Ajax star Dusan Tadic cried all night after heart-breaking Champions League defeat to Tottenham
The Dutch giants were seconds away from reaching the final for the first time in 24 years but their dreams were shattered by a late Lucas Moura strike
DUSAN TADIC almost cried all night after Ajax suffered Champions League heartache at the hands of Tottenham.
After beating Real Madrid and Juventus on the way to the semi-final, the Dutch giants were sunk by a second-half Lucas Moura hat-trick at the Johan Cruyff Arena earlier this month.
Tadic, 30, has been a huge hit since his return to Holland from Southampton scoring 38 goals in all competitions.
And the Serbian international revealed that he went home following the Tottenham game and could not hold back the tears.
Tadic told Ajax Life: “This was a fantastic season, we became increasingly hungry. Ajax made the Champions League exciting. We deserved to play the final.
“You know, when I'm disappointed, I like to cry. Surrendering yourself to the emotion. Then you get it all out of your body.
“When I got home, I turned on some sad Serbian music and sat on the couch.
“Then I went to bed. I think I seriously didn't cry for an hour that night. When I saw my children the next morning that also helped."
Tadic’s brilliant form for Ajax has been a driving force in winning the Eredivisie for the first time in five years and their incredible run to the Champions League last four.
And the forward reckons it’s a combination of Ajax’s attacking football, a winter break and not being involved in another relegation dog fight that have helped take his game to new heights.
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He added: “I was not used to that anymore, because you just continue playing in England, but I really needed that.
“In addition, I pay close attention to my diet and it also depends on the way of playing.
"If like Southampton, you have to defend and fight every week, it is physically tiring. Our game gave me energy this season."
