Eredivisie match number thirty awaits Ajax on Sunday. FC Twente will visit the Johan Cruijff ArenA. In front of their fans, Ajax hope to do good business battling for fifth place.
For John van 't Schip's team, it’s essential to get back on track quickly. Last weekend, the Klassieker ended in a very disappointing 6-0 loss. With only five matches left, Ajax will try to finish in at least fifth place. That position is currently taken by NEC.
On Wednesday morning, the Ajacieden made their way to the training pitch, and our photographer was there.
Ajax and the Japanese club Gamba Osaka will start a strategic collaboration to develop Japan's talent identification and development initiatives. For Ajax, this collaboration is a significant chance to strengthen the worldwide football network and identify young talents in Japanese football. "Considering our goal of finding talent in all places of the world, Japan is a very interesting market", Marijn Beuker says.
John van 't Schip was unambiguous after Feyenoord - Ajax. "It was just awful. We were outplayed at every turn, both physically and on the ball. We weren't in the game and that is something we all have to come to terms with."
Ajax lost the Klassieker on Sunday afternoon. At Feyenoord, John van 't Schip's Ajacieden lost 6-0. The score at half-time was 3-0.