A little frustrated?

After being completely out of the loop for the past week, my first foray back into Ajax news this weekend was a glance at the fotoverslag from the Murcia friendly on ajax.nl. This picture told me all I needed to know. Two losses to two of the biggest clubs in Europe in the Amsterdam Tournament, although a bit disappointing, were not really anything to be upset about. A 2-1 loss at a second division Spanish side that most people have never heard of...well again, this picture says it all. It was a "terrible performance" according to van Basten, and the frustration isn't limited to the coaching staff. KJH classified the game as "something to worry about". Fans seem frustrated as well based on what I've been reading on the message boards. Its obvious that Ajax still needs that additional defender that they have been chasing for the past few weeks, and the new additions may not have completely gelled with the rest of the squad yet. Ajax opens the Eredivisie season with what hopefully will be an easy away victory over Willem II this weekend but then get two weeks to prepare for Roda at home and then the Klassieker at De Kuip a week after that. An stumble out of the gate or a loss in Rotterdam would make people really start to worry. Ajax has yet to really impress, so a good showing in Tilburg will be critical to the team's confidence level heading into the more difficult games in September. I have a feeling that the may be a season of parity in the Eredivisie, and we may witness another close race down to the wire, so every point will count, as will every goal.