The training camp in Germany is almost over. About time to catch up with Ajax coach Maurice Steijn. The 49-year-old manager explains what they have worked on at the World of Sports adidas campus. “We want to pressure as much as possible, with a lot of intensity and dynamic. That’s why we trained a lot and hard.”
A prime opportunity to find out more about Brian Brobbey and Annass Salah-Eddine took place this week. You were given the opportunity to submit questions that might be asked during the Q&A with the Ajax players. Who was or is their idol? Do they have rituals surrounding matches? And which player would they like to see come to Ajax?
How do players interact during a training camp? What do they say to each other during a practice session? How does newcomer Branco van den Boomen feel among his teammates? We mic'd up the midfielder, providing a fascinating insight into a day in the life of an Ajax player during their training camp in Germany.
Thanks to an astonishing comeback, Ajax beat German teach Unterhaching 5-3 on Tuesday. Having been 2-0 down, the team from Amsterdam turned things round after half-time.