Steven Berghuis and Owen Wijndal were missing from Ajax training today. According to trainer Alfred Schreuder, it will become clear tomorrow whether they are in the selection for Sunday’s competition cracker against PSV. Brian Brobbey seems fit in time.
Brobbey had to watch last Tuesday’s Champions League match against Rangers FC from the bench because he was not fully fit. “Brian was able to train with us today. We’ll have to see what the reaction will be tomorrow”, Schreuder still says.
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Wijndal was allowed to start again in the base against the Scots for the first time since August 14. The left-back played well until he was injured after a push in the back. Wijndal injured his ankle when he slipped into a ditch next to the Rangers FC field. Schreuder considers the chance that Berghuis is deployable is ‘a bit more realistic’ than that Wijndal is deployable. “Owen needs to be completely pain free. We shouldn’t take any chances.”
More than three months ago Ajax lost the battle for the Johan Cruijff Scale in a direct confrontation with PSV. It was 3-5 in the Arena. Schreuder: “Eight goals in a top game is great for the public, but that is less for a trainer. I don’t think it will be such a goal-rich game again. We have to defend much better than in that game. I also think that “We have taken steps defensively. The only thing is that we give away spaces in our game. I expect a very interesting match on Sunday. Ajax plays at home, so I think we are slightly favourite.”
Advance on the title
According to Schreuder, Ajax – PSV is certainly not decisive in the battle for the championship. “It could be a dangerous statement that if we win, we take an advance on the title. The competition is far from decided. Feyenoord is a formidable competitor when you see how they are developing. AZ simply remains a strong team and we have to We also have to play a make-up match against Vitesse. We have to look at it from match to match.”