Jordan Henderson’s season took a downturn as he was dropped to the bench by Ajax for their game against AZ Alkmaar. The England midfielder, who struggled to settle at Al-Ettifaq earlier in the season, made the move to Ajax in January and has since made four appearances for the club.

Despite captaining Ajax in their recent draw against NEC Nijmegen, Henderson found himself on the bench for the AZ Alkmaar clash as manager John van’t Schip changed formation, opting for a three-man defense and leaving Henderson out of the starting lineup. Henderson missed the previous game due to a knock and might still be feeling the effects.

Ajax, trailing 1-0 to AZ Alkmaar, saw Ruben van Bommel, son of Mark van Bommel, score the opening goal. Henderson’s performance at Ajax has not won over all fans, with club legend Rafael van der Vaart criticizing the midfielder’s style of play, stating that Henderson’s contributions have been limited to simple passes without adding much creativity.

Jordan Henderson

This season he played in total 17 times for 1528 minutes for Pro League.

Jordan Henderson didn’t score any goal for Al Ettifaq. He procured 4 assists. He received 4 yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 8th in Pro League. In the last match Al Ettifaq won 2-0 against Al Khaleej. The next match in Pro League will be against Al Hilal.

Ajax performance and stats

Ajax is currently 5th in the Eredivisie with 36 points.

In the last 22 games, it has won 10 times, drawn 7 times, and lost 5 times. In its last match, Ajax lost 2-0 against AZ.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 51 goals and conceding 43.​

Ajax will play the next match in Eredivisie against Almere City on Sunday 12th of May in Amsterdam.​