27 April 2019
Ajax, who visit Tottenham Hotspur in Tuesday’s semi-final first leg and are chasing a domestic league and cup double, have always been a club prepared to field young players, but they made a conscious decision last year to inject more experience into the team. Ajax brought back Daley Blind, 29, from Manchester United and signed Dusan Tadic, 30, from Southampton.The 26-year-old Morocco international had been set to leave at the end of the last campaign but did not find a new club.“Because of the players coming back late after the World Cup we didn’t really get the hours on the training ground we wanted and we had to try and figure things out as we went along,” he said.
The playing system was also adjusted to suit the individual qualities of the players, the coach explained.
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