12 Nov 2008: FC Volendam - Ajax

[Van basten]

KNVB Cup..

[Blind3]

I wonder if we're going to give the likes of Martina, DeJong, and several Jong Ajax youngsters a run out ??

[Kowalczyk]

I wonder if we're going to give the likes of Martina, DeJong, and several Jong Ajax youngsters a run out ??

Looks like we'll have to, whether we want it or not...

K.

[Kowalczyk]

I'm going to Volendam (of course) for beer and herring at The Dike, and hopefully a nice game of football, but I don't give a flying fuck about the KNVB Cup, to be quite honest. And I'm quite sure that the Ajax team are feeling the same way, although they'll never admit it, but mark my words: it will be a piss-poor Ajax performance, because they're all thinking about PSV already.

Speaking of PSV... I love it that AZ play PSV in this cup round. That's great timing. Ajax don't really care about this midweek fixture: if I could live with KNVB Cup elimination at the hands of one Eredivisie side, it would be Volendam. For AZ and PSV this cup game is more important than it is for us, no matter how you look at it, for the simple reason that they're playing each other. AZ vs Ajax or Ajax vs PSV would have been a more important fixture for us, too, in this very same cup round.

I think PSV, in particular, will take this cup game seriously. They blew it in the Champions League (against Olympique Marseille), they suffered a very painful league defeat at NEC... They can't afford to crash out of the cup, suffering their third defeat in a row - and then travel to the ArenA. AZ and Ajax can really push PSV into a crisis - and PSV are aware of that (it also makes them dangerous, by the way).

Looking forward to Volendam. It's been a while.

K.

[aveslacker]

I would love to see a lineup consisting primarily of youth team graduates or guys who played significantly with the youth team.

And for that team to play stylish soccer and win.

That's not too much to ask, is it?

[SPL]

It seems the only change from Sunday's squad is Alderweireld in and KJH out. Not sure whether Martina is in the squad!! He ought to be along with Goossens .

[Blind3]

Here's the selection that was on Ajax Netwerk:

Kenneth Vermeer
Hans Vonk
Bruno Silva
Oleguer
Thomas Vermaelen
Jan Vertonghen
Rasmus Lindgren
Urby Emanuelson
Gregory van der Wiel
Luis Suarez
Gabri
Siem de Jong
Kennedy
Leonardo
Evander Sno
Vurnon Anita
Robbert Schilder
Toby Alderweireld

[SE6Ajacied]

A bit off topic but talking of cup defeats, how's this from Real Madrid

http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldFoot ... 0020081111

[Rooie]

Line-up Ajax:
Vermeer; Van der Wiel, Oleguer, Vermaelen, Vertonghen; Gabri, Suarez, Lindgren; Kennedy, Sno, Zeegelaar.
Substitutes: Vonk, Silva, De Jong, Leonardo, Anita, Alderweireld, Schilder.

Marvin Zeegelaar makes his first appearence. 18-year old left winger playing for the A1.

[SPL]

anyone found astream? sopcast has nothing. myp2p shows 2 media players but thye are not showing.

[GangstaRiB]

Don't bother to look for the stream. Spend your time on something else! Ajax is BAD!!!!

Jezus..... horrible. If we play like this against psv, we loose 0-5.

[SPL]

0-0 HT the only stream keeps freezing so I have not been able to watch anything. Hopefully it may show the 2nd half.

[SPL]

A midfielder at centre forward and a kid out of the youths with 20 mins of reserve footy behind him does not inspire confidence in scoring.

[gordonvandekamp]

Anyone have a site, Dutch is fine, with live scores/text/match commentary?

I've yet to find a good one and usually resort to ESPN Soccernet or UEFA.com for Eredivisie and European games.

[SE6Ajacied]

Not sure about live commentary as such but Radio 1 (available through this excellent site http://www.nederland.fm/) has regular updates on all the games. I normally have this station on for league games as well if I can't find it to watch anywhere.

[gordonvandekamp]

Not sure about live commentary as such but Radio 1 (available through this excellent site http://www.nederland.fm/) has regular updates on all the games. I normally have this station on for league games as well if I can't find it to watch anywhere.

Thanks!

I also found this page, just scores, though http://www.livescore.com/default.dll?page=holland

Decided to check out the video stream anyway. Yeah, not looking too good.

0-0 at the end of the first half of ET.

[GangstaRiB]

Oleguer subbed because of injury. Now Vermaelen is injured, but cant be subbed because we had already 3 subs.

Nice going Van Basten!

[LucaS]

You're right, it's an absolut scandal for a coach to have three subs in the field after 110 minutes

[gordonvandekamp]

Down 1-0, great defending

Just what we need, more injuries.

[GangstaRiB]

You're right, it's an absolut scandal for a coach to have three subs in the field after 110 minutes

It is against Volendam!

[SPL]

1-0 loss what crap. Only saw last 20 mins and that was bad enough.

We should have played Anita Schilder Alderweireld Martina and Goossens. All we have now are more injuries and some knacked players before PSV.

[saddlerian]

Oh Dear!!!!! How embarassing!!!

[gordonvandekamp]

1-0 loss what crap. Only saw last 20 mins and that was bad enough.

We should have played Anita Schilder Alderweireld Martina and Goossens. All we have now are more injuries and some knacked players before PSV.

I agree and was hoping we would play more young players. I think we needed to avoid injuries more than a loss.

I'm not surprised we lost, I just hoped we could have done it without adding to the injury tally. I would have placed the Dutch cup last on this year's priorities going into the season. Winning the league 1st by a long shot, UEFA Cup 2nd (well actually getting some proper defenders I would put highest). It would have been nice to do well in the cup, but I don't think it should have been at the expense of the other priorities.

With all the injuries coming into this came, and the (lack of) importance towards it, I think the result is pretty bad, especially as they are in defense, which has been one of the biggest problems.

[Van basten]

if Oleguer and Vermaelen won't play against psv and az, it will be a miracle if get at least one point.

[Kowalczyk]

I don't give a flying fuck about the KNVB Cup, to be quite honest. And I'm quite sure that the Ajax team are feeling the same way, although they'll never admit it, but mark my words: it will be a piss-poor Ajax performance, because they're all thinking about PSV already.

(...) if I could live with KNVB Cup elimination at the hands of one Eredivisie side, it would be Volendam.

Quite.

Roll on the next one.

K.