Ajax Star Ziyech Fumes Over Substitution in 4-0 Win Against Feyenoord

The substitution made by coach Eik ten Hag provoked the wrath of Hakim Ziyech. He did not hesitate to express his frustration.

"You too were a footballer and you didn’t like to be substituted. I just want to play. Is it so wrong to express it clearly? If it’s someone else, it’s okay, but when it’s me, right away, it’s a controversy, we make a big deal out of it," lashed out the Moroccan international, the first scorer of the Klassikier. "Don’t I have the right to be angry? When I’m frustrated, I show it, that’s how I am," fumed Ziyech.

For his part, coach Eik ten Hag tempers: "This attitude says a lot about Hakim in the sense that he always wants to play [...] Players don’t like to be substituted but up front we have a lot of quality so we try to share playing time. I think it’s good that he has this desire, he’s always hungry for play even if he has to control himself better."