01 Dec 2013: ADO Den Haag - Ajax

[Kowalczyk]

Eredivisie 2013-2014. Matchday 15.

Kick-off time at The Hague's Kyocera Stadium is 12:30 CET.

Feyenoord vs PSV (in Rotterdam) will be played later that day. Interesting.

Ajax, beware: Den Haag is one of those teams that may be sh*t and in the bottom half of the league table, but they hate our guts and always manage to lift themselves to a higher level when Ajax visits their town. Risky fixture; please don't f**k it up again.

K.

[Orange14]

ADO also play rough and tumble football which sometimes throws us off our game. I vaguely recall a defeat to them several years ago when Immers was in the squad and I think he received a match ban for an inappropriate salute after the match.

[Kowalczyk]

Opponent that hates our guts... 12:30 kick-off... artificial pitch... only five days after kicking major arse against Barça...

Alarm bells. Alarm bells.

K.

[aveslacker]

Opponent that hates our guts... 12:30 kick-off... artificial pitch... only five days after kicking major arse against Barça...

Alarm bells. Alarm bells.

K.

Yeah. This one has "let down" written all over it.

[SPL]

Bojan is in the squad ,just Boilesen is out . Of the injured de Jong is expected to be fit for NAC next week and Ligeon plays for Jong Ajax on Monday so only Boilesen and Siggy are left and not likely to play again before the winter break.

[saddlerian]

So..what's the line-up likely to be? Blind at left back? Pity, developing so well in the midfield...still, whoever plays, it's going to be tough....let's have no pretty football, just the 3 points....please!!

[Rooie]

Duarte left back, Denswil and Veltman in the centre. Moisander on the bench.

This is what a couple of journalists report, but Ajax gives the following line-up:
Opstelling Ajax: Cillessen, Van Rhijn, Veltman, Denswil, Blind, Klaassen, Serero, Duarte, Schöne, Hoesen, Fischer. #adoaja

Let's wait and see.

[saddlerian]

So, probable line up is:

Cillessen
Van Rhijn Veltman Denswil Blind
Duarte
Klassen Serero
Schöne Hoesen Fischer

Just hope that Denswil doesn't miss too many tackles on this surface!!!!

[rjf1]

Good to see Hoesen getting a chance -- he definitely needs to develop, but when (if) he does develop he could be the answer to our central striker issues.

[Tom_]

Thought that was a joke about Duarte left back, but there he is. Moisander just getting a rest?

[Orange14]

Wow, was that ever pretty!!!

[Tom_]

Wow, nice goal! That was crafty from Serero.

[Van basten]

Nice

[rjf1]

Terrific interplay ending with a lobbed header by Klassen!!

[King Litti]

0-1! Great run by Serero, excelent ball in by Fischer and a cool chip over the keeper by Klaassen.

Interesting that Duarte is the left back. Is Moisander given a rest or is he injured or what?

[Orange14]

An elbow to Cillessen and it only gets a Yellow card? Really bad call by the match official!

[rjf1]

Don't like what I'm seeing in the last 5 or so minutes -- too much back passing, not enough attacking -- a momentum shift is the usual result of these tactics.

[Tom_]

That's completely crazy! How does he get away with a yellow for a deliberate elbow to the face? The ref saw it...

[Van basten]

That fucking cunt should have red card!

[King Litti]

Only a yellow? That was clearly so intentional.

[Orange14]

Nicely taken by Fischer!

[Tom_]

Good. Take that ADO, for once the negative tactics and constant fouling aren't getting them anywhere.

[Van basten]

take that fuckers!

[rjf1]

A real cracker!! Definitely came at the right time, as they had been pressing us hard for a good while.

[Tom_]

Was anyone else thinking about that goal Sneijder scored against PSV as Duarte lined up that shot off the corner?