I think this squad can still surprise you with proper management.
And by surprise you mean get fourth place next year, slightly above Twente, but below AZ after investing an amount of money that could buy you the entire city of Alkmaar, including AZ?
Which of these players that Mislintat bought completely sucks?
Gaeei, Akpom, Medic, Mannsverk have all looked completely out of their deptht. Ávila and Mikautadze are clearly a wrong fit for Ajax. Forbs, though fast, is nowhere near the quality of players he was meant to replace.
Everyone bar Brobbey, Berghuis and Bergwijn, although for Bergwijn to be good again you would need to significantly upgrade the players around him. Maybe Sosa and Sutalo can put in a shift too. I name those two, because even though they’ve made ridiculous defensive errors, they at least look like they can give a normal pass and play high tempo. All the others: just not good enough.
Gaeei and Mannsverk being talented is nice when they play in the KKD, because realistically, that’s the highest level their match performances have been at.