Troy Parrott F AZ Alkmaar b.2002

[rebelmusic]

First goal was a nice poacher

Second goal was an absolute cracker

Can't find the 3rd but yeah, he's something else

Edit: Ajax keeper is from Czechia as well. Good omen !

[Eirambler]

Would really like him to stay where he is until the summer, a move could disrupt his form at exactly the wrong time for us.

But these kinds of performances will obviously be making clubs all over Europe sit up and take notice. Top level goalscoring strikers are really hard to come by and he clearly looks to be one now. There has to be a chance that some cash rich club that badly needs a striker will throw a crazy offer at AZ (and the player's representatives) before the end of January.

[Kingdom]

Watched the game. He absolutely terrorised the Ajax defence from the get-go. As did the entire Ah-Zed team to be fair. Not only was it a hat-trick, but he had two assists as well.

Yeah that's mental. You know he's fully arrived when he has a couple of quiet games and then does this. The quietness on the transfer front is really backing up that suggestion that his team have a multi-year plan for him.

Would really like him to stay where he is until the summer, a move could disrupt his form at exactly the wrong time for us.

But these kinds of performances will obviously be making clubs all over Europe sit up and take notice. Top level goalscoring strikers are really hard to come by and he clearly looks to be one now. There has to be a chance that some cash rich club that badly needs a striker will throw a crazy offer at AZ (and the player's representatives) before the end of January.

Funny enough, my first thought at the final whistle (and after looking through BBC & RTE Sport websites) is the absolute dearth of mention of him in transfer talk. Which is incredible really and backs up the claims elsewhere (Sneyd possibly?) that his team have a plan in place and are sticking to it religiously. Which would be nice. Plus when you consider that he may have gone to places (Bermondsey) on direction of a previous club that he personally may not have wanted to go, I could imagine a scenario where it's a case of 'once bitten, twice shy'.

First goal was a nice poacher

His movement throughout that first goal build-up is of a player who knows what is required of him, sees a weakness in an opponent and is ready to capitalise. It is extremely impressive.

Edit: Ajax keeper is from Czechia as well. Good omen !

Jaros in goal for Ajax is the young keeper Pats had on loan from Liverpool before Abang

[tetsujin1979]

Highlights from the game

[Eirambler]

He was involved in everything, just looks far too good for that level now.

[SkStu]

that second "no-look" assist (for the 6th goal) was a beauty.

[Insidetherock]

second highest scorer in goals per game stats.. 9 goals 12 games.. pretty prolific.

[rebelmusic]

24 goals for club and country so far this season and we're just past the mid-point. Could be easily looking at a 40 goal season

[Jolly Red Giant]

Parrott is showing the instincts of a good striker - being in the right place at the right time.

[tetsujin1979]

AZ have sacked their head coach after the weekend's result

https://www.az.nl/inside-az/nieuws/2026/januari/az-en-martens-nemen-afscheid-echteld-maakt-seizoen-af-als-hoofdtrainer

[SkStu]

20th league goal for him tonight in 1-1 draw v. Excelsior.

[OMTY]

20th league goal for him tonight in 1-1 draw v. Excelsior.

10th league goal but 20th in total I think for the season. Has already matched his scoring total for last year where he struck 20 goals in 47 games. He has done that in 26 games now.

[pineapple stu]

But did he celebrate against his former club? That's the big question in modern football!

It's great to see though. He has to be attracting interest from bigger clubs with that record in a league known for developing good players

[Eirambler]

The answer, for what it's worth, is that it was an extremely muted celebration. One thing I've noted watching a few of Parrott's AZ goals is that more of his teammates often run to the assister afterwards than to him. He scored from a long punt against Ajax and they all ran to the keeper who punted the ball. Last night more of them ran to the player whose shot was saved than to Parrott, who converted the rebound. Maybe he's not hugely popular in the dressing room there? (It could also just be that they simply run to whoever is closer)

[tetsujin1979]

It wasn't even a non-celebration, he barely acknowledged that he'd scored!

I didn't mind them celebrating with the goalkeeper for that goal, goalkeeping assists are rare.