Wesley Sneijder is annoyed during the first half of Qarabag FK – Ajax, the former player of the Amsterdam club says during halftime. Ziggo Sports. The team from Amsterdam went into the dressing room with a 0-1 lead, but played a poor first half in Baku. Marciano Vink is also critical of Ajax’s play.
Sneijder believes that Ajax creates ‘far too little’ against Qarabag FK. The team from Amsterdam have one more man on the field, after a red card after fifteen minutes, but do not benefit enough. ‘That is mainly due to the structure of Ajax. It’s all at one pace. They all remain at distances of two to three meters. Henderson just keeps getting into the ball,” says Sneijder.
The former Ajax player sees that Ajax does not create any space, because everyone stays close together. “Henderson should stay away and Hato should stand wider, then you can play him and Henderson will be free in midfield,” Sneijder explains. The former midfielder sees that certain things keep going wrong in the first half. ‘They’re all on top of each other, there’s no pace and there’s no speed. It’s all a bit broad… You don’t create anything.’ The fact that the people of Amsterdam are in favor is fine, says Sneijder. “But I’m just annoyed.”
Tablemate Alex Pastoor knows that Dutch teams often take initiative with the ball, but sees that Ajax does not do that in Baku. “I think it appeals somewhat to the imagination that Ajax scores in transition instead of – especially against ten men – creating one chance after another from positional play,” says the former coach, who believes that With a man you are more obliged to take initiative. ‘Ajax doesn’t do that. They keep running, so the opponent always has the opportunity to find the next station, with one man less.’
Vink: ‘Riskless sliding of the ball is inherent to the chosen playing style’
Vink, analyst at ESPN and former player of the Amsterdam club, let via X know that Ajax’s lead is nice. He sees that Francesco Farioli’s team gives away ‘much less’ defensively. ‘But Ajax remains below par on a weekly basis with the ball! Risk-free sliding of the ball is inherent to the chosen playing style! Giving away little, but creating so little,’ writes Vink.
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