Alex Kroes Understands The Disappointment of Ajax Fans About the Lack of An ExperiCed Defensive Midfielder. However, the Technical Director is Satisfied with the way the selection has Filled, as He Says in an Extensive Review of the Transfer Summer.
The Ajax Board Aimed for A “Physically Strong and Experienced” Defensive Midfielder for a Long Time. But The Amsterdam Club Presented James McConnell as the Successor to Jordan Henderson. The Twenty-Year-Old Englishman Came On Loan From Liverpool.
McConnell’s Profile Does Not Match the Profile That Ajax Initiable had in Mind, Kroes Admits A Ajax’s Club Channels. “I understand the criticism,” he says. “If I looked at it that way, I might have had the same criticism.”
Ajax Reportedly also had interest in Edson Álvarez, but he signed with fenerbahçe. “We could get all the players we wanted, because we also had to take into account the balance between the financial and the sporting,” Says Kroes. “When do you sell and when do you buy?”
“Honestly, we thought in Advance That Kenneth Taylor (Who Stayed, ed.) And Brian Brobbey (Who Left on Deadline Day, ed.) Wolde Take the Step Sooner. That didn’t Happen, so we could the Money
Kroes Has Confidence in McConnell
Althegh James McConnell May Not Have Been the Dream Candidate, Alex Kroes is Convinced That The Englishman Will Add Something to Ajax. “At that time he was the best choice,” Says Kroes.
“No, James is not the experienced force of 35 years who is a leader. But he can bring something that we didn’tion in the selection yet.”
Kroes: ‘The Objective Has Been Achieved’
Just when Kroes looks at the bigger picture, he has a positive feeling about the transfer summer. Ajax Sold Many Purchases from the time of Sven failed. Kroes himself Brought in Ko Itakura, Raúl Moro and Kasper Dolberg, Among Others.
“The Objective Has Been Achieved,” Says the Technical Director. “Financially, we have tasks a huge step forward. Sportively, we have also tasks steps, although it is not perfect yet. But there is an optimistic feeling. We must now give everyone time to put the puzzle pieces together properly.”
Kroes Confirms That Ajax’s Start to the Season with Eight Points from Four Games Has Been Somewhat Disappointing. “That feeling prevails with everyone,” he says. “You hope to have twelve points after four games.”
“Are we that far yet? No. We still have to take steps. The Difficult Thing for the Current People – Including MySelf, John Heitinga and the Staff – Is that the Expectations Have Increased. Last year We Could Say, Three, Three, Three, Three, Three, In the Top Three, In the Top Three, In the Top Three. Pressure. “