Think you can start to see a picture developing here: Ajax are generally a good side to recruit from. History shows this, with Luis Suarez, Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Eriksen have all come from Ajax to the PL (Alderweireld via Madrid and Southampton). You get a few duds, i.e Davy Klassen, but...
Somewhat of a circle here, as if the recruitment wasn't bad but we are still finding ourselves overrun in midfield and unable to get forward then were does that leave us? An yet I think it's clear that chris' tactics were the right ones to use, as we were destroyed when we became more expansive...