Klaassen hungry for cup victory: 'This is why we do this'

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Davy Klaassen wants to use next Sunday's cup fixture to put last Sunday's 3-0 defeat against PSV well and truly behind him. Last year's needless defeat at the hands of the Eindhoven team should also be consigned to history, believes the midfielder. "A year without winning the league is bad, but a year without winning anything is even worse."

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Looking back at the 3-0 defeat against PSV, Klaassen said "the first two days it was mainly disappointment, but now it's hunger. It is vital that we come together as a team and draw motivation from the chance to win a trophy. A year without winning the league is bad, but a year without winning anything is even worse."

The real prize
Ajax eliminated FC Twente and Feyenoord, among others, en route to the cup final. "Those were tough games. It's where we showed them what we are capable of, and that's what we need to demonstrate every week. That is something we need to keep hold of, but it doesn't come naturally." Klaassen does not see the cup tournament as a consolation prize. "Since coming back to Ajax, I see it as the real prize."

"We should never have lost that one", Klaassen continues, referring to last year's defeat in the cup final against PSV. "Some of it was bad luck, but in reality we just gave it away. It's painful seeing it all replayed again, because there was so no need. The lads who were there last year all feel the same way."

Unique
The midfielder played for Ajax in the 2021 Dutch cup victory over Vitesse. "Ultimately, it's about winning, that's what you play for. I remember being really delighted because I would have been so gutted if we didn't win. It's pretty unique to play in a cup final in a stadium half-filled with Ajax supporters. I want to hold that cup up high, this is why we do this", concludes the Ajax player.

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