The Ajax squad seems a bit thin, with injuries having taken their toll. If Getafe offered a draw today, I think Ajax would accept. GK Varela, hasn't looked great; Onana suspended; Kotarski promising but Jong FB Dest, Tagliafico, both strong, but Mazraoui is injured; Timber is Jong CB Alvarez solid, but Blind just returned; Schuurs also just back; Veltman out MF Martinez, Ziyech (just back), van de Beek; Eiting (soft), Gravenberch (Jong) F Babel, Traore, Tadic; Huntelaar, Danilo; no Promes, no Neres - both injured Not included from the 22 who traveled: Onana (suspended), Marin, Ekkelenkamp (Jong), Scherpen (Jong GK)
tv view from getafe looking exquisitely beautiful by sunset. sweet looking ground and the crowd is really rocking. should be fun
dest honestly moves more in the attacking third than josh sargent does. not sure if thats praise for dest, damnation for sargent, or a mixture of both
Horrific first half for Ajax. Lucky to be down 1. Dest was not good (neither was anyone else except Varela who made some big saves).
Getafe is a strong team too. This season, they have been tough to beat anywhere, and worse at home. Frankly, the 2-0 is deserved.
Lost 2-0, conceding at 90+3'. Return leg @ Ajax next Thursday. Didn't watch, but the stats reflect an extreme version of what (I feel) I've been seeing lately. Ajax with a big advantage in possession, 65-35, about 420 passes to 220, but Getafe with an enormous advantage in shots, 10-2 (9-0 until very late). Tagliafico with a yellow card today will not play next week. Onana will be back in goal, I'm sure.
That one was on Schuurs. Wtf was that? How do you ******** up a simple lateral pass in the last minute of the game when your entire team is up there searching for a goal. He gifted them that counter, and it wasn't even a high risk pass!
Yes entire team was bad. Dest got bullied around a bunch. Matches like this aren't his bread and butter.
I only saw the last 10 minutes and iirc in the 87th minute Dest passed the ball back into the box to two Getafe players. He was lucky that Varela was alert and dived on the ball before those two could get their feet on the ball. The own goal afaik was a bit unlucky.
Once an opponent knows that you are soft, they will play physical, in any league. There is no hiding this fact (if this is truly a fact about Dest).
Will be interesting to see on what side he's put in against the Orange squad. On the rightback spot he will face the physical strong and fast Bergwijn. On the LB side it's not clear yet who's going to be the right winger he will face.
honestly i think the player least equipped to deal with the physicality wasnt dest but alvarez. ziyech i am going to give a pass to since he seemed like he was just having a shocker in terms of decision making.