25 Sep 2008: Ajax - FC Utrecht

[Kowalczyk]

KNVB Cup, first round!

K.

[Blind3]

Ajax Netwerk has a link to a live feed of the match on RTL 7.

[Kowalczyk]

Gabri still injured. Almost ready to return, but the Utrecht game will come too early.
Oleguer: hamstring injury, out for about three weeks.
Sulejmani: hamstring injury, out for about eight weeks.
Aissati: knee injury succesful, out for about six weeks.

What'cha gonna do?

K.

[Frans]

Gabri still injured. Almost ready to return, but the Utrecht game will come too early.
Oleguer: hamstring injury, out for about three weeks.
Sulejmani: hamstring injury, out for about eight weeks.
Aissati: knee injury succesful, out for about six weeks.

What'cha gonna do?

K.

successful injury?

[Van basten]

I think we should rest KJH, Suarez, Steks and Vertonghen. I would prefer starting line something like this:

----Leo---Cvitanic----Rommedahl/Kennedy
---De Jong--Sno/Lindgren---Enoh/Sarpong
--Urby--Vermaelen--Van der Wiel--Silva
-------------Vermeer-------------

[Kowalczyk]

Gabri still injured. Almost ready to return, but the Utrecht game will come too early.
Oleguer: hamstring injury, out for about three weeks.
Sulejmani: hamstring injury, out for about eight weeks.
Aissati: knee injury succesful, out for about six weeks.

What'cha gonna do?

K.

successful injury?

Knee surgery succesful... Yay.

Excusez-moi...

K.

[Kowalczyk]

Nine players are unavailable due to injury, in total...

Miralem Sulejmani, Oleguer, Ismael Aissati, Gabri, Jan-Arie van der Heijden, Mitchell Donald, Kennedy, Dennis Gentenaar and Dennis Rommedahl.\

This is 'compensated' (oh, sarcasm) by the fact that Vurnon Anita and Siem de Jong are fit and back in the squad...

K.

[Blind3]

Forget resting players. Not because I'm against same .Rather , Ajax 1 is so depleted that we've haven't the luxury. Not unless you want to blow off the Dutch Cup before Ajax has even kicked a ball.

[SE6Ajacied]

We always seem to have so many injuries, and it's right at the start of the season. I take it Gentenaar injured his foot whilst kicking the wall (or MvB/Kenneth Vermeer)!!

[SPL]

Given that Kennedy and Rommedahl have not played any football since early august are they actually injured or just not picked???

[Amol]

We're playing pretty good - we just need a goal to settle us down a little. Enoh is looking pretty good in the middle.

[Cedric]

Given that Kennedy and Rommedahl have not played any football since early august are they actually injured or just not picked???

Injured.

[Van basten]

Given that Kennedy and Rommedahl have not played any football since early august are they actually injured or just not picked???

Injured.

What about Cvitanic?

[Van basten]

KJH have problems converting penalties..
Great gol by Suarez

[dws]

Suarezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Fantastic goal from Luis after kjh had failed from the penalty.


Suarez's beautiful strike was very similar to Robben's goal for Oranje v's France at the Euro - FANTASTIC. :hupajax.gif:

[dws]

Luis sets up kjh for the two nil

[Van basten]

Great asist by Suarez

[Van basten]

At last Cvitanich!

[Orange14]

Missed the match because of work. Was anyone injured???

[Blind3]

In the end , a nice result. Our main threats came through in the clutch. Still don't understand the fascination with traumatizing the supporters by allowing KJH to take penos, but that's just me. Happy also for the clean sheet . Last, I'm ecstatic that Cvitanich finally earned more field time than an Ajax-USA tourist on an ArenA Tour. Provided we don't spit the bit v. Borac and barring a Lazarus like comeback from Aissati and Suleijmani, we will definitely need a contribution from him in the next six to eight weeks. The number of fixtures will necessitate it.

[aveslacker]

In the end , a nice result. Our main threats came through in the clutch. Still don't understand the fascination with traumatizing the supporters by allowing KJH to take penos, but that's just me. Happy also for the clean sheet . Last, I'm ecstatic that Cvitanich finally earned more field time than an Ajax-USA tourist on an ArenA Tour. Provided we don't spit the bit v. Borac and barring a Lazarus like comeback from Aissati and Suleijmani, we will definitely need a contribution from him in the next six to eight weeks. The number of fixtures will necessitate it.

Word is that Cvitanich looked pretty decent in the short time he was on the pitch. Did Suarez pick up a card or a knock? In the Dutch forums someone said that he might be missing for a couple of weeks.

[dws]

Still don't understand the fascination with traumatizing the supporters by allowing KJH to take penos, but that's just me.

Not just you.

[jamcocteau]

Did Suarez pick up a card or a knock? In the Dutch forums someone said that he might be missing for a couple of weeks.

Might be to do with incident in first half - Suarez went past Utrecht player after tussle, and flicked him in balls with a crafty wee flick of the foot. Could be that as mentioned on tv here during game, at half time and after game it did look deliberate.

Can see the arses at KNVB taking retrospective action.

Apart from that Suarez was great tonight I thought, great goal and good set up for KJH.

[aveslacker]

Did Suarez pick up a card or a knock? In the Dutch forums someone said that he might be missing for a couple of weeks.

Might be to do with incident in first half - Suarez went past Utrecht player after tussle, and flicked him in balls with a crafty wee flick of the foot. Could be that as mentioned on tv here during game, at half time and after game it did look deliberate.

Can see the arses at KNVB taking retrospective action.

Apart from that Suarez was great tonight I thought, great goal and good set up for KJH.

Typical Uruguayan move. Those guys can be cheap. It's a shame, because he's a damn good player.

[dws]

Draw for next round being made.

AZ V PSV

Volendam V AJAX. :hupajax.gif: