Steven Bergwijn looked back on a turbulent 2023 while on training camp in Spain. Despite the many setbacks, the Ajax captain looks forward to the coming six months full of hope. "We will rock the second half of the season and hope to end as high on the ranking as possible."
Ajax won their friendly game against Hannover 96 Sunday afternoon. John van 't Schip's team won 2-1 in southern Spain. Brian Brobbey and Steven Bergwijn were responsible for the Amsterdam team's goals.
The first few days at training camp in Andalusia are now behind us. The Ajax squad has been put through some tough training sessions in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. There was also time for some team building in the form of go-karting, of course. See how the Ajax players fared on both the pitch and the go-kart track.
At the training camp in Jerez de la Frontera, we catch up with John van 't Schip. The sixty-year-old head coach was absent from the last two matches against PEC Zwolle and USV Hercules due to his son's wedding. We looking ahead to the second half of the season. "After disappointing results, it's about taking the first steps for the restart."