I thought Alvarez had a solid match today. His passing was more assured and he was strong on all of his interventions. He had a nice play in the box to put a cross out to touch that might have posed some danger. He was subbed off for Kudus who didn't do much at all. Ajax are out of Europe now and have the Cup final Sunday against Vitesse.
⚽: El mexicano Edson Álvarez fue titular y jugó 70 minutos en el empate del Ajax con la Roma a un gol en la vuelta de cuartos de final de la Europa League. El equipo de Amsterdam fue eliminado al perder con marcador global de 3 por 2. pic.twitter.com/hEbRYwr9z0— José Juan Vázquez (@josejuangelmx) April 15, 2021
Roma scoring a goal right after Edson got subbed off is one of those things I kinda hate and kinda like.
⚽: El mexicano Edson Álvarez jugó el partido completo en la final de la Copa Neerlandesa que ganó el Ajax sobre el Vitesse por 2 goles a 1. Las anotaciones del equipo de Amsterdam fueron de Ryan Gravenberch y David Neres para su vigésimo título en este torneo. pic.twitter.com/u95lnQK5L0— José Juan Vázquez (@josejuangelmx) April 18, 2021
Edson Álvarez with a great performance in the final of the Dutch Cup! - 90’ minutes- 40 passes (89% acc.)- 5 long balls- 2 dribbles - 12 duels won- 7 tackles- 2 interceptions pic.twitter.com/V2ahUWrTcE— MexNexGen (@MexNexGen2) April 18, 2021
I should have posted my comments earlier but Alvarez has received a lot of praise from Dutch media for essentially taking the Vitesse playmaker Tannane out of the match. His marking was fantastic in what was otherwise a very boring game. It's going to be interesting to see if Ajax wants to keep or sell him on this summer.
I only caught the 2nd half today and thought Alvarez was really good. He was much more positive in his passing and carried the ball into open spaces which is what Ajax need the defensive MF to do. Wonderful goal.
Who will buy him. I'm sure Ajax will ask for a minimum of €20 M and there are not that many teams around with that kind of money.
No lo se rick. It's his first season as an undisputed starter and he's still got to improve on the ball control and passing, which is precisely what Ajax is good at. I certainly haven't minded seeing Edson play 90 consistently this year. He should stay.
it makes sense to sell him while he is playing well. I can see him being beneficial as a ball winning midfielder in a mid table EPL team. We will see what happens this summer. We will see if this summer is when clubs begin to dish out money for players.
Another strong game from Alvarez today as Ajax defeated 2nd place AZ 2-0 to virtually clinch the league title (they need one point from the next four matches). He won almost every duel and had a spectacular tackle right at the goal mouth to deny a goal off of a short corner. ten Hag commented on the play of Martinez and Alvarez pointing out that they want to win every single challenge and the rest of the team can learn from their aggressiveness!!!
⚽: El mexicano Edson Álvarez anotó el gol del Ajax en el empate a un gol con Utrecht, en partido pendiente de la fecha 21 de la Eredivisie. El equipo de Amsterdam amplió su ventaja en el liderato a 12 puntos sobre el PSV Eindhoven. pic.twitter.com/naqdHOYSAM— José Juan Vázquez (@josejuangelmx) April 22, 2021 ¡A NADA DE CORONARSE!Edson Álvarez fue titular y disputó todo el partido en la victoria del Ajax sobre el AZ Alkmaar; Klaassen fue el autor de un doblete, ¡solo necesitan un empate para levantar el título! 🤩🏆🇲🇽🇳🇱#EdsonAlvarez #Ajax #AZ #Eredivisie #SoyFanbolero pic.twitter.com/sgWXtb5Nhd— Fanbolero (@fanbolero) April 25, 2021