... today, following their Champions League exit in midweek. That result was a financial disaster for the club and left the players and fans shell shocked.
The week had started well with a 5 goal rout of RKC Waalwijk, which made the loss to FC Copenhagen, even harder to accept.
Club captain Jaap Staam, has insisted they must now only focus on what is ahead, he said: "We have to look forward. If we talk about this match too long it will have a negative impact on the group."
Coach Henk Ten Cate called the players into training on Thursday, a scheduled day off, to begin preparations for today's trip to NAC, who lost 8-1 to AZ Alkmaar in their opening fixture.
Ten Cate who was boss at NAC for several seasons said: "We have to learn from our mistakes and focus on the NAC game, I'm sure we are travelling in the right direction."
The Amsterdam giants will be without Nicolea Mitea and Zdenek Grygera, but have plenty of options. Wilmer Kousemaker and Tamas Peto will miss the match for NAC, home fans are hoping that the influential striker Leonardo will settle his differences and return to the team.
However, I think this is all about Ajax and their approach, expect them to be highly motivated today and to secure a very important 3 points.
5 points Ajax 1.50 general quote ( a little bigger in places)
Good Luck.
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