Bullish Calvin Bassey insists all the top teams will go through a rough patch as criticism poured in for the Ajax defender after a difficult week for the Dutch giants.
The Nigeria international left Rangers in a bumper £19 million summer switch, but has come under scrutiny from Dutch football legends after Napoli ripped the Eredivise title hopefuls apart, cruising to a 6-1 victory in Amsterdam. Fingers were again pointed at Bassey during the 4-2 win over struggling FC Volendan with lapses at the back allowing the rock bottom side to cause Alfred Schreuder's men a scare.
Dutch legend Marco van Basten has been among those who has been fiercely critical of their recruitment policy after spending £95 million this summer having brought in £190 million from player sales, while Ajax hero Marciano Vink insisted the deal to bring in Bassey was a massive downgrade on Lisandro Martínez who joined Manchester United. Netherlands hero Wim Kieft claimed his performance against Volendan had "hurt his eyes."
