has stopped reading social media posts. The young right back of Ajax acknowledges in conversation with ELF Football that he had difficulty with the critical statements about his playing. When Gooijer also received personal messages, he had enough.
Kenneth Perez and Henk Spaan, among others, have criticized the only nineteen-year-old right back in recent weeks. The defender has only played twelve games for Ajax 1, but has already received plenty of criticism from the media. “You have to learn to deal with that. It goes further than traditional media, because I also read messages in my DM on Instagram,” Gooijer begins.
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“I stopped watching and reading about it. These are things that I also discuss with my mental coach. At Ajax we have someone for the first team and for Jong Ajax. I am not someone who quickly approaches such a person, but sometimes I get a message from my mental coach asking if we should meet again,” he continues.
“I often think: I don’t need it. But once I’ve finished the session, I feel better in balance again,” Gooijer is honest. The last time the right back played on behalf of Ajax 1 was in the home inning against Fortuna Sittard (2-2). During that game, Gooijer received the necessary instructions from Jordan Henderson.
