Vitezslav Jaros makes “strong impression” amid “chaos” under John Heitinga

John Heitinga’s Ajax dropped their first points of the season over the weekend, with Jaros conceding twice against Go Ahead Eagles in their first Eredivisie away game of the season.

Jaros, making his second start of the season, earned a rating of 5.9-out-of-10 from FotMob, with a goals prevented of -0.46, which means he conceded more goals than he would have expected to.

He did, however, make an important save in the closing minutes of the match by stopping a free-kick from Victor Edvardsen on the edge of the area to keep the score at 2-2 – it was his only save of the match.

It is Heitinga who is under the microscope, though, with De Telegraaf saying, “The unfinished search and the puzzle cost Ajax its first two league points.”

Dutch outlet De Volkskrant, however, says Jaros “is performing admirably” despite the “chaos” at Ajax, with De Telegraaf adding that he “once again made a strong impression” as Ajax’s No. 1.

Although Ajax are finding their feet under Heitinga, the early positive reviews of Jaros make for welcome reading after keeping a clean sheet in their opening game.

He may anticipate a quieter third outing, though, as Ajax host bottom of the table Heracles on Sunday – a match Heitinga will be expected to win.

Elsewhere, Luca Stephenson made his second debut for Dundee United after returning for a second spell, playing 90 minutes in midfield as his side were knocked out of the Scottish League Cup.

Harvey Davies tasted his fourth defeat in succession with Crawley Town, while Owen Beck is expected to be out until after the September international break due to a setback with a muscle injury.