Thought he played well today, especially in the second half he was one of the biggest protagonists. Lot of good forward passes, some nice runs. Had a great through ball to Neres that maybe should've been an assist. Liked his defensive hustle, saw like 3-4 good tackles. One play where he tracked all the way back during a counter to support his fullback and block a cross.
Here's some nice tiki taka between Ziyech and De Jong:
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Reminiscent of Messi-Alves a bit
I think best case is for Ajax to qualify and he gets a great season of midfield experience and CL experience under his belt. All reports seem to indicate we have made a lot of progress negotiating a deal for him sometime in the future anyway, with De Jong wanting solely to come here.
De Ligt was superb. Scored a nice goal from a corner, great in buildup play, and it seemed like a majority of Ajax's defensive actions came through him recovering the ball. He was everywhere defensively. Also seems to venture forward more when De Jong isn't his CB partner, and looked very comfortable doing it.
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