In an interview with the English newspaper 'The News Of The World" Ajax's Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has talked about how he felt insulted at being offered a trial at Arsenal and has vowed to make Arsenal pay for it this Tuesday. When Arsene Wenger invited Ibrahimovic to Arsenal for a trial the lethal striker told him 'I don't do trials. You know who I am." Although Ibrahimovic was not able to impress during Ajax's 1-1 draw at Highbury last Tuesday, the striker has still something up his sleeve to show Arsenal this Wednesday during the return. "You can expect a lot from me in Amsterdam. I'd like to show them what they missed." Van der Vaart isn't fit in time for the game. JOB was on the bench last sunday in Utrecht. So who knows?
im happy to see he is up for it and hope the rest of the team will be. (better not come out like juventus did today)
man i hope so! id love to see Z get us on the board early - seriously tho, i am so nervous/excited for this match i cant sleep - i have great belief in the boys, but i just wish it was starting now - ill feel better when they kick off - ok i need to go register at arsenal's site so i can hear the radio call - GO AJAX!!!
I'm quite positive. But I think that if we lose (which is ofcourse very possible) we might get a good kicking. Hope not though.
i am positive, because i think that even i f we lose well still go through (i predict that AJAX and arsenal will each win their final 2 matches)
nothing really to add. i agree with bluedaddy though, i think we definately win our last two matches. i see another 1-1 tie today.
Reasonable result. Terrible in offense IMO. Should have grabbed 3 points today. We need a win in two weeks against Valencia... that won't be easy.
if we win and arsenal wins next matchday , thats it - a very reasonable outcome - personally i think valencia waved goodbye yesterday
I'd like both Valencia and Ajax to make it out of this group, also because Valencia is Spanish, but mostly because I can't stand Arsenal. It can still happen.
Ajax only need this to advance: Ajax – Valencia == draw Arsenal – Roma== Arsenal Roma – Ajax == lose Valencia – Arsenal== Arsenal Arsenal must win against Roma and Valencia Ajax loses with 1 goal difference and at least scored 2 goals in Rome.
i wouldnt hold your breath oscar my friend - in any event, soccertv.com says that the AJAX/valencia contest will be the espn2 telecast on march 11th
I'm very sceptical about our chances. A more experienced side would have won at Valencia and would have won against Arsenal at home. Of course a victory against Valencia is possible... but a draw seems more likely to me.
Damn, if only AJAX/Arsenal was in the QF, or operating on next year's rules. That would have meant Ajax would have won on away goals!
Yeah but the good news is they still have Unlike in any other competition, ranking in the champions league groups is first based on points and secondly on arragation. Thus when Ajax and Arsenal (and Valencia after a 0-0 draw In A'dam) have at the end of the run the same amount of points Ajax advances.