Ajax is known for his outstanding academy skills and stardom. The most popular player lately is centre-back Urien Timber. He is characterized by a cool head, a broad field of vision, and a strong ability to read competitions. He also inherited the traditional personal skills of Ajax Academy. Although he is not high enough as a centre-back, his footballing characteristics and Ajax's tactics form a perfect combination that makes him a stable center-back starting lineup at the age of 20. Ajax has always been known for being good at attacking. But this season his defensive prowess is even more outstanding. Excellent defense is inseparable from the overall performance of the defenders. One of the most prominent is Julien Timber.
His sense of position is particularly good. His excellent ability to read the game allows him to predict the direction of the opponent's pass in advance and make up for it, forcing and blocking the opponent's attack. The average number of possessions recovered was 13.35 times/90 minutes.
Timber stepped forward to press the tacit understanding of his teammates to return to the defensive position
Concentration is able to perceive the surrounding situation in the whole field. It's hard to catch him defensively leaky.
Ajax defender loses ball data.
Timberbright Martinez Mazlawi
6.81/90 min 11.8/90 min 8.03/90 min 10.21/90 min
Attacks are launched by the defenders
Ajax's attack is initiated by the defender, so the possession ability of the center-back is very important. Timber has the second-highest number of passes per 90 minutes in the league. 15 passes to the opponent's dangerous zone / 90 minutes (league record). Average 2.6 offensive assists per 90 minutes.
His excellent personal skills and explosiveness make him often offensive assists
Occasional cameo at the defender. In this position he can easily control the ball and pass to the front. Due to inexperienced crosses are not many. The number of goals lost dropped sharply by 4.3 times per 90 minutes. Pass on more.
Map of passes in a match against AZ Alkamaar
If you look at his passing map, you can see that maybe his position as a defensive midfielder is more suitable for him. He himself thought the position was more suitable for him. It may be that he is naturally weaker than the traditional centre-back shorter ability to grab the header. In fact, his ability to compete for the header is not weak. He usually uses the body slot to compete for the header.
The biggest team currently interested in him is Chelsea, Tottham. Since Ajax's coach Eric Tengheg is a popular coach for Manchester United, he is more likely to go to Manchester United. Because his characteristics and Ajax's tactics form a perfect match, his performance to the top giants also depends on his adaptability and the use of the manager.