Fred Grim aims to break Ajax’s bad run against Benfica: We need to win | OneFootball

Fred Grim remains confident despite Ajax's poor form. The interim coach of the Dutch team wants to put an end to the cycle of negative results and intends to start doing so against Benfica. Despite the Amsterdam club having zero points, he notes that the Eagles have also not scored any points yet.

Present in the press room of the Johan Cruyff Arena, the coach who succeeded the dismissed John Heitinga spoke about the demands of the match against Benfica: "The importance of this game is very high, a Champions League game is always significant. We still have zero points and we need to win to get the points we need to continue in the competition".

"There is morale in this team, and we talk a lot with each other and are trying to help each other improve as a team," stated Fred Grim, when asked about the team's morale in the Dutch locker room, given the recent results.

"Benfica has zero points like us, but they have Mourinho as their coach, so we have to prepare for all scenarios. Tomorrow we want to win, and we really need the points," added the Ajax coach, speaking about the qualities of the Club of Light.

Finally, Fred Grim shared the strategy for tomorrow's match: "The key to the game will be our way of playing, because we really want to play better. We need to press better than we did against Excelsior".

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