Heitinga about ‘Johnny, fuck off’: ‘Something you don’t want to hear’

“It was short-lived, but of course it’s something you don’t want to hear. The supporters are also disappointed by the red card and Oscar is a player you would like to come to the stadium to see. But if we end up with ten men, then I have to make choices,” said Heitinga.

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“I wanted to play with a second ‘six’ and chose Jorthy Mokio who can do that better. In addition, I wanted to keep speed on wings with Mika Godts and Raul Moro. I understand the dissatisfaction, but what I found very positive – not for me, but for the entire club – was that I heard every Ajax song in the last fifteen minutes. That is also Ajax. The fans remain proud of the club. But the pain they feel, we feel too.”

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Heitinga does not blame Kenneth Taylor

Heitinga said he did not blame Kenneth Taylor for the red card against Chelsea. After sending off the midfielder, Ajax played a hopeless match. “That card was sour and Kenneth knows that too. He went into the game full to play the ball, but was too late.”

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According to the trainer, his choice to keep Wout Weghorst aside after half-time was not related to his yellow card and the chance that he would also be sent off. “Physically speaking, he couldn’t continue.” Although the striker pushed the edge against AZ and Chelsea and sometimes went over it, Heitinga does not think he will have to calm him down before Sunday – when Ajax meets FC Twente in Enschede. “If he is fit enough to start and I field him, Wout will start again fresh and eager.”

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Although Ajax suffers blow after blow, Heitinga remains confident in a three-pointer at FC Twente. “We see things in training and in the first fifteen minutes against Chelsea we alternate good moments with bad moments. We came up against one of the better teams in the world with ten men and the poison cup had to be emptied. But I see plenty of starting points and players who want to.”

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