23 APR 2022; NEC - Ajax; Match Day 30

Games, teams and line-ups

Moderators: ajaxusa, Kowalczyk, mods

Plaats reactie
Gebruikersavatar
Orange14
Berichten: 9039
Lid geworden op: zo jul 06, 2008 10:02 pm
Locatie: Bethesda, MD

23 APR 2022; NEC - Ajax; Match Day 30

Bericht door Orange14 » ma apr 18, 2022 3:09 pm

Down the home stretch now with five games to play and a four point lead over PSV in the table. Ajax have been firing on maybe 2-3 cylinders and have been uncharacteristically poor on defense since the turn of the year. Antony's ongoing injury problems have not helped things. The upcoming match against NEC should be winnable but wit this Ajax one never knows. PSV travel to Cambuur who were somewhat decent early on but have dropped their last five matches.
Appie Nouri will forever be remembered for his grace and humanity on and off the pitch!

Tom_
Berichten: 3280
Lid geworden op: do feb 03, 2005 1:26 pm

Re: 23 APR 2022; NEC - Ajax; Match Day 30

Bericht door Tom_ » za apr 23, 2022 3:02 pm

A number of changes to the starting 11 according to AS. Would have loved to see Brobbey and Haller both start this game but I don’t think EtH would go that far.

Gebruikersavatar
Orange14
Berichten: 9039
Lid geworden op: zo jul 06, 2008 10:02 pm
Locatie: Bethesda, MD

Re: 23 APR 2022; NEC - Ajax; Match Day 30

Bericht door Orange14 » za apr 23, 2022 3:06 pm

Tom_ schreef:
za apr 23, 2022 3:02 pm
A number of changes to the starting 11 according to AS. Would have loved to see Brobbey and Haller both start this game but I don’t think EtH would go that far.
Mazraoui must still be hurt as he is not in the team sheet. Here is the posted lineup:

Stekelenburg; Timber, Schuurs, Blind, Tagliafico; Gravenberch, Taylor, Klaassen; Berghuis, Haller, Tadic

Salah-Eddine, van Gelderen, and Ihattaren are all on the substitutes bench

BTW, Onana is no longer with the team, he has been sent off on an early vacation
Appie Nouri will forever be remembered for his grace and humanity on and off the pitch!

Tom_
Berichten: 3280
Lid geworden op: do feb 03, 2005 1:26 pm

Re: 23 APR 2022; NEC - Ajax; Match Day 30

Bericht door Tom_ » za apr 23, 2022 3:32 pm

I really rate Mazraoui. He’s one of the better footballers we’ve had in recent seasons. But he is injured a lot.

Tom_
Berichten: 3280
Lid geworden op: do feb 03, 2005 1:26 pm

Re: 23 APR 2022; NEC - Ajax; Match Day 30

Bericht door Tom_ » za apr 23, 2022 4:22 pm

Cannot think of anything positive to say. Might be as bad a half as I’ve seen this season. I guess Steks had one good save.

Gebruikersavatar
Orange14
Berichten: 9039
Lid geworden op: zo jul 06, 2008 10:02 pm
Locatie: Bethesda, MD

Re: 23 APR 2022; NEC - Ajax; Match Day 30

Bericht door Orange14 » za apr 23, 2022 4:23 pm

What a lame penalty from Tadic, he is no Jorginho that's for sure. The team is sleepwalking yet again and playing like this they look more like a mid-table team than one in first place. The injuries keep on coming as Schuurs is off with a knee issue. Unless they really display something, I see a draw today.
Appie Nouri will forever be remembered for his grace and humanity on and off the pitch!

kezme44
Berichten: 999
Lid geworden op: zo okt 31, 2010 8:28 pm
Locatie: NYC

Re: 23 APR 2022; NEC - Ajax; Match Day 30

Bericht door kezme44 » za apr 23, 2022 4:23 pm

terrible half of football yet again. tadic with a weak and predictable penalty. lucky we are not losing

SPL
Berichten: 12451
Lid geworden op: vr feb 04, 2005 7:22 pm
Locatie: WORTHING ENGLAND

Re: 23 APR 2022; NEC - Ajax; Match Day 30

Bericht door SPL » za apr 23, 2022 4:29 pm

Dreadful performance,if we dont win today title is as good as over. ETH can take a plane to manchester tomorrow and let Heitinga finish the season.Haller,Klaassen Blind no speed and Berghuis is no winger.V Gelderen an average Jong Ajax defender but he is a Rb so Timber can go back in the centre.Kudus and Daramy for Klaassen and Berghuis should come on, we have nothing to lose. This team needs to show they want that title.

Gebruikersavatar
Orange14
Berichten: 9039
Lid geworden op: zo jul 06, 2008 10:02 pm
Locatie: Bethesda, MD

Re: 23 APR 2022; NEC - Ajax; Match Day 30

Bericht door Orange14 » za apr 23, 2022 4:31 pm

I honestly don't understand EtH at all these days. He puts a dysfunctional MF out there with predictable results. Taylor had a couple of nice plays but 'bad' Gravenberch has shown up today and is just sleepwalking. Klaassen has only one redeeming feature these days and that's runs into the box but that is not what is needed here.
Appie Nouri will forever be remembered for his grace and humanity on and off the pitch!

kezme44
Berichten: 999
Lid geworden op: zo okt 31, 2010 8:28 pm
Locatie: NYC

Re: 23 APR 2022; NEC - Ajax; Match Day 30

Bericht door kezme44 » za apr 23, 2022 5:08 pm

this is so pathetic as to be almost unwatchable

Tom_
Berichten: 3280
Lid geworden op: do feb 03, 2005 1:26 pm

Re: 23 APR 2022; NEC - Ajax; Match Day 30

Bericht door Tom_ » za apr 23, 2022 5:28 pm

Another disgrace. 4 games to go.

kezme44
Berichten: 999
Lid geworden op: zo okt 31, 2010 8:28 pm
Locatie: NYC

Re: 23 APR 2022; NEC - Ajax; Match Day 30

Bericht door kezme44 » za apr 23, 2022 5:28 pm

brobbey to the rescue. found a way…

Tom_
Berichten: 3280
Lid geworden op: do feb 03, 2005 1:26 pm

Re: 23 APR 2022; NEC - Ajax; Match Day 30

Bericht door Tom_ » za apr 23, 2022 5:35 pm

Have to point out that the goal came when Brobbey moved into the centre to play as a second striker. Complete nonsense to play him out wide.

SPL
Berichten: 12451
Lid geworden op: vr feb 04, 2005 7:22 pm
Locatie: WORTHING ENGLAND

Re: 23 APR 2022; NEC - Ajax; Match Day 30

Bericht door SPL » za apr 23, 2022 5:37 pm

Brobbey superb, Steks brilliant the others all struggled. How on earth did we get 3 points today .Tadic with a weak penalty , even Kudus at the end missed a certain goal but Brobbey thank goodness.

Starting with that weak 1-0 v Willem we have won 7 games out of 8 and have not played well in any of them.

Gebruikersavatar
Orange14
Berichten: 9039
Lid geworden op: zo jul 06, 2008 10:02 pm
Locatie: Bethesda, MD

Re: 23 APR 2022; NEC - Ajax; Match Day 30

Bericht door Orange14 » za apr 23, 2022 5:41 pm

What an awful performance and Ajax were fortunate to get the late goal and come away with a 0-1 victory. Brobbey was strong and Kudus made the right pass to him and he turned his man and slotted the shot home. Ajax were close to scoring a couple of other times and this match really should not have been close. EtH is really losing the thread with this team as his stubborn attachment to certain players is not helping things. Why he didn't sub earlier in the 2nd half is just mystifying. I guess his time at Ajax is really up now and I'm glad he's off to another adventure.

Player Ratings:

Stekelenburg (6.5) - one outstanding save and made himself big on a second NEC chance forcing a wide shot
Tagliafico (6) - really worked hard out there and had some good runs
Blind (3.5) - possibly his worst match in an Ajax shirt, really slow out there and passing was just bad
Schuurs (5.5) - was decent until a knee injury forced him off
Timber (6.5) - had one of the better performances for Ajax today
Gravenberch (5) -just ordinary and this won't cut it at Bayern
Taylor (5.5) - had some very good moments and some very bad ones; I still think he can be a good player with more time on the pitch
Klaassen (4) - just wandered around aimlessly and displayed an awful first touch
Tadich (4.5) - went the full 90 minutes in what was a horrible game for him
Haller (5) - nothing good but also nothing bad about his game
Berghuis (4) - he either plays in the MF or sits on the bench but with Antony lost for the season, the second option won't happen another stubborn attachment for EtH.
van Gelderen (5.5) - didn't screw up which was all he needed to do
Brobbey (6.5) - got the precious match winner and had another hit the post
Kudus (NR) - on late but had a great pass to Brobbey but he should have done better when in on the keeper
Alvarez (NR) - on very late for defense

Home to PEC Zwolle next week, another match that will pose difficulties for Ajax
Appie Nouri will forever be remembered for his grace and humanity on and off the pitch!

SPL
Berichten: 12451
Lid geworden op: vr feb 04, 2005 7:22 pm
Locatie: WORTHING ENGLAND

Re: 23 APR 2022; NEC - Ajax; Match Day 30

Bericht door SPL » za apr 23, 2022 5:52 pm

Will await Orange's rating but sad to say ETH use of subs is still poor. Tadic ,Blind and Klaassen have all had a long season and look spent. Berghuis should not start as a winger. Why not stick on Daramy in games like this .Taylor ,who has hardly played any
games since Christmas did as good as the overhyped Gravenberch.

So a good day for football for me. Both Ajax U17 and U18 won ,Arsenal, my 2 sons team beat Manu. My local team Worthing won their league and are now in level 6 of our football league.And Volendam are promoted.

Next Saturday Zwolle and we will again struggle.Dont expect PSV to drop points v Cambuur

SPL
Berichten: 12451
Lid geworden op: vr feb 04, 2005 7:22 pm
Locatie: WORTHING ENGLAND

Re: 23 APR 2022; NEC - Ajax; Match Day 30

Bericht door SPL » za apr 23, 2022 5:57 pm

As always I see the same game as you Orange .Tadic,Blind Berghuis Klaassen your lowest 4 and rightfully all were awful.Just relief ETH is going , hope he can get us over the line.

Gebruikersavatar
Orange14
Berichten: 9039
Lid geworden op: zo jul 06, 2008 10:02 pm
Locatie: Bethesda, MD

Re: 23 APR 2022; NEC - Ajax; Match Day 30

Bericht door Orange14 » za apr 23, 2022 11:50 pm

Lead is still four points as PSV edged Cambuur 1-2. Cambuur scored in the 2nd minute but conceded just before halftime. Shortly after intermission, they went down to 10 men, gave up the go ahead goal and just couldn't do much after that.
Appie Nouri will forever be remembered for his grace and humanity on and off the pitch!

Tom_
Berichten: 3280
Lid geworden op: do feb 03, 2005 1:26 pm

Re: 23 APR 2022; NEC - Ajax; Match Day 30

Bericht door Tom_ » zo apr 24, 2022 1:44 am

I’m no tactics expert but playing Brobbey as a winger is one of the dumbest things I’ve seen this season. He’s so dangerous running at goal… so let’s stick him on the flank and have him run at the corner flag.

Hopefully Berghuis will be dropped to the bench and Haller and Brobbey will play as a front 2 in the next game.

SPL
Berichten: 12451
Lid geworden op: vr feb 04, 2005 7:22 pm
Locatie: WORTHING ENGLAND

Re: 23 APR 2022; NEC - Ajax; Match Day 30

Bericht door SPL » zo apr 24, 2022 12:31 pm

Berghuis played with an injury .I read he missed training on Thursday with a knee injury so he plays ,out of position not 100% fit .

ETH has told one lie,he said Onana missed PSV with injury but Steks said he was told he was playing the Monday before when Onana was fit. Onana has now left the club gone back to Cameroon ,good riddance.

We just have to hope its not going to be like 2016 when we played de Graafschap needing a point and lost the game,at home.I can see us going to Vitesse needing a point.

Truth is since Pasveer got injured we have played poorly.Starting with Willem thats 8 league games and I have no idea how we have won 7 of those.Dont think we deserved to win any of them.With luck on our side lets hope it stays for 4 more games.

Tom_
Berichten: 3280
Lid geworden op: do feb 03, 2005 1:26 pm

Re: 23 APR 2022; NEC - Ajax; Match Day 30

Bericht door Tom_ » zo apr 24, 2022 1:09 pm

Right now I’m worried, but I think a good win against PEC would make me feel much better. Just a solid 2–0 would be fine.

kezme44
Berichten: 999
Lid geworden op: zo okt 31, 2010 8:28 pm
Locatie: NYC

Re: 23 APR 2022; NEC - Ajax; Match Day 30

Bericht door kezme44 » zo apr 24, 2022 6:36 pm

brobbey’s goal yesterday reminded me of kjh’s a few years ago away to Groningen. same period of 2nd half, same side of pitch. do we know how long nous and martinez will be out for?

Gebruikersavatar
Orange14
Berichten: 9039
Lid geworden op: zo jul 06, 2008 10:02 pm
Locatie: Bethesda, MD

Re: 23 APR 2022; NEC - Ajax; Match Day 30

Bericht door Orange14 » zo apr 24, 2022 7:45 pm

kezme44 schreef:
zo apr 24, 2022 6:36 pm
brobbey’s goal yesterday reminded me of kjh’s a few years ago away to Groningen. same period of 2nd half, same side of pitch. do we know how long nous and martinez will be out for?
I did not see any pre-match statement by EtH about Martinez and Mazraoui. I can only conjecture they were being held out for precautionary reasons. Also no statement on Schuurs injury either. We will probably hear about all three early in the upcoming week.

There were some strange results this weekend. Willem II started out bottom of the table and defeated Vitesse 1-0 and they could be pumped against PSV next weekend to try to pick up three points in move to avoid relegation. Feyenoord looked to be drawing with Utrecht when Dessers (who I think is a dirty player) shoved the Utrecht defender across the end line with some force and the Utrecht defender had to be stretchered off with what looked to be a knee injury. Utrecht had used up all its subs and had to play a man down from the 80th minute. Seven minutes were added on to the match and Sinistera got the match winner with a nice goal. PEC Zwolle defeated RKC Wallwijk but still are in relegation trouble. Four points separate the bottom five clubs!
Appie Nouri will forever be remembered for his grace and humanity on and off the pitch!

SPL
Berichten: 12451
Lid geworden op: vr feb 04, 2005 7:22 pm
Locatie: WORTHING ENGLAND

Re: 23 APR 2022; NEC - Ajax; Match Day 30

Bericht door SPL » zo apr 24, 2022 8:20 pm

Nous had been out before the PSV game with an ankle injury and thats why he went off last week.

Hope Martinez is fit for PEC and I agree a decent win there will settle the team for the final week.

Plaats reactie