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Give Urby a Hand
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…by sorting out this mess. Once upon a time he was the obvious successor to Gio van Bronckhorst at Oranje left back. But then Gio never retired, and Urby never developed adequate defensive skills. Now Gio is still at it, and Urby is no longer picked. And at Ajax, Jan Vertonghen [...]
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Giving Credit and Giving Thanks
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I am late with my post-match remarks following our loss to AZ, so I am gonna keep them concise.
> Full credit to AZ. We exposed PSV last week, and then we got exposed by AZ. I hate being right, but I think we did get outclassed by a savvy side. We had [...]
Category: Team NewsBig Weekend, Part Two
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Last week we smashed PSV, and this week we face AZ. The boys from Alkmaar under some guy named Louis currently sit fourth in the table. They are on a decent run of form, and they look like a major player again this year. We sent a message last week, and that [...]
Category: Team NewsHow We Got Here…
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Back on 5 October, after a difficult defeat at the hands of Heerenveen (a team we usually own), I am sure we were all pretty discouraged. Since that match, however, Ajax has taken all the points in six straight matches. What happened?
Category: Team NewsStunning
By: Matt | 7 Comments
Simply incredible. I know PSV has been struggling mightily, and the match was in Amsterdam, but if you were expecting this result, you are either very shrewd or insane. 4-1 Ajax. I am stunned. If you want a concise match summary, my excellent colleague can give you that here. If [...]
Category: Team NewsBig Weekend, Part One
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Just when you thought it was safe to claim that the eredivisie had a “big four”, the big four have fabulously refused to cooperate. The last few years just do not support this thesis. PSV won’t share the title, Feyenoord quits trying in the second half, AZ chooses to collapse instead, and Ajax [...]
Category: Team NewsLame Preview For Our Lame Team
By: Matt | 1 Comment
Today we play our second match of the KNVB Cup, and I am hating the random draw so far. FC Volendam will be our second eredivisie team in as many matches. Assuming we win, and it is far from an easy assumption, we deserve to draw some amateur squad from the countryside, yeah? [...]
Category: Team NewsHas KJH Played His Last Game as Ajacied?
By: Matt | 2 Comments
I’ll cut the suspense out early: I am saying no. But the news from the MRI is not good. Klaas is looking at around 6 weeks, putting a comeback date somewhere near the end of the December. Might as well hold him out until after the break, then, assuming he is not [...]
Category: Team NewsAjax 5 – 2 Sparta: KJH Busted.
By: Matt | 1 Comment
We finally get the offensive explosion that we knew this team was capable of (and even with Kennedy in the starting XI), putting five past Sparta. And then, the dreaded ankle injury took KJH down. Not before he scored, mind you (making the answer to yesterday’s question “1″), but the injury has been [...]
Category: Team NewsRetirement Rumors
By: Matt | 2 Comments
Although I appreciate being compared to Jaap Stam, I am not retiring. There is some good form to write about, too. So expect me back in a few days. Until then, think about Sparta Rotterdam and try to guess how many goals KJH will put past them.
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