Dusan Tadic was due to return to the Johan Cruijff ArenA with NEC for a match against Ajax, the club where he enjoyed his greatest successes. He said he finds it difficult to face Ajax and must prepare himself mentally for the match. Tadic said Ajax remains his benchmark and described the club as his enduring great love. He has been struggling for form at NEC and has not yet matched the level of his earlier Eredivisie spells.