Ajax - Fortuna Sittard (zondag 16.45 uur) Blakend van zelfvertrouwen na het wonder van Madrid kan Ajax voor de zesde keer op rij meer dan vier doelpunten maken in eigen huis, een evenaring van het eredivisierecord uit ‘66-’67. Met Fortuna Sittard is de opponent daar ideaal voor. De Limburgers verloren zeven van de laatste acht uitduels en incasseerden in vier duels minstens vier tegengoals. Maakt Ajax zijn feestweek compleet? © AD Sportwereld google translate: Brimming with confidence after the miracle of Madrid, Ajax can make more than four goals in the home for the sixth time in a row, an equalization of the premier league record from '66 -'67. With Fortuna Sittard the opponent is ideal for that. The team from Limburg lost seven of the last eight outings and swallowed four goals in four matches. Does Ajax complete its party week?
Probably not. After the high of Madrid there'll be a bit of a comedown psychologically - it's hard to play beyond yourself for too many games in a row - beating Sittard isn't exactly motivating anyway, and they have AZ away next, followed by PSV, probably with a postponed game in between. They'll surely win this game, but they'll play within themselves: win 2-0 today, followed by an away win at AZ and a home win against PSV and Ajax go top of the table. Who needs a hamstring strain to score a fourth in a 4-1 victory?
Probably, but you never know after a match that made Ajax go the whole time with the pedal to the metal in Madrid. Feyenoord had to fight PSV away with ten men to get a draw and also were drained when we faced Ajax at home in the cup semi a few days later. We just didnot have enough energy to chase Ajax, so we lost. Same thing can happen to Ajax. Hopefully Lamprou will cause so much trouble for Mazraoui that de Ligt has to back up him and in the process has to divide his attention away from Nova or van de Beek comes to the aid, leaving a hole that Nova can use. Fatigue, physically and mentally, can play Ajax a treacherous role.
Has Nova earned enough interest from other clubs to go for him when Fortuna is relegated? I'd hate for him to return to the 2nd division.
Starts: De opstelling voor de wedstrijd tegen Ajax. 👇🔙 Ninaj🔙 Rodriguez🔙 El Messaoudi#AJAFOR pic.twitter.com/C8Gitrj5jc— Fortuna Sittard (@FortunaSittard) March 10, 2019
People asked for a 4-0, people got a 4-0. Sorry but I don't get it with Novakovich. Even when he scores, he's a ghost for most of the game. And most of the games he doesn't even score. The only puzzle is why Eijer keeps starting him. Lack of options, I guess.
Given how his team mates play it would be a miracle if he shone. Ratings of the Ajax match: Fortuna Sittard: Koselev 6; Mac-Intosch 5, Ninaj 4,5, Rodriguez 5, Pinto 4; Balic 4,5, Smeets 5, Diemers 5,5 (77. Hutten -), El Messaoudi 5 (86. Ramirez -); Novakovich 5, Lamprou 5 (73. Ciss -). The way that Pinto bloke "defended"makes you wonder why on earth you sign a guy from Prtugal that hasnot a clue of what he's doing. Any Dutch youth team defender does better.
Aha. Actually Hofland is the guy who pulls the strings, but as he hasnot completed his coaching course yet this guy acts as the front.
Nope. Kevin was the coach that guided them to the Eredivisie, but when they did he wasnot allowed anymore to be the first coach as he then was required to have the full coaching licence. Hence they moved in this Eijer guy, who was running a 4th? league amateur team and also has health problems that makes him not really viable as a head coach. But for the window dressing for Fortuna it's not a problem. He wasnot running the show anyway.
On what basis???? Born and raised in Wisconsin to a mother born in England of Serbian descent. 1) I don't think he's on Serbia's radar. Mitrovic and Jovik are two better options than anything we have... 2) He's two cultures removed from Serbia. I'm sure he identifies as Serbian and his proud of his heritage, but his ties at this point have to be closer to America or England.
I’m just saying the US haven’t given him any great opportunities and he speaks Serbian like it’s second nature to him. I also do believe that he makes trips to Serbia every so often to see his family that lives there. All it takes is one chance given by Serbia and he could be gone.
It could be possible that she is very American, but my findings are that she has a British passport which is how Andrija was able to move to Reading so easily.
If he isn't playing for the US, he isn't playing for Serbia. Luka Jovic and Aleksandar Mitrovic, among others, will see to that.
Yeah. He'd probably be 10th or 12th option for them whereas for us he's like 6th or so. But he's a big dude and we have so very few of these. So, that's diversity and helpful.
He's received less. Though, he's not a must-cap, in the pool yet. OTOH, I'm upset that GB needed to trot out Gyasi Zardes again so we could marvel at how someone can improve so little after such a long time.