16:47 – Erik ten Hag appeared in front of the camera of prior to the duel between Ajax and RKC Waalwijk ESPN† That interview wasn’t just about the match itself. He was also asked about the criticized statements by Dusan Tadic about Marc Overmars that appeared in the media on Sunday.
“I did not see it, but I did see some statements,” Ten Hag started about Tadic’s interview. The captain championed Overmars, but was mainly addressed for his lack of support for the victims. He said he had nothing to say about it, didn’t want to judge anyone and that he wasn’t interested. “It does interest him, but he does not know the case. That is what he means”, Tadic was defended by Ten Hag.
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“Of course it is annoying that it comes out in this way, but I don’t know whether it has all been interpreted correctly,” Ten Hag continued about the interview in Serbian that the US is subtitled. “I don’t think he means it that way. He also thinks it’s a bad thing. We have distanced ourselves as a club and our thoughts are with the women.”
Timber
After that explanation from Ten Hag, it could be about the match, in which the absence of Jurriën Timber was particularly striking. He struggled with complaints at the beginning of this week, but was able to play in the cup match against AZ. “He still has some muscle complaints from that match,” Ten Hag said. “He had already built it up. Then we have to be careful that it does not expand and he will be out for a longer period of time.”
According to Ten Hag, the same applies to Noussair Mazraoui, although it was already known that he would not be there. “Same story, that should not become more serious. He is on his way back. Today he has trained again with Brian Brobbey (who is also on the way back after an injury, ed.). There is light at the end of the tunnel he concluded on a positive note.
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