It was also about the hectic last week, which has been tough for him, he admitted. Grim had to take over from the dismissed John Heitinga, with whom he has a good relationship. Due to the defeat in Utrecht, Ajax remains at twenty points. The gap to AZ is four points, and PSV is eleven points.

Due to the international break coming up, Ajax will not play next weekend. That won’t happen again until Saturday, November 22. Then Excelsior comes to the Johan Cruijff Arena. You can of course follow that match in our live blog.

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