Francesco Farioli looked ahead to Sunday's league match against NEC following the 2-0 defeat away to Real Sociedad. Despite the disappointing result in San Sebastián, the Italian coach sees plenty of positives to build on. "We can learn from this."
Ajax have suffered their first defeat since August. Captain Jordan Henderson felt it could have been avoided, as Ajax was the better team in the first half. "I thought we were solid in the first half. We were good in defence and had some great chances. We had the upper hand."
Ajax suffered a defeat in Spain on Thursday evening, losing 2-0 to Real Sociedad in southern Europe. The loss drops Francesco Farioli's side to seventh place in the League Phase of the UEFA Europa League.
Francesco Farioli, accompanied by Youri Baas, previewed Thursday's European clash against Real Sociedad during a press conference in San Sebastián on Wednesday evening. The Italian coach hopes to have Wout Weghorst available, despite the striker not travelling to the Basque Country due to flu symptoms.