2021/22 Donny van de Beek

davek · February 27, 2022

Needs to get his stamina up a bit.

Good at what he does.

Billy Dean · February 27, 2022

MACCA75 said:
Madness that it’s taken almost 30 games this season to play a proper 3 in midfield.

We've not really had 3 proper midfielders until now TBF mate

spudmuncher · February 27, 2022

Billy Dean said:
We've not really had 3 proper midfielders until now TBF mate

Coulda played godfrey or onyango , anything is better then just having 2

ForeverBlue92 · February 27, 2022

Billy Dean said:
We've not really had 3 proper midfielders until now TBF mate

And we will continue to have this problem until our fitness/conditioning department is ripped up.

LouReedwalkonthewildside · February 27, 2022

ForeverBlue92 said:
And we will continue to have this problem until our fitness/conditioning department is ripped up.

I thought the Rafatolah had already done this?

ForeverBlue92 · February 27, 2022

LouReedwalkonthewildside said:
I thought the Rafatolah had already done this?

He got rid of Dr Death but I imagine they'll be more scurrying around Finch Farm sticking plasters on ruptured knee ligaments that need booting.

LocalNative · February 27, 2022

davek said:
Needs to get his stamina up a bit.

Good at what he does.

Agreed but to be expected. Payed 90 mins just 8 times for United over 18 months.

chippy1722 · February 27, 2022

I think it’s quite obvious now that this fella will be first on Lampard’s list in the summer.
I think the more he plays the better he will get, he’s already probably had more touches than Klaasen ever did.

Stebalk · February 28, 2022

chippy1722 said:
I think it’s quite obvious now that this fella will be first on Lampard’s list in the summer.
I think the more he plays the better he will get, he’s already probably had more touches than Klaasen ever did.

As an Ajax fan I'm hoping you're right! He's clearly an upgrade Klaassen, something we in Amsterdam already know for awhile. But he needs to keep playing. If you guys stay up, I prefer to see him play 38 games for you guys than to go back to the Man United bench.

COYBL25 · February 28, 2022

Stebalk said:
As an Ajax fan I'm hoping you're right! He's clearly an upgrade Klaassen, something we in Amsterdam already know for awhile. But he needs to keep playing. If you guys stay up, I prefer to see him play 38 games for you guys than to go back to the Man United bench.

He`s already said that he`s not going back, no matter what happens.

However, that may well change if Pochettino gets the Man U job and wants him in the team.

Stebalk · February 28, 2022

COYBL25 said:
He`s already said that he`s not going back, no matter what happens.

However, that may well change if Pochettino gets the Man U job and wants him in the team.

Or Ten Hag, he will be running back to work with him again

. But for everyone's sake Ten Hag should stay at Ajax so Donny can stay at Everton.

roy vernon · February 28, 2022

I just hope that we are working hard to identify and agree something in principal with a similar type of player. If VDB doesn't stay here, and I think it unlikely that he will, we desperately need a player of his type next season. He has made such a difference.

Carloblues · February 28, 2022

If we stay up, target number one this lad, especially if we can bin gomes, as that will be the wages covered anyway.

Osamabindiesel · February 28, 2022

I like what I saw to be honest. He certainly has a better mindset than Gomes and works on both ends of the pitch. Curious to see if that translates to long term success or not, but he seems decent.