“We actually wanted to play with Bounida, but he was late this morning. Then it ends,” Ajax coach Fred Grim explains about the youngster, who has stood out positively in recent matches and starts on the bench. “We just want everyone to be disciplined. Not only on the field, but also off the field. Maybe we would have had a younger team. Other than that, I don’t want to say anything about that.”
Grim also discussed the changes to his starting XI. “We have looked at what the freshest team is for tonight. We look at our program. We play seven games in 21 days.”