From today the matches in the group extended by the Champions League on football begin. In the first stage there are 18 games, stretched for 3 days: today, tomorrow and Thursday. The match Ajax Amsterdam – Inter Milan takes place tomorrow, from 10:00 pm, and reaches Cristian Chivu, the Italian coach.
Cristian Chivu is charged as a gentleman
Former colleague of Cristian Chivu (44 years) for three years in Ajax, Dutch Andy Van der Meyde (45 years old) spoke for Gazzetta.it about the time spent together in Amsterdam.
“For me, he will always be the captain, a year younger than me and wearing the captain’s banner at 21.
Ajax is a planet other than all the others, they never look at the identity card, but if you are so early, you certainly have something special.
Cristian was an innate leader in the locker room, respectful, always smiling: I would call him a real gentleman.
At first, he received many red cards, but then matured. As a player, he was very strong: good at the mark, quickly in situations one by one, excellent remote kicks with the left foot.
Otherwise, he was going with his car when I didn’t have one and I was a driver from the hotel at the stadium. I am not surprised that he became a coach: these issues from the beginning are part of the job, the defeat against Juve was undefeated“, Said the bat.
Along with Chivu, Van der Meyde suffered a bitter failure in the quarterfinals against Milan, in the 2002-2003 Champions League.
“It ended with 3-2 in their favor in the last minute, with a goal scored by Tomasson: a terrible and unmerited defeat. I played very well, but Chivu slipped to the decisive phase. It’s a shame, because I was very strong. Finally, I left the Netherlands to Italy the same year: he went to Rome, and I to Milan”.
