Ajax closely follows the actions of left back Owen Wijndal of AZ. “He has been on a list for a while,” acknowledged trainer Erik ten Hag in the run-up to the semi-finals of his team’s KNVB Cup against the formation from Alkmaar. ,,Whether he can handle the level of a top club? He’s with Oranje, right?”
Ten Hag is still under contract with Ajax until the end of the next season. The trainer does not want to say whether he will live up to that commitment. “I don’t care about that at all,” he replied. “It’s March. We only play finals. We want to win it. That takes all my attention. This question strikes me a bit.”
Ten Hag did say that he is already working on Ajax’s next season. After the loss of director of football affairs Marc Overmars, they divided the tasks differently at the leader of the Eredivisie. ,,My staff and I do have ideas about the future,’ said de Tukker. ,,We consult with technical manager Gerry Hamstra, scouting and director Edwin van der Sar also plays a role.”
I once spoke with Jordi Cruijff. But not recently
Ten Hag did not want to elaborate on reports that Jordi Cruijff would be in the picture to succeed Overmars. “That is a matter for the supervisory board and the management,” he said. ,,But we do everything in good cooperation. Of course they ask me for advice and advice. But if you have any questions about this, you should contact the supervisory board and management. I once spoke with Jordi Cruijff. But not recently, that was a long time ago.”
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