Ajax beat FC Midtjylland 6-1 on Thursday evening, with Tolu Arokodare scoring twice and providing an assist in the match. Marcos Leonardo also scored after coming on as a substitute.
Arokodare’s individual figures
Tolu Arokodare had 12 goals and four assists in 16 matches.
Leonardo enters in the 70th minute
Marcos Leonardo came on for Tolu Arokodare in the 70th minute and completed the scoring at 1-6.
Arokodare speaks about Leonardo
The striker Tolu Arokodare told Ziggo Sport: “I'm happy for him and hopefully this gives him more confidence”.
He added: “This is a team sport. If I don't score, hopefully Leo will.”
Tolu Arokodare said he wished Marcos Leonardo success.
Exchange over the remarks
Mike Verweij, the Ajax reporter, said: “He does seem to mean it”.
Valentijn Driessen, the journalist, said: “Stop being so naïve. He doesn't mean it at all”.
Driessen added: “That doesn't matter to me at all. I know professional football very well and I know what people are like.”
He also said: “At the end of the day, once they've retired, they'll all say it's eleven separate limited companies”.
Driessen said: “If you don't get to play, you can't further your career and you earn much less money. That applies to Tolu too.”
He added: “He didn't mutiny, so to speak. I'm not saying Tolu will mutiny, but otherwise you wouldn't become a professional footballer.”
