Ajax Star Ziyech Faces Fan Backlash After Europa League Defeat to Getafe

The Moroccan international, below his usual level, was strongly criticized for his performance deemed "disastrous". In the Europa League round of 16, Hakim Ziyech and his team experienced a catastrophic evening on Thursday.

While the fans expected decisive passes and impressive play from him, the Atlas Lion failed to make a sensation, facing anger and recriminations from the public, especially from Chelsea fans, the club that loaned him to Ajax Amsterdam for a hefty sum of 40 million euros, reports Hespress.

Ziyech will leave Ajax Amsterdam in July, and the Blues fans, used to his performances this season, are worried about this drop in form that allowed Getafe to snatch the victory last Thursday. Many are already expressing their concern about the player’s ability to bring fresh blood to Frank Lampard’s team next July.

The comments were not kind on the winger’s performance. "Ziyech was disappointing this first half, as much as the whole Ajax Amsterdam team. However, he is coming back from injury; that shouldn’t play in his favor," wrote an internet user.

Hakim Ziyech had been sidelined for a month due to a calf muscle tear sustained during a match against Sparta Rotterdam on January 19.

But that did not prevent English fans from attacking the Moroccan. One internet user even gave him a zero rating for this match, holding him solely responsible for the debacle of Ajax Amsterdam.