Dirk Kuyt would think it would be great if Ajax could play out under the intense pressure from Liverpool on Tuesday evening. The former player of the English top club tells this in conversation with The Telegraph. Next Tuesday Ajax will play its second match in the Champions League against Liverpool.
Lost last Wednesday The Reds with 4-1 visiting Napoli and the start of the season is not going smoothly either. According to Kuyt, the puzzle pieces at Liverpool can just fall together if Ajax is the opponent. ‘If things are against the club for a while, as in this period, the public often adds two or three more and an atmosphere of invincibility is created. I would think it would be great if Ajax could play out under that intense pressure against Liverpool in that entourage.’
According to the trainer of ADO Den Haag, his old club has trouble with collapsing teams that play on the counter. ‘I don’t see Ajax adapting like that. Klopp and Alfred Schreuder like to put pressure early on with Liverpool and Ajax. That’s their vision of football and they won’t let it go anytime soon. Not Ajax because it is successful with that and not even Liverpool despite the bad start to the season. Putting pressure and playing with great intensity is precisely the strength of the team. I expect an open and because of the attacking qualities present, goal-rich game. I’m thinking of a 3-1 or 4-2 win for Liverpool.’
‘No, I’m not going to tell him’
During the 2003-2004 season, Kuyt played with Alfred Schreuder at Feyenoord. The Ajax coach can always call his former teammate about Liverpool, says Kuyt. “But if I’m going to say anything about Liverpool… No, I’m not going to tell him anything. Alfred himself knows what to do. That also applies to Klopp and his assistant Lijnders at Liverpool, by the way.’
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