OPTIMISM ‘OOZES’ IN AJAX CAMP, DESPITE BEING HELD TO A 1-1 DRAW BY JUVE IN AMSTERDAM
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Joseph Omoniyi
Ajax Manager, Erik Ten Hag has expressed his optimism after his sides were held to a 1-1 draw by Italian giants, Juventus, in the first leg of their quarter-final clash, in Amsterdam on Wednesday night.
The Dutch sides’ coach believes his team can reach the Champions League semi-finals if they have “100 per cent belief” following their 1-1 draw with Juventus.
Ajax produced another impressive performance in Wednesday’s first-leg quarter-final clash in Amsterdam, where David Neres cancelled out Cristiano Ronaldo’s opener.
The young Ajax sides humiliated three-time reigning champions Real Madrid in the last 16, were dominant against Juve at the Johan Cruijff Arena, with the Dutch giants unfortunate not to add to Neres’ 46th-minute equaliser.
Ten Hag said after the game, “I think we pushed our boundaries again this night. But if we want to reach the semi-finals, we have to put in a lot of effort in the next game.
“We can use this game as an example, we can learn from it. If we have a 100 per cent belief, we can get a result there.
“We played very mature for 99.9 per cent of the game, yes. There was only one moment in which we didn’t pay attention. They immediately took advantage of that.
“If you want to take the next step, you’ll have to improve that. Of course, Juventus are still favourite in this tie, but today we showed we can measure ourselves with a team like this.”
“If we want to beat them, we can’t have weak moments against a club like this. If you don’t pay attention for one second, they will punish you for that. So, we’ll have to improve that,” he continued.
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