05 OCT 2014 Ajax - PEC Zwolle Match Day 8

[Tom_]

Was in the ArenA for this one and despite the lack of goals it's always nice to see the team in person. PEC did not really look like scoring at any point but they set up very defensively and we just don't seem to be in the right form to create enough chances against teams like that just now. Zwolle really packed things in in the centre of the pitch and seemed happy to channel our play down the wings where they never looked terribly dangerous. I find Andersen tries to take on too much and gets himself into trouble and our other not-winger, Schöne, looked about 80% fit to me. Neither Kishna nor el Ghazi added much but they still need time to develop I guess.

I thought Serero was excellent again. Despite giving the ball away once or twice he is basically the player who keeps our midfield running and he also puts in a lot of work on defense. I can't remember him ever scoring a goal but I still think we would be in a lot of trouble if he gets injured.