A 9 for Abdelhak Nouri
IIn 2014, Nouri was named the best player of the Future Cup tournament. The images on YouTube are still moving. Who doesn’t remember Nouri’s football? There was a buzz when he got the ball and the stands erupted in cheers when, like against Liverpool, he attempted an impossible passing move at the back line.
That was ten years ago. Was there a new Nouri this year? There was a pass à la Nouri, from Sean Steur to Luca Messori against Manchester City. Sturgeon has talent, as was evident from the second goal in the final. The decisive first had already been scored by Johnson, with a perfectly shot ball. He is the only one I would like to support as a future first team player at Ajax: Jinairo Johnson, rightly the best player of this tournament.
Sports journalist Henk Spaan reviews players, coaches and other people in the sports world for Het Parool every day in the Spaan gives points section. Comment? [email protected]
