Nouri's brother : If he wakes up, he won't be able to think, eat, talk, walk, probably won't recognise people. http://www.goal.com/en/news/8/main/...e-loves-appie-nouri-tragedy-devastates-all-of
What happened to Nouri makes me wanna cry. It's really sad. So unfair. Watching some of his videos, he seemed to be really a humble nice guy, let alone his great talent. I only hope for him to recover and live his life as a normal guy. No human being should ever go through this.
It was the cup match last season away against Kozzaken Boys. Bosz started Nouri and he had a wonderful match. I only caught the second half so I didn't do a match report. The amazing thing is that at the end of the match how popular Nouri was with everyone. All the young supporters came out of the stands to get his autograph and picture. For me this is what Nouri meant to everyone in Dutch football, selfless and happy to play the game.
https://www.metronieuws.nl/nieuws/showbizz/2017/07/feyenoord-supporter-raakt-met-gedicht-over-nouri Feyenoordsupporter raakt met gedicht voor Nouri 14 juli 2017 om 07:59 door Daisy Heyer Abdelhak Nouri nadat hij scoorde in zijn debuutwedstrijd voor Ajax in 2016. / ANP Wie donderdagavond de televisie aanzette, kon er niet omheen: het nieuws van de dag dat Abdelhak Nouri ernstige en blijvende hersenschade heeft overgehouden aan zijn hartritmestoornissen tijdens het oefenduel van Ajax met Werder Bremen zaterdag. Het vreselijke nieuws was bij alle talkshows het gesprek van de dag, maar zorgt ook voor verbroedering. Zoals donderdagavond bij RTL Summer Night, waar Feyenoordsupporter Dichter van Zuid met een ontroerend gedicht de spijker op zijn kop slaat. Gedicht Bij RTL Summer Night kreeg de dichter het woord in de uitzending van donderdagavond. Hij heeft een hekel aan Ajax; „Dat verandert hier ook niet door", zegt hij nog wel even tegen presentator Beau van Erven Dorens, „Maar de emoties zien van die man (Ajax-watcher Menno Pot die ook bij de uitzending aanwezig was, red.), bezorgt mij ook een brok in mijn keel.” Even later brengt De Dichter van Zuid dan ook een nieuw gedicht; eentje dat menig kijker kippenvel bezorgt. Opeens lag je daar In levensgevaar, en ik schreef iets wat gezien werd als mooi gebaar De prognose was eigenlijk goed, maar Nu horen we hoe klein je kans blijkt te zijn en dat je dus nooit meer bent te bewonderen langs de lijn nu is er dus meer schaduw dan zonneschijn en bij al je betrokkenen is er pijn Sterkte iedereen Volg mijn club en spreuk en je loopt nooit alleen en geef geen aandacht aan reacties, negatief of gemeen Want wie hier niets voelt in het hart, die heeft er geen één. Niks van Ajax Robin van den Heuvel is de echte naam van Dichter van Zuid. Van Ajax moet hij normaal niks hebben, maar toen Nouri neerviel was ook de Dichter van Zuid geraakt door wat volgde. Hij plaatste zondag al een gedicht, ‘Beterschap’, op zijn Facebookpagina en zag het gedicht de afgelopen dagen viral gaan. Ik hou van voetbal... Ik hou van rivaliteit... En in mijn ogen is elke Ajacied een kwal... Het mag er best zijn die haat en nijd... Maar nu gaat dat me iets te ver... Ik wens Nouri beterschap... Vanaf hier... die club met 1 ster... Normaal met na getrap... Maar nu gaat het om een leven... Hier is waar ik mijn grappen staak... Hoop dat hem meer tijd word gegeven... Desnoods met een pacemaker in de maak... Opeens ben ik geen rivaal... Maar duim ik met jullie mee... Het is schrikken zo'n hartkwaal... En hem zien instorten op tv... Hoop op een spoedig herstel... Appie slaap je roes maar even uit... Op momenten als dit... is het maar een spel... Vandaar dit gedicht vanuit Zuid... Gun je nog vele jaren... Hoop voor jou nog op een voetbalschoen... Hoop dat ze op zorg niks besparen... Sterkte man... namens het Legioen.
Nice does not have the notoriety of PSG, OM, Saint-Etienne, Lyon or Monaco, but it's a difficult draw. It is a well organized and seductive team with players that I personally like very much like Seri, Cyprien and Dalbert. It will be difficult but I think Ajax is superior. The team should just avoid last year's stupid defensive mistakes in the Europa League.
Why do you think that? They were 3d in the French league. Ajax did get a tough draw. Several other options would have been far more preferable. This isnot the team you want to play, while you're still in preps and now also in a mental shock after the horrible incident.
I would have preferred to play against another team. I also said it's a complicated draw but nothing insurmountable. We have, in my humble opinion, better players on an individual level. But Ajax will have to be concentrated to win this match. My main concern is that our defenders sometimes make grotesque mistakes in crucial matches. I note that this is a common evil to all Dutch football.
So sad what happened to Nouri. So suddenly his life has changed forever. His family must be in shock. I still hope the medical team will help him to survive and have a decent life in the future. Only 'good' thing is the reactions from all around the football community. Rivalries can be fierce but these events shows how united the football community can be. That said, how strange the situation is the CL draw took place. Nice seems to me the most difficult opponent possible.Very strong team with lots of young talents. Monaco was the suprise of the season but Nice did an equally amazing job, considering Nice is normally a mid table team. The do have a lot of (Chinese?) money however. Ajax are weakened imo now Klaassen left the club. And with Tete and maybe Riedewald left as well, their bench didn't get any stronger. With all the money they have, it is a bit weird they didn't try to sign any first 11 players.
Honestly nothing will matter this season after such a tragedy. Some players like Van de Beek who were really close to Nouri will be affected for sure. I don't even care about sport or results anymore after this. Will need a good long year for everyone to "mourn".
I don't frequent this forum that often anymore but I'm here because I am mourning, because I am sad, because I saw in Nouri myself, a devout Muslim family who was as Dutch as hagelslag and a smile that could stop an army. Nouri is Ajax, Nouri is Amsterdam, Nouri was the future. I'm sad, I am distraught. What a cruel world.
1-1 draw is a fair result. Both teams squandered chances in the final 10 minutes. We will quickly find out about the depth of this Ajax team as Veltman, Sanchez, de Ligt, Schöne and van de Beek all saw well deserved Yellow Cards. I'm liking how Kiezer has the team play up tempo pressing football; it's just what he did with Jong Ajax last season. The players have bought into this and there were numerous turnovers created. Some shoddy defending along the way and Onana had to be on his toes. Player Ratings: Onana (6.5) - no chance on the goal but made some good saves; fortunate that an intercepted pass wasn't turned into a goal Viergever (6) - other than being way too slow to catch up to the Nice winger on the goal he had a decent enough match de Ligt (6.5) - one poor entry pass early on that was turned into a quick counter but after that pretty solid Sanchez (6.5) - some pretty decent defending but a couple of poor plays; Ajax is just the right spot for him Veltman (6) - OK but as with all the RBs before him seldom ventured forward Schöne (6.5) - controlled the ball pretty well before coming off van de Beek (6.5) - great goal but a reckless challenge late that would have drawn Red in the Eredivisie Ziyech (7.0) - best player on the pitch for me, solid on the ball good passing Younes (4.5) - German International??? Not today Dolberg (5) - Dante had him under control though he was active on the ball in the late stages of the game Kluivert (5.5) - very good pressing and very average in everything else Neres (6) - I suspect he will be starting over Kluivert very soon, good on the ball and great field sense de Jong (6) - very hard shot on goal and his passing was outstanding Next week in Amsterdam and Ajax just need to keep up the hard pressure and they will do alright.
So is this the final qualification stage, or is there another round after this if/when Ajax advance??
Another round. If they get by Nice they will draw one of the following: Sevilla (ESP) 112.999 Napoli (ITA) 88.666 Liverpool (ENG) 56.192 Sporting CP (POR) 36.866 Hoffenheim (GER) 15.899 EDIT: I forgot that Ajax will have over 57 UEFA points and be seeded in the next round if they advance. Thus, they would not play Sevilla, Napoli or Liverpool who would also be seeded. Don't know about the other two teams on the list above as it will depend on the other four teams that advance from the fourth qualifying round.
What they should be doing is starting like this: Onana Veltman - Sanchez - de Ligt - Viergever van de Beek de Jong - Ziyech Neres - Dolberg - Kluivert Younes is simply not good enough. Kluivert is electric from the left side, and Neres is a great talent who was better than both against Nice (though he had the advantage of coming on against tired defenders and running at them at a time when Ajax were controlling the match). Badly need Sinkgraven back, and buying another leftback would be prudent (and a RB tbh, Veltman is not great, and would be better served as a back-up CB/RB).