Porto target issues warning ahead of Ajax v Benfica: disaster on the cards | OneFootball

Ajax is going through a deep crisis and last Saturday recorded another poor result, being defeated at home by Excelsior, 2-1. At the end of the match, the fans showed their discontent and Kenneth Taylor, the Dutch captain who was on Porto's radar, stepped up.

"When we play like this, we know how the fans react. It's normal. We want to get out of this crisis as soon as possible. It also has to do with confidence. The best remedy is to win, and this was one of those games we had to win," Kenneth Taylor stated after the Ajax - Excelsior match.

With eyes already set on the match against Benfica, where José Mourinho hopes to count on an important reinforcement, Kenneth Taylor believes that the clash against the Portuguese team in the Champions League could be a turning point: "It was a disaster. We have to turn this situation around as quickly as possible. We have to be there on Tuesday. It seems simple, but that's how things are."

In the last four matches, Ajax has suffered three defeats (Excelsior, Utrecht, and Galatasaray) and one draw (Heerenveen). In the National Championship, Kenneth Taylor's team is in sixth place (20 points in 13 matches) and, in the Champions League, alongside Benfica, is one of the teams that hasn't scored any points.

The match, related to the fifth round of the regular phase of the Champions League, is of utmost importance for the Portuguese team and only a victory will do.

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