Saw the game yesterday and the 1st half was truly abominable. As soon as we switched back to 4-3-3 in the 2nd half, you could at least sense that most of the players knew where they needed to be, which spaces to run into and where to pass. I understand why we played the 5-4-1 when both Bergwijn and ...

Yeah total chaos. I read in the morning that Kroes wants to fight for his place. Also great that the Board of Directors has his back.

Kroes was at the game yesterday. That gives me good vibes. If you think you've done something wrong, you'd typically not show your face in public.

Since we can't seem to have boring days at Ajax, the latest bombshell is that Michel Van Praag also apparently owned Ajax shares when he was not supposed to. Not going to get into details. Now the Board of Directors which controls 73% of the shares of Ajax, is looking to bring back Kroes and fire th...

I do think that this is a ploy to get him out.

I checked and re-checked the date of the articles as well. This is madness. If he bought stock before the announcement, of course that will be insider trading. However that being said, no one is going to buy AJAX stock for huge gains. Most likely, all he had to do was send a notification to the Dutc...

Ajax playing away on a rainy day and on a soggy pitch. Particularly this Ajax team.

Down 1-0. Godts looking lively thus far.

I thought Taylor was taken down in the box, but that wasn't even looked at by VAR.

Also Ramaj is again on the top of his game. Saved us a couple times already from what I've seen so far.

Kaplan's injury didn't seem too bad. So hopefully it's a precaution that he asked to come off.

Sutalo is so much worse than him.

I assume the same formation as against Villa with Sutalo potentially replacing Rensch.

Hoping that Berghuis gets a few minutes in the 2nd half.

Only saw glimpses of the game while at work. Kaplan is what we were missing all season.

Also Mannesverk was needed to add much needed calmness at DM.

Glad we ended up keeping Akpom. It's going to be a long 4 months and we need backup options for each position.

Rijkoff confirmed by Ajax.nl. He will train with Ajax1 and play in the Jong for this season. I assume things will change if Akpom leaves in the next 3-4 hours

Good signing IMO. Hopefully Brobbey stays for at least another couple years and then Rijkoff can play sub appearances for that period and then ideally become the #1.

Honestly, I'd be ok with Bergwijn leaving. Akpom has actually produced a lot in his sub appearances. Forbs at LW isn't any better or worse than Bergwijn. Forbs actually has pace, which is something Bergiwjn doesn't even possess. Both are below average at crossing and at beating the opposition defense.

Forbs isn't great, but we barely missed Bergwijn. Bergwijn should be sold this summer.

I do think Tahirovic is able to read the game when we're attacking. I would like to see him and Henderson as the 6/8 combination next week with Hlynsson playing AM. Hlysson also pops up in dangerous areas and does possess defense splitting passes. Our defense yesterday was a bit of a joke as it has ...

100% agree with SPL about Misehouy. Putting him back into Jong Ajax is the right thing to do. He wants to play in Ajax 1 to increase his payout this summer. If someone really wanted to extend, they would've done that by now.

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di jan 23, 2024 1:48 am

couldn’t stop a chicken from getting a law degree!

What a quote. I'm going to try and use this

Brobbey is indeed coming into his own. Until a few months ago, he would back into the defenders and forget to turn and move away from them. For the past couple months, he has figured out the best way to do that. Back into the defenders and then as you receive the ball, push away from them and run in...

Ended up 4-1.

Would it be too crazy to start dreaming of us ending in the 3rd or 4th spot at the end of the season?

Hlynsson!! 3-1! RKC keeper didn't even move for some reason.

Is Kaplan fit enough to play 1 half? He could (in theory) slot into LCB with Hato replacing Martha. Martha indeed is prone to mistakes.

Great ball to Brobbey from Taylor, who in turn fends off his marker, turns into space and smashes it into the net past the keeper. 2-1!!

Awful cockup in our defense leads to an RKC equalizer.

1-1.

1-0!! Great ball by Berghuis into Bergwijn.