What Is On the Line This Weekend?
By: Matt | February 13th, 2009
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.
Here are a few possibilities:
Worst Case scenario > Ajax loses against the hated rival, making that sinking feeling in our stomachs a confirmed reality (because they suck right now). We fall further adrift of AZ.
Worser Case scenario > Ajax loses, Marco is fired, along with all of the above. We tell ourselves that the club never should have trusted a novice to rebuild the side, and then we go out and pay Hiddink big money after he fails to win trophies at Chelsea and gets bored in Russia. (OK, forget the endpart, I got distracted. I still believe!!!)
Worsest Case scenario > Ajax loses, Marco is canned, and all of the above (minus Guus). Except we now accept that the “glory days” simply are un-repeatable (applying all sorts of lame rationalizations like “dutch football is just so far behind” or “nobody wants to play in the eredivise” or “Hiddink would never move to Amsterdam now” Sorry, distracted again). We end up a faded legendary squad who gets misty eyed thinking of the great ones in order to forget the current ones. (Name your EPL also-ran here as an example).
If we manage a win against F*word, it may be the case that no one really cares outside of Rotterdam and Amsterdam. The match has no immediate implications for the title (although relegation…). This strikes at the problem: Ajax fans have to care in spite of the fact that no one else may validate us. If Ajax loses this pride and confidence, the loss would be more devastating than any result on the pitch.
And so I give you my best case scenario, which, coincidentally, is also my prediction:
Ajax 3 – 0 F*word
Suarez 6′
Suarez 26′
Cvitanich 72′ (he’s due, right?)
Ajax returns, finishes 4 points shy of a title.
Next week, assuming my apocalyptic scenarios don’t play out and you all still care, we are going to talk about Wielart, our next captain, and Cvitanich and the #9.
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We Won!!! Excellent!
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despite the winning, I’m still wondering if the finishing issue would ever go away *sigh*
there should be more than 2 goals. 4-0 should be well deserved.Posted from
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Leonardo was great and Kennedy was great too. What’s with Van Basten and his personnel management… he told both of these guys they were surplus and yet they both have the kind of experience to make a difference as they did in this game.
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Man, we needed that one.
Matt, I still agree that AZ look like they could fade any minute now, but 13 points is 13 points and that’s still alot to overcome.
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