{"id":298434,"date":"2023-11-06T14:24:21","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T14:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=298434"},"modified":"2023-11-06T14:24:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T14:24:21","slug":"ex-arsenal-star-said-he-felt-alone-during-ajaxs-horror-start-to-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/ex-arsenal-star-said-he-felt-alone-during-ajaxs-horror-start-to-the-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Arsenal star said he ‘felt alone’ during Ajax’s horror start to the season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ex-Arsenal star Chuba Akpom said the beginning of his Ajax career has been a "catastrophe".<\/p>\n

The striker – who came through the academy of the Premier League giants – has had a torrid start to his life in Netherlands following his \u00a310million move this past summer from Middlesborough. The Dutch side sit 11th in the Eredivisie in what has been their worst-ever start to a season.<\/p>\n

They've won just three league games so far while Akpom has been largely a fringe option during Ajax's struggles. After a run of three straight defeats, the club have got back to winning ways against Volendam and Hereenveen with the Londoner scoring three goals from the bench.<\/p>\n

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Akpom, 28, spoke to ESPN after 4-1 defeat of Hereenveen on Sunday (November 5) and opened up about the struggles he's faced since arriving in Amsterdam. "It\u2019s been a catastrophe, personally and for the team," he admitted. "I haven\u2019t felt settled for two months, it\u2019s only this week that I\u2019ve felt settled. I\u2019ve been in a hotel by myself, I\u2019ve not been playing and I feel like I\u2019ve been alone here, but this week I feel back to my normal self."<\/p>\n

Maurice Steijn was sacked as head coach last month and was replaced with John Van \u2018t Schip who the former Arsenal ace attributed his boost in mood. "The manager came and spoke to me straight away, on a human level not a football level. He asked how I am, how my family is.<\/p>\n

Will Chuba Akpom lead Ajax to a rejuvenated season? Give us your thoughts in the comments section below<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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"We\u2019re footballers but we\u2019re human beings firstly and I really appreciated that little chat with the manager and the assistant. But, it\u2019s been really tough for me. I try to stay professional and keep working, but a new country, new environment, new team, in a hotel \u2013 it\u2019s really a struggle," he continued.<\/p>\n

Akpom was positive about Ajax's continued progress following their consecutive victories for the first time this season. "It\u2019s not been the normal Ajax," he added. "I feel like the back-to-back wins that we\u2019ve got now, we\u2019re only just going to keep getting better."<\/p>\n

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