEFA Champions League match on November 5, 2019. Six years later, Chelsea–Ajax (4–4) has become more of a special memory — a match in which he himself played a prominent role. Still, when Veltman agrees to the interview from England, he can’t resist a small joke. With two laughing emojis, he sends via WhatsApp: "Not sure I even want to think about that match anymore." A few seconds later comes his confirmation.
