Hi All….New Blogger!

I’ll pick up, where the last guy left off and continue to regularly update anyone who is interested about the AFC Ajax. Since last season’s disappointing finish and the eventual departure of Van Basten, things have looked a little better for Ajax but alot of problems continue to plague Ajax.

Luis Suárez. Our light in a dark room, that continues to shine and bring Ajax to new levels. Martin Jol has made him captain this season, and he continues to amaze and enlighten everyone with his wonderful performances. He has scored most of Ajax’s goals this season 12 goals in the league, and several others in the Europa League as well. I couldn’t be more pleased with his results, but this begs the question–what happens when light blows out in a dark room? You get darkness. When Suarez doesn’t score, Ajax doesn’t score. We have become entirely too dependent on his services, and although he tries to push Ajax and himself every week. It simply doesn’t work.

Players like Sulejmani, Marko Pantelic (Summer signing), and even Dario Cvitanich are simply not cutting it. Pantelic has proven to be quite the goalscorer for Hertha Berlin, but at Ajax has yet to make much impact on the game. Cvitanich tries and even though we long for another addition upfront, his effort is appreciated. Sulejmani has been a shadow of a player at Ajax, and has done little on the pitch to show anyone that he was worth his price-tag.

I started watching Ajax when I was about 4 years old, and I have been a fan ever since. The things that have made Ajax such a legendary club in the past need to be restored right now. You could always see pride on peoples faces when they witnessed players like Bergkamp and Kluivert excel at Ajax. What has made Ajax successful is its ability to pull its own talent, and try to build teams based on a specific philosophy. Honestly, one cannot be upset with the current situation and point fingers to Sulejmani/Cvitanich or even Pantelic for our current situation. We have to look at ourselves and specifically our youth academy, and the inability to rely on our domestic talent that has made us so weak in recent years.

It’s not all bad at Ajax though. Our patient board has managed to sign Martin Jol this summer. Martin Jol is the right person to bring out the best in our players, and with the right experience level has the trust of everyone associated with this club. We want stability, someone to grow with the club instead of changing coaches every season and Jol can bring that to Ajax. Then there is the signing of Demy De Zeeuw. He has become such a catalyst for us this season, and I couldn’t be happier with this signing. He’s just such a natural leader and with him playing every week at Ajax, things have been alright for our club. And lastly, our defense has been solid this season. Jol has added Toby Alderweireld in our defense, and his partnership with Vertonghen has been excellent so far. Hopefully they can both stay healthy, and continue to hold down our central defense for most of this season. So who knows what this season will bring, I’m just happy to be a fan of the best club in the world.

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