Ajax will ‘not be crazy’ as they go for a win opposite Celtic in critical Europa League clash

Ajax transport to Celtic for Thursday night’s Europa League game
Either side could still validate even if a dual teams draw
But both know a win would make gift many some-more likely
Frank de Boer insists his organisation will attack, yet not remove their heads

Ronnie Esplin, Press Association

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00:10 GMT, 26 Nov 2015

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Manager Frank de Boer insists Ajax will use their heads to conflict Celtic in their essential Europa League strife during Parkhead on Thursday night.

The Hoops are bottom of Group A with dual points from 4 fixtures with a Dutch side one indicate improved off while already-qualified Norwegian outfit Molde lay tip with 10 points and Fenerbahce distortion second with 5 points.

And yet a pull during Celtic Park would not indispensably put presumably side out – unless Fenerbahce kick Molde – de Boer, with a magnitude of caution, is going for a feat that would give his side a improved possibility of reaching a knockout stages.

Ajax manager Frank de Boer says his organisation will not go crazy when they face Celtic on Thursday night

The Ajax players sight on a representation during Celtic Park, and De Boer has warned them about a atmosphere

The former Rangers and Holland defender said: ‘Both teams have to win, we will not have a doorway open for them yet we will be aggressive since we need to win.

‘We are not crazy of course, we have honour for Celtic.

‘We have to play really compact, that is a many critical thing, and play with confidence.

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‘If we analyse a final Ajax contra Celtic diversion (in September) we started utterly shaken and were behind twice and finally got a 2-2 pull that we consider was a good outcome as they had some good chances to win that game.

‘So hopefully a players have a certainty that they can kick Celtic.’

De Boer played down Celtic’s midfield predicament that sees Nir Bitton and Stefan Johansen suspended, skipper Scott Brown presumably out for adult to 12 weeks with a knee damage and Kris Commons expected to be blank again with a multiple of a hamstring damage and illness.

The Ajax trainer knows his organisation will assistance their chances of surpassing hugely with a win during Celtic Park

De Boer talks to his players during Thursday's training session, meaningful better could see his side pile-up out

De Boer talks to his players during Thursday’s training session, meaningful better could see his side pile-up out

The Dutch side arrived in Glasgow with midfielders Riechedly Bazoer, Daley Sinkgraven, Thulani Serero and brazen Anwar El Ghazi blank with a Ajax trainer observant of a Scottish champions: ‘They still have good players in their squad’.

De Boer mislaid twice during Celtic Park while personification for Rangers in a 2003/04 deteriorate and his Ajax side were degraded 2-1 during Parkhead in their Champions League organisation diversion in 2013.

‘It is fantastic, a good atmosphere,’ pronounced a Dutchman.

‘It is a kind of track we dream of personification in as a youngster and hopefully tomorrow night it is a same and a good knowledge for a players.

‘The Celtic players are used to that yet not a players.’

The Ajax trainer played during Celtic Park during his time during rivals Rangers, and remembers a 'great atmospher'

The Ajax trainer played during Celtic Park during his time during rivals Rangers, and remembers a ‘great atmospher’

The dual sides drew 2-2 in their initial game, and are in a bottom dual places of a organisation with dual games to go

While Celtic have unsuccessful for a second unbroken deteriorate to strech a Champions League and are struggling in a Europa League, De Boer believes a Parkhead bar are blank their normal Ibrox rivals, who are creation their approach by a leagues after re-emerging in a bottom tier following financial problems in 2012.

The Govan bar are now tip of a Scottish Championship and anticipating to lapse to a tip moody subsequent season.

He said: ‘Normally they (Celtic) browbeat in their possess joining yet don’t get good formula in Europe.

‘It is a empathize in a final 4 years that they couldn’t play opposite Rangers since that brings something additional in a joining and now it is 99 per cent (certain) again that Celtic will be champions.

‘I consider it is good for a foe that Rangers will be behind and quarrel for a pretension again.’