01 MAR 2020; Ajax - AZ; Match Day 24

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01 MAR 2020; Ajax - AZ; Match Day 24

Bericht door Orange14 » vr feb 28, 2020 12:07 pm

Two teams that lost their chance to continue Euro football last night face off Sunday in a critical Eredivisie match. Ajax host second place AZ who are just three points behind. ETH will be hoping Ziyech is fit enough to play in this challenge and that Promes can play for more than 45 minutes. Tagliafico will return to the starting lineup after his suspension against Getafe. Eiting will hope to continue his good form as the field general in MF. Ajax have the first of two away matches to Utrecht next Wednesday in the Beker semifinals.
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Re: 01 MAR 2020; Ajax - AZ; Match Day 24

Bericht door SPL » zo mar 01, 2020 1:12 pm

Wife's birthday today so will miss this game as well.A must win game and hope PSV v Feyenoord is a draw

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Re: 01 MAR 2020; Ajax - AZ; Match Day 24

Bericht door Orange14 » zo mar 01, 2020 6:20 pm

SPL schreef:
zo mar 01, 2020 1:12 pm
Wife's birthday today so will miss this game as well.A must win game and hope PSV v Feyenoord is a draw
Your wife got a birthday present!!! 1-1 the final score in Eindhoven. :biggrin.gif:
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Re: 01 MAR 2020; Ajax - AZ; Match Day 24

Bericht door SPL » zo mar 01, 2020 7:21 pm

Thanks Orange, great result for us. i am about to go out for the evening and dont have a smart phone so cannot follow the score .Hope to return home to a win.

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Re: 01 MAR 2020; Ajax - AZ; Match Day 24

Bericht door Orange14 » zo mar 01, 2020 7:40 pm

Babel is not in the team selection at all. Ziyech starts upfront with Tadic and Promes. Eiting, van de Beek and Marinez in MF; Dest, Schuurs, Blind and Tagliafico on the back line.
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Re: 01 MAR 2020; Ajax - AZ; Match Day 24

Bericht door Tom_ » zo mar 01, 2020 8:05 pm

This is a pretty important game to stop the slide. Good to see Promes and Ziyech starting!

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Re: 01 MAR 2020; Ajax - AZ; Match Day 24

Bericht door kezme44 » zo mar 01, 2020 8:16 pm

blind with yet another mistake and we are down

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Re: 01 MAR 2020; Ajax - AZ; Match Day 24

Bericht door kezme44 » zo mar 01, 2020 8:17 pm

15 minutes and not one shot on goal

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Re: 01 MAR 2020; Ajax - AZ; Match Day 24

Bericht door kezme44 » zo mar 01, 2020 8:34 pm

absolutely pathetic to watch. I could honestly be doing something else with my time. no creativity, losing the ball all over the field and az looking dangerous every time they have the ball. eth has no plan for a game yet again

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Re: 01 MAR 2020; Ajax - AZ; Match Day 24

Bericht door Tom_ » zo mar 01, 2020 8:36 pm

Looks like we haven’t hit rock bottom yet. We’re not going to win this match, actually a 2 or 3 nil to AZ looks more likely to me.

Whole team is standing still in attack and defense and there are none of the fast passing interchanges that were being played at the start of the season.

I get the feeling vd Beek is not getting involved enough in the buildup, either because he is playing too high up or being tightly marked, and that’s killing our ability to pass through the centre.

As for defending it’s been poor all season so no surprise there.

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Re: 01 MAR 2020; Ajax - AZ; Match Day 24

Bericht door kezme44 » zo mar 01, 2020 9:13 pm

another onana save. could be down 3 already

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Re: 01 MAR 2020; Ajax - AZ; Match Day 24

Bericht door kezme44 » zo mar 01, 2020 9:29 pm

blind is truly terrible. gives away another ball and az almost score

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Re: 01 MAR 2020; Ajax - AZ; Match Day 24

Bericht door kezme44 » zo mar 01, 2020 9:36 pm

pathetic. no game plan. absolutely deserve to concede the second. it’s a problem when your leftback is your most dangerous player.

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Re: 01 MAR 2020; Ajax - AZ; Match Day 24

Bericht door Tom_ » zo mar 01, 2020 9:40 pm

Soundly beaten, AZ were better all over the pitch. Really could’ve been worse than 2–0.

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Re: 01 MAR 2020; Ajax - AZ; Match Day 24

Bericht door kezme44 » zo mar 01, 2020 9:43 pm

that’s it from me. going to watch barca real now. fuck this sad affair.

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Re: 01 MAR 2020; Ajax - AZ; Match Day 24

Bericht door SPL » zo mar 01, 2020 9:57 pm

Came in and saw the last 17 mins ,dreadful.Ziyech's body language when subbed tells me ETH has lost this team. We actually should sack him and bring in another coach. If we lose to Feyenoord in 3 weeks time we wont finish 2nd let alone 1st.

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Re: 01 MAR 2020; Ajax - AZ; Match Day 24

Bericht door Orange14 » zo mar 01, 2020 10:06 pm

Same story yet again, lots of possession, lots of shots, and mental weakness, lead to another disappointing result from Ajax. Opponents are content to sit back watch lots of passing in the MF and then wait for the inevitable give away or blocked shot and then press forward with a ruthless counter attack. By all rights Ajax should have lost 0-5 had it not been for three great Onana stops. Last season all the intricate passing and dummies led to lots of goals. this year, not so much. Injuries have been a factor but the sheer number of mental mistakes across all competitions is something we have seen little of in the last several years. AZ still have Feyenoord and PSV on the schedule but this Ajax team is unconvincing right now. Maybe they won't drop as low as third, but second place is looking likely.

player ratings:

Onana (7) - three top class saves but was undone by the sheer number of mental mistakes on the part of his teammates
Tagliafico (5.5) - one of the few players to cause danger in the offensive end
Blind (3.5) - not just the early lazy pass but he was off all match long; the question has to be asked whether he is fully fit
Schuurs (5) - average and nothing betteer
Dest (5) - some good work and some horrible positioning
Martinez (4.5) - got lulled to sleep by Iridrissi on the second goal
Eiting (5) - average and nothing better
van de Beek (5.5) - usual good shift but couldn't do much offensively
Promes (5.5) - played a full 90 but looked tired in the end
Tadic (4.5) - just cannot get anything done with so many defenders packed in
Ziyech (4) - poor match in all aspects
Huntelaar (5) - had no impact on the match at all but then he never saw the ball

Utrecht away in the Beker mid-week. Will ETH shake things up?
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Re: 01 MAR 2020; Ajax - AZ; Match Day 24

Bericht door Amol » zo mar 01, 2020 10:52 pm

Missed the first half, but saw most of the second.

What is wrong with this team? Everything is slow and we're lobbing balls from the flanks hoping Tadic and Donny are going to out jump defenders and get headers? Is it a confidence issue? Maybe.

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Re: 01 MAR 2020; Ajax - AZ; Match Day 24

Bericht door SPL » ma mar 02, 2020 7:48 pm

Reading many comments and lots of fans want ETH out.Have to say I am one of them.He has no plan B and his use of subs is simply rubbish. I only came in late yesterday but it was about 75 min mark and 2-0 down we had not used any subs. Danilo scored against Getafe so surely he and Traore should have come on for Promes (who probably should not have played 90mins) and Tadic, who looks like the nondescript moderate player that Southampton fans knew.

Keeping Eiting and Martinez on and taking off Ziyech ,defies belief'. I am a hugh KJH fan ,ranks just behind Appie in my Ajax players of 21 st century but sadly I think he is nearly spent.

I hope I am talking rubbish but with ETH at present I see us losing to Utrecht on Weds and finishing behind AZ and Feyenoord in the league.ETH should be sacked and let Reiziger just take over,he cannot do worse.

I also think it is crazy that Ziyech and Dest have basically been sold before the season is finished and Tagliafico,Onana and Donny all deciding where to go will follow.

Finally is Blind fit!!!

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