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Ajax striker Chuba Akpom has confessed that his first two months were terrible when he joined the club.
Recall that Akpom netted a brace in the team’s 4-1 win over SC Heerenveen at the Johan Cruyff Arena on Sunday.
In a chat with TribalFootball, the former Middlesbrough star said that he feels revitalized by new coach John van ‘t Schip.
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“The new trainer immediately gave me confidence, right from the first day. He made me feel more at home at Ajax than in the past two months combined. The first two months were terrible, to be honest.
“I didn’t play, we didn’t win… I was in a hotel by myself. It was stressful.”
Although Akpom did not mention Steijn’s name, his answers contained harsh criticism of his former coach.
“What does the new coach do differently? He spoke to me as a human being. We are football players, but we are first and foremost people. For example, he asked me how I have settled here in the Netherlands.”
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At this point, Ajax is building a bad rep for themselves and I will advise every young player especially Nigerian to look for better suitors. First bsssey, now Akpom. The structure & level of the club has dropped since the days of seddorf, Davids, Kanu, et co. The worst part is how their ex-players or dutch legends choose scapegoats for the clubs demise. Be careful young lads. See how much happier bsssey is since he left.