De Roon: “We played as a team”

Ajax-Atalanta post-match interview

All the satisfaction of Marten de Roon who finally won at the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam, he did not score, but it’s okay as the Nerazzurri midfielder said adding: “We played as a team”. Here’s the post-match interview.

Marten, you didn’t score but you won.

“I almost scored in the first half, but, as I said yesterday, winning or getting a result today was much more important. We made it, we suffered as well. Fair enough. We defended well, we played like a team. We deserved to get a result, perhaps not the win, but at least a draw. It’s okay, we’re though again. We did it again and we’re really happy”.

It was never ending.

“No, but after the 1-0 and their dismissal, we calmed down a bit. Before that, they were pressing a lot and it was difficult. But in the end we were waiting for the final whistle to celebrate”.

How happy are you?

“I’m extremely happy. We’ve been struggling a bit in the league lately, then we got a great win at Anfield. Then there’ve been rumours… but we’ve always been a team. We’re a great team who get great results against great teams like Ajax and Liverpool. We can be very proud as a team, a club and also a city”.

  • 10/12/2020
  • Marten de Roon
  • Interviews
  • Ajax-Atalanta
  • Champions League