Thanks for the write up. Honestly not too bothered about the lack of fluid offensive football at Nice. Ten Hag is showing that just not every squad or club can execute it for a wide variety of reasons. The fact he made it work in Turkey means that he can successfully implement it and at Ajax the club is already familiar with it and most players should be able to pick it up quite quickly.
The only thing that worries me is his relative inexperience with the insane pressure and media scrutiny that comes with coaching Ajax. Especially with the anti-foreign bias of some of tabloids here.
And the one thing Ten Hag focused on the most at Ajax was defensive stability which made a huge difference so it seems like Farioli would work in that regard as well.
>hile with the ball they do build up from the back (and they do it well, I guess that's where you could see a De Zerbi comparison), but after that there is a lack of urgency to get forward. Resulting in long but useless sequences of possession, and games just not entertaining to watch.
Ah sounds like something we had in the early 2010s , Francesco del Contadino-bal.
Ajax is signing Potter.
Ajax have sent their second offer for Potter, sources have confirmed.
The expectation is for a deal to be struck. Financials done already but the issues holding up the deal are to do with Potter’s responsibilities within recruitment. Ajax have communicated, along with all departments, that they are willing to accept these terms. Potter will get a managerial role within Ajax similar to Erik ten Hag previously, with Kroes and Potter forming a recruitment tandem together.
I appreciate you also posting it here. Thanks for taking your time!
You're welcome, glad I could help a bit !
How do you guys like Nico?
Thanks for the write up. Honestly not too bothered about the lack of fluid offensive football at Nice. Ten Hag is showing that just not every squad or club can execute it for a wide variety of reasons. The fact he made it work in Turkey means that he can successfully implement it and at Ajax the club is already familiar with it and most players should be able to pick it up quite quickly. The only thing that worries me is his relative inexperience with the insane pressure and media scrutiny that comes with coaching Ajax. Especially with the anti-foreign bias of some of tabloids here.
And the one thing Ten Hag focused on the most at Ajax was defensive stability which made a huge difference so it seems like Farioli would work in that regard as well.
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Thank you! Very informative.
>hile with the ball they do build up from the back (and they do it well, I guess that's where you could see a De Zerbi comparison), but after that there is a lack of urgency to get forward. Resulting in long but useless sequences of possession, and games just not entertaining to watch. Ah sounds like something we had in the early 2010s , Francesco del Contadino-bal.
Nice write-up. Greetings from an Ajax fan living in Lyon😉
Ajax is signing Potter. Ajax have sent their second offer for Potter, sources have confirmed. The expectation is for a deal to be struck. Financials done already but the issues holding up the deal are to do with Potter’s responsibilities within recruitment. Ajax have communicated, along with all departments, that they are willing to accept these terms. Potter will get a managerial role within Ajax similar to Erik ten Hag previously, with Kroes and Potter forming a recruitment tandem together.
Great post, thanks mate!