‘This season was just a warm-up’

Striking interview by Borna Sosa: ‘This season was just a warm-up’

Friday, March 15, 2024 at 8:44 PM

Borna Sosa does not regret his transfer to Ajax, the 26-year-old Croatian said in conversation with the German Transfermarkt. The eighteen-time international is certain that better times are coming in the Johan Cruijff ArenA. The harshly criticized Sosa states that this season is a ‘warm-up’ for his second year of service in Amsterdam.

The full-back had imagined a different start in the Netherlands. “It’s strange. It irritates, because a season like this normally does not happen at Ajax,” said Sosa, who was picked up from VfB Stuttgart by the dismissed technical director Sven Mislintat for 8 million euros last summer.

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Sosa is contracted to Ajax until mid-2028. It seems that the left leg is not thinking about a quick exit from the Dutch record champion. “I’m sure we will be better next season. A lot of new players have arrived this summer, it is difficult to make a team out of them. This season was just a warm-up, next season we will show what we can do. “

“The change of coach was important for us,” concludes Sosa. “John van ‘t Schip was a former player at Ajax and understands the club better. You have to understand the club, because it is not easy to be a coach here. There is a lot of pressure here because the national title is always the goal, as with Bayern Munich.”

Sosa is happy with the new formation in which Ajax plays. “We have changed the line-up and now play like Stuttgart, which suits me better. The chaotic phase is over, we are stable in the league and I hope we end the season with a good feeling.”

Finally, Sosa shows himself to be ambitious. “The Eredivisie cannot be my final destination, I want to take at least one more step. I just don’t know where to go. That could be to the Premier League, or back to the Bundesliga. I find that competition very attractive, but the competition is not the most important thing.”

It is unclear when Transfermarkt spoke to Sosa. The article on the German website was published on Friday, March 15 at 11:00 am. Somewhat remarkable timing given Sosa’s statements. Ajax failed to beat Fortuna Sittard (2-2) at home last Sunday, followed by a humiliating defeat at Aston Villa (4-0) on Thursday evening.

2024-03-15 19:44:00
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