It's not as clear cut as that. He said that Martinez didn't fit into Ajax's 'different interpretation' of midfield in 2021
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But that he was a good midfielder in 2020
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Basically, it's going to come down to whether we need him to have 'walking ability' alongside De Jong. Whatever the hell that means. If it's 'wandering ability', we already know De Jong is a master at that in EtH's own estimation. So a Marinez+De Jong axis could potentially be the exact 'interpretation' the manager is after.