Brian Brobbey should continue to be preferred as the striker for Ajax over Wout Weghorst. This is the opinion of Rydell Poepon, who believes that Francesco Farioli’s team plays better football with the Amsterdammer at the forefront of the attack.
Rydell Poepon would continue to select Brian Brobbey over Wout Weghorst
Despite his mediocre form, Farioli continues to choose Brobbey as the starter, while Weghorst has decided two matches for Ajax as a substitute. “Personally, I think that with the way Brobbey plays and how Farioli wants Ajax to play, Brobbey fits the picture better than Weghorst,” Poepon begins in an interview with Ajax Showtime. “However, the media comes into play now, there is pressure, he isn’t scoring, and you can see that it bothers him that he hasn’t scored yet. My advice to Brobbey is: keep working hard and keep doing the same, have confidence in yourself and know that you will always score. You will always get your chances.”
Expressing confidence
“Brobbey still gets into positions and you know he can score at any moment,” continued the former Ajax striker. “He also creates chances himself. That’s something he should continue to draw confidence from, and I think he does. Moreover, the Italian coach also maintains confidence in his striker. “He indicated that he is still working hard in training, and that’s where it all starts. It’s also important that the coach expresses his confidence in him and protects him. The media are blowing it up now. The way Weghorst came in is as we know him. Based on his goals, Weghorst should play, but whether he will help the team more in terms of football? I don’t think so.”
Brobbey proved last season that he can indeed score. The striker found the net eighteen times in the Eredivisie. “Back then, Ajax was weaker, and he carried Ajax on his own. He earned something from that. He certainly has my confidence, and I think the fans also have confidence in him.”