Than you haven't seen enough Ajax games i guess. De Ligt debuted when he was 17. Played an EL final when he was 17. He was better than his 3 years older partner Davidson Sanchez (Tottenham) most of the times. Saved his azz many times (Sanchez is a beast, but not so great on the ball)
1 season later he became the youngest ever captain.
Ya, sometimes he makes a stupid mistakes. But in his last season at Ajax. He was pretty much flawless.
What some people don't realize is that every young defender makes mistakes sometimes.
It isn't his fault, that Juve paid 85 mil. He just need some time. He's played his whole life for Ajax. Now he need to learn a new language. Live in another country. And learn to play with other type of players.
P.S. Stop comparing a v Dijk in his prime. With a 19-20 year old De Ligt!
Where was v Dijk when he was 19-20 ? Still playing for shitty FC Groningen..
1 season later he became the youngest ever captain.
Ya, sometimes he makes a stupid mistakes. But in his last season at Ajax. He was pretty much flawless.
What some people don't realize is that every young defender makes mistakes sometimes.
It isn't his fault, that Juve paid 85 mil. He just need some time. He's played his whole life for Ajax. Now he need to learn a new language. Live in another country. And learn to play with other type of players.
P.S. Stop comparing a v Dijk in his prime. With a 19-20 year old De Ligt!
Where was v Dijk when he was 19-20 ? Still playing for shitty FC Groningen..
De Ligt is also a beast mentally (mental strength is a very important attribute to succeed in top football).
De Ligt debuted for the Dutch team when he was 17. The media really hyped him. He was already great at that time. But imo a bit to young, to play in such a important game for the national team. At Ajax they don't give a fuck about age. If your 16 and good enough (look at Seedorf) The coach will let you play. Important game or not. The coach of the Dutch team at that time was Danny Blind,. He had that same Ajax mentality.
Blind didn't give a fuck. And let De Ligt play in such a important game when he was just a 17 years old boy. I remember this game like it was yesterday. De Ligt made a stupid mistake, Bulgary scored. De Ligt made another mistake (no joke) Bulgary scored the 2-0... And they lost the game. In the end Holland didn't quality for the WC.
People where shitting on him and Danny Blind. And i though it was the end of his career to be honest. 17 years old and already a failed career. But he came back stronger than ever. And look at him now; EL final, CL semi-final, Nation League final, Golden Boy, Youngest ever captain and he's just 20.
Right now it's kinda the same situation.. A new challenge for him at Juve. He was not so good in his first game. Italian media already start shitting on him a bit. But in the end he will succeed and silence the media.
De Ligt debuted for the Dutch team when he was 17. The media really hyped him. He was already great at that time. But imo a bit to young, to play in such a important game for the national team. At Ajax they don't give a fuck about age. If your 16 and good enough (look at Seedorf) The coach will let you play. Important game or not. The coach of the Dutch team at that time was Danny Blind,. He had that same Ajax mentality.
Blind didn't give a fuck. And let De Ligt play in such a important game when he was just a 17 years old boy. I remember this game like it was yesterday. De Ligt made a stupid mistake, Bulgary scored. De Ligt made another mistake (no joke) Bulgary scored the 2-0... And they lost the game. In the end Holland didn't quality for the WC.
People where shitting on him and Danny Blind. And i though it was the end of his career to be honest. 17 years old and already a failed career. But he came back stronger than ever. And look at him now; EL final, CL semi-final, Nation League final, Golden Boy, Youngest ever captain and he's just 20.
Right now it's kinda the same situation.. A new challenge for him at Juve. He was not so good in his first game. Italian media already start shitting on him a bit. But in the end he will succeed and silence the media.
Because Valverde used him as a winger lol.
He was great in pre-season. He absolutely dominated Napoli.
And i think he was great tonight; assist + goal.
He and Fati are the future for Barca.
De Ligt and Frenkie were also great together.
Frenkie at Juve was a dream signing for me. To bad Barca already signed him in Januari.
Smart move from Bartomeu.
He was great in pre-season. He absolutely dominated Napoli.
And i think he was great tonight; assist + goal.
He and Fati are the future for Barca.
De Ligt and Frenkie were also great together.
Frenkie at Juve was a dream signing for me. To bad Barca already signed him in Januari.
Smart move from Bartomeu.
To get that you need Guardiola as our coach. Dutch, Ajax, Johan Cruijff, Total Football, Tiki taka, Barcelona, Guardiola. They have that link
He came from team that playing more offensive to more defensive structured rigid approach. This is what you can expect of him.
Everytime he got the ball it is simple for him, pass it to partner CB or to holding midfielder.
But if he gain more confidence, he will find his true form. This kid needs to be a leader/ front man if you really want to see his true worth
He came from team that playing more offensive to more defensive structured rigid approach. This is what you can expect of him.
Everytime he got the ball it is simple for him, pass it to partner CB or to holding midfielder.
But if he gain more confidence, he will find his true form. This kid needs to be a leader/ front man if you really want to see his true worth
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