To the Future: Ajax, 2018-19

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  1. So he did it again...:rolleyes:
    Not good.
     
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  2. BaritoPutra

    BaritoPutra Member+

    Jan 26, 2007
    How in the world Ajax failed to register a single goal after numerous chances is beyond me... oh well, let’s dwell on the positive.. So happy that there will be at least one Dutch team in the Champions League (hoping PSV will make it two tomorrow!) Kudos, job well done :thumbsup::)
     
  3. Brilliant Dutch

    Brilliant Dutch Member+

    Ajax
    Netherlands
    Oct 14, 2013
    Amsterdam, Holland
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    So lucky to get away with my bet intact....LOL
     
  4. Brilliant Dutch

    Brilliant Dutch Member+

    Ajax
    Netherlands
    Oct 14, 2013
    Amsterdam, Holland
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    AJAX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
  5. Brilliant Dutch

    Brilliant Dutch Member+

    Ajax
    Netherlands
    Oct 14, 2013
    Amsterdam, Holland
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    Hit the goalpost twice and I think the crossbar twice as well, although I could be wrong about both accounts.

    This is how good Holland teams are, they will run wave after wave at you!!!!
     
  6. :D
    As @Orange14 already mentioned Ajax makes the opponents goalie man of the match.
    Coming weekend it will be the Vitesse goalie that keeps a clean sheet;)
     
  7. aveslacker

    aveslacker Member+

    Ajax
    United States
    Apr 2, 2006
    Old Madras
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Nice to see Ajax back in the Champions League again. I'm not going to complain about keeping a clean sheet of the road.

    Huntelaar has been unlucky, but I expect that to change over time.
     
  8. richsavare

    richsavare Member+

    Ajax
    Netherlands
    Jan 28, 2003
    New Jersey
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    Back to the Champions League proper.
    Very happy about this.
     
  9. richsavare

    richsavare Member+

    Ajax
    Netherlands
    Jan 28, 2003
    New Jersey
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
  10. richsavare

    richsavare Member+

    Ajax
    Netherlands
    Jan 28, 2003
    New Jersey
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    DeJong is nice to watch.
    Takes a few unnecessary risks but like his ability on the ball and his vision.
    Looks like a big career ahead of him, and based on my limited times watching him play I think he should go right into 1st XI for Oranje.
     
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  11. BTV802

    BTV802 BigSoccer Supporter

    AFC Ajax
    Jul 11, 2006
    Vermont
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Group A: Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Monaco, Brugge
    Group B: Barcelona, Tottenham, PSV Eindhoven, Inter
    Group C: Paris Saint-Germain, Napoli, Liverpool, Red Star Belgrade
    Group D: Lokomotiv Moscow, Porto, Schalke, Galatasaray
    Group E: Bayern Munich, Benfica, Ajax, AEK Athens
    Group F: Manchester City, Shakhtar Donetsk, Lyon, Hoffenheim
    Group G: Real Madrid, Roma, CSKA Moscow, Viktoria Plzen
    Group H: Juventus, Manchester United, Valencia, Young Boys
     
  12. pfloyd

    pfloyd Member

    Mar 18, 2012
    Varna, Bulgaria
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Can't complain. The group seems, at least on paper, passable. We can even try for the second place, but let's not get carried away. The minimum goal should be EL in the spring of '19. Two things worry me though - the coach's lack of experience at this level and the efficiency of our goalscorers.
     
  13. Orange14

    Orange14 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 27, 2007
    Bethesda, MD
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    I expect Ajax to win every match but I am frequently disappointed. Haven't seen Bayern play yet this season.
     
  14. aveslacker

    aveslacker Member+

    Ajax
    United States
    Apr 2, 2006
    Old Madras
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'd much rather have Ajax's group than PSV's. Second is totally doable for us.
     
  15. aveslacker

    aveslacker Member+

    Ajax
    United States
    Apr 2, 2006
    Old Madras
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  16. BTV802

    BTV802 BigSoccer Supporter

    AFC Ajax
    Jul 11, 2006
    Vermont
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Ziyech made that first goal look easy. Jeez.
     
  17. Brilliant Dutch

    Brilliant Dutch Member+

    Ajax
    Netherlands
    Oct 14, 2013
    Amsterdam, Holland
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    You sure?? ;)
     
  18. BTV802

    BTV802 BigSoccer Supporter

    AFC Ajax
    Jul 11, 2006
    Vermont
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    This is pretty.
     
  19. Orange14

    Orange14 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 27, 2007
    Bethesda, MD
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    Very good first half of football!
     
  20. Orange14

    Orange14 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 27, 2007
    Bethesda, MD
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    It looks like this team is being built to be dangerous on the counter rather than quick passing in the midfield. I'm not sure that this is a recipe for long term success as it's not the way the youth program at Ajax is structured. A 4-0 win is always welcome but it could have and should have been more commanding than that. I want to see quicker decision making in the MF rather than players dwelling on the ball. Some very sloppy play in the second half and a fusillade number of shots from Vitesse came in only to be parried away by Onana. With the exception of those called up for international duty the club has two weeks off before hosting Groningen.

    Player Ratings:

    Onana (8.5) - wanted the clean sheet and got it with some saves worthy of the best keepers
    Tagliafico (6) - sloppy defending at times and was not the outlet he had been in past games
    Blind (7) - fine match and some very nice passing out of the back
    de Ligt (8) - immovable force on the back line
    Mazraoui (7) - good match defensively but didn't have much chance at all to go up the pitch
    Schöne (7) - good in the holding position
    de Jong (7) - smooth game in his usual manner
    Ziyech (7) - nicely taken first goal but some of his passes were way too strong
    Neres (6) - very quiet and came off early as a precaution
    Huntelaar (7.5) - two well taken goals and some very nice runs that were narrowly off side
    Tadic (7.5) - strong match
    van de Beek (6) - unfortunate in the box with the ball
    Eiting (6) - decent enough
    Wöber (6.5) - on to play center back and did well

    Still two points behind PSV but an early season match with the league leaders in Eindhoven is on the schedule. We'll see what this club is made of at that point.
     
  21. Brilliant Dutch

    Brilliant Dutch Member+

    Ajax
    Netherlands
    Oct 14, 2013
    Amsterdam, Holland
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
  22. Orange14

    Orange14 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 27, 2007
    Bethesda, MD
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
  23. Brilliant Dutch

    Brilliant Dutch Member+

    Ajax
    Netherlands
    Oct 14, 2013
    Amsterdam, Holland
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
  24. aveslacker

    aveslacker Member+

    Ajax
    United States
    Apr 2, 2006
    Old Madras
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That's the difference between a projection and a prediction. A projection gives a range of outcomes and assigns probabilities. A prediction gives one outcome only.

    538 never said Hillary was 100% to win, no more than they're saying that Ajax will get out of the group stage. They're just saying that the Ajax is more likely than not to finish second or third.
     
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  25. Brilliant Dutch

    Brilliant Dutch Member+

    Ajax
    Netherlands
    Oct 14, 2013
    Amsterdam, Holland
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    Either way, Ajax will take at least 2nd in this group. Take that to the bank!!
     

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