Head coach Alfred Schreuder explains why he preferred Super Eagles star to Netherlands international at NEC Nijmegen

The Eredivisie champions fumbled away from dwelling on the weekend to proceed to lose tempo on the high of the league standing

Ajax Amsterdam supervisor Alfred Schreuder has knocked Dutch defender Owen Wijndal whereas praising Calvin Bassey because the membership’s greatest left-back for the time being.

Bassey, one among Nigeria’s greatest defenders of 2022, has usually been deployed as a centre-back since arriving at Ajax from Glasgow Rangers in the summertime.

However the Nigeria worldwide performed at left-back on Sunday as Ajax struggled to a 1-1 draw at NEC Nijmegen.

It’s a position usually reserved for Netherlands worldwide Owen Wijndal, who Ajax signed from AZ Alkmaar final summer season.

However head coach Alfred insists Bassey confirmed extra high quality than Wijndal in coaching and it was the logical resolution to play the Nigerian forward of the Dutch defender.

“I believe he (Bassey) did it nicely,” Schreuder stated after the draw with NEC, as per Soccernews. “We tried it with each gamers in coaching and that’s the reason I selected Bassey in the long run.”

Of Owen Wijndal, Schreuder has urged the 23-year-old to present extra to get again into the Ajax beginning eleven.

Schreuder stated: “He (Wijndal) has to deliver extra, he is aware of that himself. We push him in that too. That’s apparent.”

Regardless of Ajax’s disappointing outcome at NEC, Bassey impressed with two tackles and one essential clearance, whereas successful six of his ten duels.