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We’re in need of a new blogger here on Ajax Offside. If you’re an AFC Ajax fan with opinions to share, then this could be for you.
It’s not a paid position, but it’s definitely a lot of fun. We have a very popular Oranje blog so there’s definitely an opportunity for someone to write for a large Ajax-loving audience here.
If interested, please read our blogging guidelines and then send an email to daryl[at]theoffside[dot]com
Category: Team News
The Way to Step Forward
By: Matt | 2 Comments
The dog ate my homework, and wordpress just ate my post. Believe what you want to believe, but know this: if Ajax makes it past Marseille tomorrow, it will do much to ease the wounds of not winning the eredivisie (at least for me). If half of Ajax is dominating the domestic competition, the other half is European glory (and the third half has got to be selling players to Spain, England and Italy for mad cash). If we can’t step forward this season with a title, maybe we can step forward with a cup run?
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Category: Team NewsHello Aissati, Goodbye Title*
By: Matt | Add Comments
On the day we got to see Ismael Aissati for the full term we also may have seen the end of our drive for the title*. I have my people checking on whether or not the two are related, but it looks doubtful. Aissati looked rusty yet promising, Evander Sno looked out of sorts, and AZ looked untouchable. Video highlight after the jump. Pay attention, there will be a quiz.
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Category: Team NewsNew Life in Amsterdam
By: Matt | 4 Comments
From now on, we must agree to make the following pledge: before we criticize Ajax, we must begin with a statement recognizing that this is a young team with an inexperienced manager. If that mantra does not remind us how wild the swings in form may be, then we are just not going to appreciate what is taking place on the pitch. The kids are growing up. Sometimes they are good. Some times they are bad. Right now, things are good. Nice.
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Category: Team NewsDoes Ajax Need to Win the UEFA Cup?
By: Matt | 6 Comments
If the victory over Feyenoord proved to us that all is not lost (didn’t it?), then what will we learn from the UEFA Cup match against Fiorentina today? Do we have bigger fish to fry at home in the eredivisie? Or is this the tournament that we focus on since we won’t likely catch AZ? I dunno, but as you can tell, I am not watching the match today (for reasons that have more to do with me than any answer to the questions above.) Are you?
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Category: Team NewsWhat Is On the Line This Weekend?
By: Matt | 4 Comments
For those of you who expected, nay, demanded a title from Ajax this term, the critical point of the season has already come and gone (unless you agree with me that AZ is still capable of collapsing). But, for those with more modest expectations, the critical point may begin this weekend. The biggest question is this: can Ajax begin to recover under Marco van Basten after years of decay? Or will this fragile experiment fail, proving that Ajax is going the way of the eredivisie in general? To answer this, enter F*word.
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Category: Team NewsWhat Marco Needs to Learn
By: Matt | 6 Comments
The major criticism of Marco right now is also perhaps the most obvious: he has not managed the men at his disposal very well. And, coming from a man who regularly gets high marks in “man management” on FM, this means something. Here are a few of Marco’s greatest hits so far, but I’ll skip to the payoff before the break: If MvB can learn from his mistakes, we have no need to speak of his dismissal.
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Category: Team NewsNow Is Not the Time…
By: Matt | 10 Comments
… to panic? Or maybe it is. 4-1 loss at Vitesse. Supporters interrupted training earlier this week, and even MvB has admitted he considered resigning. The high spirits that continued even after transfer news distracted everyone has quickly evaporated as the failure to take points has continued. This leaves us with nothing but questions.
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Category: Team NewsGuilty
By: Matt | 2 Comments
Here are the verdicts. All are guilty as charged.
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Category: Team NewsYou Decide What Happened
By: Matt | 22 Comments
Depending on your perspective, your reaction to this weekend’s KJH love-fest could have been one of adulation and adoration, of hero-worship and veneration of the next great saint. Or it could have been the closest thing to a funeral for Ajax’s ambitions that will be held under the guidance of the club’s top brass. Since the situation is so fickle, I am going to write two blurbs. You can pick which one you want to read and post on your refrigerator. You can even tell me about it. But, if you have been reading this blog, you know which one will get my most coveted magnet.
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