09 Mar 2014: Ajax - SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden

[Kowalczyk]

Eredivisie 2013-2014. Matchday 27.

Kick-off time at the ArenA is 16:30 CET.

This should be an easy one for us.

Away games for Twente, Vitesse and Feyenoord.

NAC vs Vitesse... Hmmm. Who knows.
Eagles vs Twente... Twente to win, I think.

But Groningen vs Feyenoord? Honestly, I think they will lose again and that PSV will leapfrog them.

K.

[SPL]

Schone is evidently fit again for this game and Bojan also fit . de Sa had an injury this week but is also fit . So unless any last minute injuries only Fischer and Boilesen are unavailable. Boilesen may well be fit for NAC which is good news.

[Tom_]

Go Ahead 1–0 Twente

Three points today puts us 8 ahead of Vitesse with a GD at least 15 goals better.

[SPL]

Hi Tom just saw the Twente result. We just need to win today. I see Vitesse play PSV next week so we can do with PSV getting points there but I am getting ahead of myself.

Riedewald LB, and Kishna De Jong Schone the front 3.

[rjf1]

Just don't be complacent -- bear down and get the 8 pt gap back.

Really good stream on 13th Stream today for anyone interested.

[Orange14]

WOW! That's the only way that one can be described!!!!

[rjf1]

What a way to start the game!!!!

[ajaxcolombia]

Not a bad start...

[ajaxcolombia]

Despite the early goal I feel like complaining about duarte not getting the start ahead of serero.

[Tom_]

Well we're not playing too well but Cambuur don't look so hot. We're really going to have to try to lose against these guys and I would expect at least a couple more goals ;)

[Orange14]

Frustrating first half for me. Really good play in the first 10 minutes with lots of ball movement and then lots of back passes. FdB has flipped the attacking approach with Riederwald at left back. He's pretty much staying back with van Rhijn pressing forward at every opportunity on the right side. The Cambuur midfield can be exploited but Serero again is looking to pass backwards. van Rhijn had a couple of really good defensive plays. We cannot afford lackadaisical play.

[SPL]

Great start and de Jong has got in there with one or 2 chances. Serero is non existant agree Duarte should come on .

Feel a 2nd would kill CL off lets hope we don't mess it up.

[saddlerian]

Well, a fantastic start...but the same old thing has happened.....they've retreated into their shell again!!! EXAMPLE: Free kick 10 m outside Cambuur penalty area...2 passes back to Cilleson!!! Kishna...nothing apart from first 2 minutes...Serrero..NOTHING!!!! They're going to have to work hard to get the win in the second half!!!

I hope that I stay awake!!!!

[rjf1]

The passing has been something less than stellar -- we're playing too casually on top of it. Fortunately, the opposition is what it is, so it hasn't hurt us -- yet. If we don't step it up, they could get lucky and we wind up with egg on our face.

[ajaxcolombia]

Duarte in the second half please Frank, serero has had more than enough chances

[SPL]

Problem since before Christmas is we are struggling to score goals. Forget Heerenveen with 2 penalties but the 4 v AZ was the only time we scored more than 2 since back in December about 10 games or so ago .

[Orange14]

I hope that I stay awake!!!!

My thoughts exactly. We went onto daylight savings times in the US last night so I'm a little tired and in need of a nap. This one is a snooze fest!!

[Tom_]

Frustrating first half for me. Really good play in the first 10 minutes with lots of ball movement and then lots of back passes. FdB has flipped the attacking approach with Riederwald at left back. He's pretty much staying back with van Rhijn pressing forward at every opportunity on the right side. The Cambuur midfield can be exploited but Serero again is looking to pass backwards. van Rhijn had a couple of really good defensive plays. We cannot afford lackadaisical play.

Weird how narrow we're playing on the left with a natural left-footer there...

[Orange14]

Entirely predictable. Very poor defending over the last 10 minutes is finally punished. This game could be lost if they don't wake up.

[rjf1]

Had a feeling that was going to happen -- I wish we had a philosophy of relentless attack instead of that 'ball posession' nonsense. It's no wonder we don't score goals -- we don't attack enough -- the knee jerk first option is to turn around and look backwards for someone to pass to.

[ajaxcolombia]

I don't really understand these substitutions

[Orange14]

So we need a goal and Poulsen comes on? FdB has totally lost it! Not good.

[rjf1]

Poulsen comes on in order to provide defensive cover so they can put more bodies into the attack -- actually, it is a good tactical move.

[paladinby]

No creativity from midfielders for the whole game. What is Serero doing all the game long? We even couldn't create any danger from freekicks.

[Tom_]

How annoying, game ground to a halt after 25 minutes. Up till then we'd been making chances despite our terrible play. Cambuur scores off a set piece and we immediately switched to long ball mode. When do we ever score like that?