Most interested in seeing how Rensch and Taylor get on as they move up. Not worried about Unuvar though he has disappointed a little bit at times. I'm not super high on Brobbey but he'll score some goals.
Ten Hag played Rensch at LB vs Utrecht during their exhibition match two days ago. With Salah-Eddine out for months, Ten Hag is looking for other options from within in case Tagliafico still leaves. Rensch is a right footed CB, so that experiment failed miserably. I hope Rensch attends training camp in the hope he also has a shot at CB, as LB isn't right for him. He, Timber, Alvarez and Schuurs all fight for that spot next to Blind. Rensch has the most upside, but Timber impressed me the most out of those four. Alvarez really never was worth the 15M and Schuurs can have stretches where he plays so dominant, but he has too many costly hick-ups in his game still.
Taylor could see some minutes this season because there's a lot of mediocrity at his position. Marin and Alvarez (also plays CDM a lot) have disappointed, Ekkelenkamp is meh and Eiting's progression has taken a real hit with all those injuries. I'm hopeful, but I realize he might have to wait another year before he can really fight for quality minutes. Martinez, Gravenberch and van de Beek will likely form midfield. Gravenberch himself hasn't won me over either, though. You can tell he has all the traits, but he still lacks confidence and smarts at this level. Frankly, Labyad has had the best preseason so far. He could start in favor of him.
As for Brobbey. Well, Ajax lacks a true #9. Tadic and Promes are wingers of origin. Ten Hag has played Traoré a lot, but he's been inconsistent in Ajax I. Brobbey could definitely see some time if Traoré fails to take his opportunities. We both have our doubts on Brobbeast, but I am still very interested to see how his goal scoring prowess translates to the big leagues.
Unuvar had some magic moments vs Utrecht. He will hoover between Ajax and jong Ajax - working mostly on the physicality parts of the game and how to be more efficient with his unique skill set.
Pherai played well in the first exhibition match, but he missed an empty net.
He’s probably not going to play any though during the season. Sounds like he’ll go out on loan.
I hope he does. He's a very entertaining player I hope to see more of on a consistent base.