Ronald Waterreus has expressed his admiration for Marc Ter Stegen and Julian Brandt, stating that they undoubtedly bring a lot of quality to Ajax, according to Voetbalzone. Waterreus was impressed by Ter Stegen's performance, saying that he had a great game, particularly in the second half. He noted that Ter Stegen had trouble distributing the ball in the first half, but that this was likely due to the absence of a player to receive his passes.
Waterreus also praised Ter Stegen's ability to create scoring opportunities, highlighting a missed rebound by Steven Berghuis. He suggested that Ter Stegen's performance was impressive, but that he sometimes struggles with distributing the ball. Waterreus expressed his delight at seeing a world-class player like Ter Stegen compete in the Dutch league, and also praised Brandt for the quality he brings to the competition.