‘Ajax are always a step ahead’: Spurs’ Jan Vertonghen ready for reunion

Totenham defender is not surprised by Ajax’s resurgence having been schooled at the club where a ‘win is never enough’

Jan Vertonghen was 19, he had scored a vital goal in a pivotal game and he feared that it had killed his career. On loan at RKC Waalwijk from Ajax, the goal came against his parent club in a 2-2 draw in the fourth-last match of the 2006‑07 Eredivisie season.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2vucy94

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