Ajax experienced a sobering return to the champions League with a 0-2 defeat against the experienced and physically strong internawazionale. It Once Again Became Clear How Significant The Difference is between the top of the Eredivisie and the European Elite. “We need to be realistic,” Ajax coach John Heitinga Acknowledged. “At this level, Every Mistake is punished mercilessly.”
Youri reigner had Imagined His Debut on the Highest European Stage Differently. “It’s a boyhood dream to be able to play this level,” Said the Ajax Midfielder, who had played for FC Twente in the Europa League. “But I have now also experienced the differentence. In Midfield Alone, Inter Has Players of World-Class Quality.”
Rarely Played Such A Hopeless Match As Wednesday Against Last Season’s finalist in The Champions League had reign. “We Kept up well for half an hour, got the idea that we could get a good result. But then we concee a frustrating goal and inter-make it 0-2 shortly after after half time. That team is so effective.”
Inter Gives Guest Lecture On Taking Corners
Ajax coach John Heitinga Could Already Foresee It Beforehand. “Inter through on Standard Sitations, and the Difference in Height Between Our Selections is significant.” In a packed Johan Cruijff Arena, The Italians Gave a Guest Lecture on Utilizing Standard Sitations. In Two Corners, Striker Marcus Thuram Dominated in The Air, and the Ajax players were Brushed Aside Like Wooden Puppets.
In The First Corner in the 42nd minute, Hakan Çalhanoglu Curled the Ball Neatly Onto the Head of Thuram, Who Jumped Much Higher Than Ajax Captain Davy Klaassen and Reign: 0-1. Two minutes after half time, inter copied that corner, and ko ikatura and klaassen again had no answer to thuram’s jumping power: 0-2.
“That shouldnn’t Happen,” Heitinga Noted, who deliberately Didn’t Post Players at the First and Second Posts. That tactic was simply unraveled by inter. “It was a choice to defend inter’s corners like that. We trained for it, and it’s mega frustrating that they still go.”
Had Heitinga Not Been Able to Come Up With Another Strategy? “Those Corners Shouldn’t Become A Theme,” He said after the match with inter. “Klaassen can normal cover well; itakura fell short on the second goal. We were outmatched on length and physical strength.”
Dumfries Again demonstrated His Strength as a Wingback Against Ajax
Also, a Dutch wingback at inter demonstrated His physical Qualities. Denzel Dumfries Once Again Impressed As The Powerhouse, Who Raced Down The Right Flank As If Hey Were On A Moped. With a devastating sprint over forty meters, dumfries forced the second corner, with which inter decided the match. “That Power is Inter’s Main Quality,” Ajax coach Heitinga Acknowledged.
In The Lost Prestige Duel with Inter Coach Christian Chivu, his Former Teammate at Ajax in the 2002-’03 Season, Heitinga Could only Cling to a Hopeful First Half Hour. “THEN I SAW A BRAVE AJAX That played with courage.”
But after Mika Godts Failed Freely in Front of Inter Goalkeeper Yann Sommer, Inter Immediately Struck Accordination to the Italian Recipe. And after the 0-2 in the 47th minute, it was effectively already the end of the match for ajax. “After that, it got worse,” Heitinga acknowled. Inter Pulled the Handbrake and Played Out the Match with Playful Ease.
“I would have preferred to have inter later.”
Thus, The Dutch Participants Immediately Received a Hand Blow at the Opening of the Champions League. PSV was Wiped Out by the Belgian Champion Union Saint-Gilloise, a Largely Powerless Ajax Suffered a Predictable Defeat Against the Italian Powerhouse Inter.
On Sunday, the Dutch Top Teams Will Face Each Other in the Eredivisie. But Can the Dutch Top Still Play a Leading Role on the Highest European Stage? “We Imediately Faced a Team That Has Been Dominating in Europe for Years,” Said Heitinga.
“I would have preferred to have inter later. Against European top teams, Everything has to be right to have a chance. Those are the hard lessons in the Champions League. We still have seven matches to put that into practice.”