“I said to him: ‘Jan, don’t worry, you’ve just shown that you have the right stuff to play at Ajax. “When we saw the draw – Ajax v Juventus, Tottenham v Manchester City in the quarters – maybe you didn’t expect us to play against each other but it’s on,” Vertonghen says. Not many kids of his age say that.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Daley Blind, Christian Eriksen, Andre Ooijer and Jan Vertonghen celebrate after winning the Eredivisie title in 2012. They are always a step ahead of everyone else.”Vertonghen made his Ajax debut at 19, as a substitute in a Champions League qualifying round against FC Copenhagen in August 2006. “The big highlight was definitely winning my first league title in 2010‑11,” he says.

Source: The Guardian April 29, 2019 21:30 UTC