Jordi Cruyff spoke about the transfer market in an interview with Ajax TV. The technical director of the Amsterdam club brought in two strikers this summer, Marcos Leonardo and Tolu Arokodare, but of the two, Leonardo has yet to deliver an impressive enough performance. Cruyff is not concerned about this at all.

Tolu, 25, was loaned by Wolves with a purchase option; Ajax paid just under 20 million euros to Al-Hilal for Leonardo, 23. The player has scored 2 goals so far, but what stands out most is the number of chances he has wasted. Tolu has scored 4 goals and provided 2 assists, and he has been started only twice compared to Leonardo.

When asked why he chose Tolu and Leonardo, Cruyff said: "The job of a technical director is to try to build a team that gives the coach enough weapons for each match, because every match is a different battle. So you really need to have all sorts of players. Even among strikers, you need players who are good in aerial duels, and you also need players who can stand out in the box and shoot quickly."

"For strikers, I think it's very important that they are always in the right position, because that's what increases the chances of scoring goals. Everyone will complain: 'Yes, he missed a lot of chances!'" Cruyff said about Leonardo. "But he is always in the right position. Otherwise, he wouldn't miss those chances."

"If a player never wastes a chance, it means he's not in the right position. So I prefer players who are always in the right position. The ball isn't going in right now, but it will soon. For me, it's clear that these two players can provide a certain goal-scoring guarantee for this club in the league."

"Sometimes players need a bit of time, especially young players. But if you look at these two players, they have had good statistics throughout their careers," Cruyff said. On Saturday night against defending champions PSV, head coach Michel Sanchez will very likely start Tolu again.

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