Well ... Cuban talks a good game but generally all he does is tarde away decent players for disappearing salary slots so he can get a superstar to sign in free agency except ... they never have ever for him. He didn't even give the title winning team a shot at repeating. He traded half the team and the replacements were a lot worse while he waited for the magic free agency fairy to grant him a wish.
I've been advocating using the LON matches as cap-tying opportunities. Dest would be right up at the top of my list.
I skipped? He skipped past it real quick. Traded the best center they ever had for the chance to win a unicorn? Dirk deserved better than the teammates Cuban provided him at the end. BTW, he just did it again and traded their highest scoring player during the last season to make another grab at a superstar free agent. Ended the same way it always does.
Opstelling Ajax: Kotarski; Veltman (Timber 65'), Schuurs (Pierie 65'), Blind (Magallán 46'), Dest; Schöne (Eiting 46'), Marin (Ekkelenkamp 46'), Van de Beek (Gravenberch 65'); Tadic (Lang 65'), Dolberg (Huntelaar 65'), Promes (Labyad 65') Wissels Ajax: Scherpen, Ekkelenkamp, Magallán, Eiting, Labyad, Pierie, Huntelaar, Lang, Timber, Gravenberch.
Wikipedia has all of those players, except for Lang, listed on the first team. So, assuming wikipedia is accurate, I guess the answer is there is one other player not already on the first team who is getting minutes in these friendlies, although it appears that Dest is getting a lot more minutes.
Those are the players that toggled between Young Ajax and the first team selection, so not really first team players. They all might become full first team selection players this season though.
Matt Polster starts for Rangers in their Europa League qualifying game yesterday. Yes, the real games have started. The fans seem to have liked his performance. 🎥 REACTION: Matt Polster spoke to @RangersTV after tonight's match against St Joseph's at Ibrox. pic.twitter.com/0K2aKTd0Hk— Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) July 18, 2019
Chicago were never the same after Polster went down. Lost all shape. Great player. Bad injury. Hope he can make it. I'll never forget bballs shawn's post where he said "if Polster gets called up to the USMNT, I don't know what I'll do". Gotta love the dedication.
Haji Wright scores for Venlo! What an introduction! https://t.co/ifFzIpv3zm— Yanks Abroad (@usmnt_abroad) July 20, 2019
Still, it's pretty awesome that a 16 yo is getting this much time, even though they are only pre-season friendlies.
He should have scored that, but he didn't look out of place like at all. Haji Wright last year didn't look like he belonged on a Bundesliga field.