Erik ten Hag was quite disappointed after his side's 2-1 defeat in Deventer. "You see that the opponent wanted it badly and you have to do the same. That means that you have to bring energy. And if we also don't perform well on the right side of the pitch..."
The trainer thought that his team played did not provide striker Sébastien Haller with enough support. "We had far too few players in the box. Only Davy Klaassen was there, but other players also had to be there. We also had to switch the ball more…"
"We have to pull ourselves together and keep going," the trainer continued. "This happens once in a season, but this attitude doesn't work."
Ajax lost to Go Ahead Eagles on Sunday afternoon. The game finished 2-1 for the home side in Deventer. Ajax struggled, especially in the first half. After the break, Steven Berghuis scored but the Amsterdam side could not muster more than that.
Ajax chalked up a late victory against Willem II in Tilburg. A goal from Jurriën Timber in the 81st minute turned out to be enough to secure a 1-0 victory. Worth three points, it bodes well for the clash with Benfica next Wednesday in the UEFA Champions League.
Ajax recorded their second 5-0 win of this week on Sunday afternoon. After having cruised past Vitesse in the Dutch Cup on Wednesday, they handed FC Twente an identical loss in the league. Sébastien Haller was the star of the day with a hat-trick.