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Playoff Preview
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Let the silliest of seasons begin! I know the KNVB deserves all the criticism it gets for even having these end-of-year opportunities for mischief, mayhem and hijinx to corrupt the sanctity of the league table. But it also means we get to see Heitinga and Huntelaar for at least two more matches. [...]
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A Stirring Farewell
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Ajax may have lost the title by a nose, but John Heitinga was recently named Dutch Voetballer van het Jaar. That’s a Golden Shoe for those of you scoring at home, but not of the goal-scoring variety. Runner-up was Gomes of PSV, which just goes to show you that Dutchmen do appreciate a [...]
Category: Team NewsFeeder Clubs Revisited
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I mentioned a few weeks ago that Marco van Basten had met with Arsene Wenger about the possibility of being a feeder club for Arsenal. I was pretty ambivalent about such a deal, for the benefits would not come without a cost. Now, at PSV we can see more clearly some of the [...]
Category: Team NewsAn Ajacied Team for Today
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By request, I have been asked to produce an Ajax starting eleven. Here are a few rules. As suggested, they have to have been Ajax youth. I am going to hedge a bit and say that they had to be at the club before they turned 19. So no KJH. [...]
Category: Team NewsIncoming!
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This looks like it will be a busy summer in Amsterdam, with many departures to be complemented with an equal number of arrivals. Get ready: KJH will probably leave, Heitinga is certainly gone, teams will make runs at Urby and Stek-osaurus. And unsubstantiated rumors about Suarez will probably arrive in a few weeks, [...]
Category: Team NewsPlayoffs? Are You Kidding Me?
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Let the silliest of seasons now begin! I am not even going to attempt an explanation of the Eredivisie playoff system. I will only refer you to the chart at the bottom. I will now say this: the Dutch playoff system could only come from the mind of a European. If [...]
Category: Team News5-1 Not Enough
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If only we had managed a victory in our last encounter with PSV, our form today would have clinched. Ajax scored early and often, with Suarez opening the scoring in the 4th minute. Suarez also tallied a few assists as Ajax led 3-0 at halftime. Two more goals, including Kenneth Perez’s second [...]
Category: Team NewsWhat Are Our Chances?
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Today is a day of cool calm and rationality, while tomorrow will be single-minded madness. Ask me today who will win the title, and I will respond with the following post. Ask me tomorrow, and I’ll start drooling and perhaps chanting while telling you that PSV will get karma from last season. [...]
Category: Team NewsAjax & PSV: What It all Means
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So as you can see from my comments below, I may have had my first PSV encounter. It should come as no surprise, what with PSV being the representative of the Eredivisie that has been most successful in the CL and UEFA Cup in the last few years. PSV have also been in [...]
Category: Team NewsDown to the Wire Again
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So, Ajax won the rescheduled match against Groningen 2-1. And I am officially beginning to creep myself out with my match predictions. Nobody really thought Lindgren would score the opener 18 minutes in, so I can be forgiven for thinking KJH would open the scoring. Groningen would level the match through Cahais, [...]
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