It’s been an outstanding season for Ajax winning Eredivisie and reaching the Champions League semi-final with an impressive style of play. The only news that could ruin their mood is the departure of their key player Frenkie de Jong.
This might affect the whole team’s performance and the club is yet to find him a replacement. They haven’t been all quiet during the summer transfer window though.
The new addition to the team is the Amsterdam born Quincy Promes. The 27-year-old put an end to his season-long Sevilla stay and became Ajax’s first summer signing.
Being used mostly as a substitution and moved around different positions turned out as a “low-income” season for him when it comes to scoring goals and contributing to the team’s offensive actions.
Moving to Sevilla after a successful spell at Spartak Moskow where he was the fans’ favourite, he desperately needed a new challenge in his career. And Ajax might be the best place for it.
This tactical analysis will explore how could Promes help the team and what his role could be?
Spartak Moskow and Sevilla
Promes has a long history with playing on different positions but what seemed to mostly fit his qualities was being positioned on the wing, most certainly the left wing. As already mentioned his spell in Russia was the most beneficial for his career so far contributing in 135 games, scoring 66 goals and assisting 34.
The reasons for his great performance out there are a few. One of them is his technical ability. Being used as a creative force has played a huge role for Spartak’s 2016/17 title-winning season. Just an example of his creativity and control is his achievement of nine dribbles on average per game with an impressive 68.7% success rate.
Moving to Sevilla in the summer of 2018 might have not been the best move in his career as the manager at that time Pablo Machín didn’t have a clear plan how he wants to use the Dutch.
