Ajax boss Alfred Schreuder has dismissed claims of Champions League opponents Liverpool are on the slide.
Schreuder, whose Ajax team lost 2-1 at Anfield last month, has dismissed the notion the Reds have become susceptible to setbacks.
"No, I don't think so," he said. "They are still a top team, we saw that after their reaction (following defeat to Napoli) to win in the Champions League and if you see the last few games against Rangers and then Manchester City, they showed top form and quality. Yes, they lost versus Nottingham Forest, but they could also have won by four or five.
"Obviously we watched their game with Nottingham Forest but they won against City the week before, who are not the least of clubs. This game against Nottingham, they could have won 6-1 but just didn't have luck on their side."
Schreuder has called on his players to show greater aggression against Liverpool with more than 55,000 fans expected at the Johan Cruijff ArenA on Wednesday night.
"In the end it's all about the points, it's the Champions League, it's sold out so this is what we want, we know to show a threat with aggression," he said. "We need to keep our backs straight and run into the spaces. That is our aggressiveness.
"Are players granted space to be crazy? Of course but structure is much more important and then in the end they can play intuitively. If they play like that they can cause problems but I don't like this with my defence. I prefer that against the opponents. We need to be creative on their side of the pitch."
