Cruijff schreef:Really nice to hear our 1.200 Ajax fans much more noise than a complete PSV stadium all 45 minutes long!

I imagine this is a combi match. Is that right?

Orange14 schreef:

SPL schreef:Orange you missed El Ghazi in your ratings

Fixed! Thanks, I was just too excited typing out the ratings. el Ghazi really did well today on both sides of the pitch.

It's always nice when Orange says nice things about our players, since he is often a bit too harsh to my mind.

With regards to the 010-Roma tie: http://www.theguardian.com/football/201 ... opa-league.

Little brother is not making the Eredivisie look good.

Bunch of idiots.

Cruijff schreef:Yes. Bad luck for Siem de Long.

Considering how our domestic season looks like a lost cause, I'm going to change my preference (I normally prefer Ajax do well domestically over success in Europe) and wish for a long run to the Europa Cup final. Here's hoping for European glory for our mighty club! :anew.gif: :anew.gif: :anew.gif: ...

I certainly would!

Hasn't this happened before? Or was it another club's supporters home that got burned down.

Ahh, Freddy. Amazing technical skills, but the tactical ability of a 12-year-old and the life judgment of a teenager.

Shame.

I wonder if we didn't miss an opportunity about 20 years ago before the full effects of Bosman were known. Back then we were one of the biggest names in the world and could really have capitalized.

IIRC it looks like Odegaard signed with Real. Shame.

What's the deal with Moisander? First he says that he won't stay even if we offer him another deal, then he says that he'll stay if we offer him a deal that he knows we won't offer.

Glad to have the winter break over!

I agree with this point. I understand the hesitation to change (for example how long it has taken to begin adopting goal-line reviews) but the time-wasting antics and cynical play take away from the enjoyment of the game. You can still waste time within the rules of the game and you can play good de...

ajaxusa schreef:Am I reading correctly that Ajax are having their mid-season break training in Qatar? If so, that's extremely disappointing.

Doubly disappointing that I don't live there anymore!

Not sure if this is the right place for this, but I got this from a poster over at BigSoccer. It's long and in Dutch, but well worth picking your way through if you have the time and the inclination.

http://www.tussendelinies.nl/vijf-seizo ... ciele-reus

I've heard a lot of people complain that firstrow streams tend to come with viruses and trojan horses. I find that rojadirecta is still pretty reliable.

Doping is probably as prevalent today as it ever has been. It remains widespread. As Tyler Hamilton noted in his book, every time the anti-doping authorities come up with a test, it takes the dopers about 15 minutes to figure out how to beat it. To prove this, give these articles a gander: http://ww...

And that was the thing that really surprised me. I figured the NT would get out of the group as they usually do but given the extra time matches they played in the knockout round and that they were still pretty fresh even at the 120 minute mark was a big plus. Lots of people though van Gaal would l...

The goals scored is misleading. I don't have the statistics but it's my feeling that we really have scored very little in the first half of matches this season (many of my adverse comments on the game forum are indicative of this). We have also not scored much against quality opposition (only one g...

Problem for me is that the team seems clueless at times. No creativity, no forward push, no idea how to break up a compact defense. If a team defends well grouped against them and leaves them little space to work with, they seem to have no idea how to force an opening. This is my concern as well, a...

Best end of the year holiday wishes to everyone. Another great year of following our favorite team together. BTW, Aveslacker, I am just a short trip across the water from you in Taiwan. I get to HK about once or twice a year usually. If you ever get to Taiwan let me know. Definitely! And please let...

Merry Christmas and everything else from Hong Kong. I'm really glad that I can watch Ajax streams again and complain about the team with you guys. I hope all of you have a wonderful winter break. :blub.gif: :onfire.gif: :ajaxscarf.gif: :blub.gif: :onfire.gif: :ajaxscarf.gif: :blub.gif: :ajaxscarf.gif:

Ultimately I think that we will always be hamstrung by the fact that we can't hold on to our best players like we did in the pre-Bosman era. Imagine if we'd kept Anita, Eriksen, Vertonghen, Vermaelen and Alderweireld for a few more years? That team would have dominated the Eredivisie and could have ...

Smart sub by Frank as Anderson was too easily muscled off the ball and too slow to outrun his man. At the end of the day, the scoreline probably flatters us but we did deserve to win.