Ball – Vertonghen takes ‘extra tips’ for the match with Ajax (Benfica)

The match against Ajax will be special for Jan Vertonghen. The defender finds the club where he spent most of his training, and leaves in 2012.

“We know the team well, it could be the advantage of watching their games every weekend,” he began by saying, later assuming:

“I don’t need to motivate anyone for tomorrow. If I have to, they shouldn’t be footballers. I’m not a big talker, but I always try to help the team as much as I can and maybe I can give some extra advice, because I know it better, but The goal is for us to approach this game in the best possible way.”

Vertonghen assumed recent games had not gone well for the team, but he showed confidence in the ability to respond on Wednesday. “We have already played great matches in the Champions League and I am sure it will be a great match for Benfica. We have a team with defensive quality and we can attack as well. With the support of our fans we will do our best,” he said, emphasizing:

“It’s a great opportunity to show us in the Champions League, but we still have a lot of games in the league. It’s important that we look at all of them as a chance to win. I never played for Benfica so I wouldn’t win. Tomorrow the same thing will happen. We always want to give our best.” We have it, in both the Champions League and the Portuguese League.”