The Schreuder Era Starts and Ends: 2022-23 Ajax Season

for the best, of course. But yet, this makes me sad. Will definitely miss him (though not his form the last year or so.)

 

This is pretty crazy:

2011 Ajax mét Blind🥇
2012 Ajax mét Blind🥇
2013 Ajax mét Blind🥇
2014 Ajax mét Blind🥇
2015 Ajax zonder Blind🥈
2016 Ajax zonder Blind🥈
2017 Ajax zonder Blind🥈
2018 Ajax zonder Blind🥈
2019 Ajax mét Blind🥇
2020 Ajax mét Blind 1️⃣
2021 Ajax mét Blind🥇
2022 Ajax mét Blind🥇

— Michel Abbink (@sportzeloot) December 27, 2022

Hopefully salary saved can be used to sign Ziyech... Perhaps a swap deal with Alvarez going back to Chelsea?

Seems like Ajax will sign a GK, RW, DM. Any quality at GK/RW would help tremendously. And I really want a ball-playing DM.

 

Looks like we’ve found our new starting GK

Geronimo Rulli to Ajax, here we go! Full agreement reached with Villarreal and personal terms already sorted 🚨⚪️🔴 #transfers

The Argentinian goalkeeper will travel to Amsterdam in the next 24h to sign and undergo medical tests. Exclusive news confirmed. pic.twitter.com/t7MW2leJlB

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 4, 2023

 

what happened to Noppert signing

 

Good- relying on 40 year olds wasn't going to work. Gorter clearly not good enough.

Just quite frankly embarrassing it took us this long to buy a GK. I have no idea why we didn't in the summer when we spend so much.

 

Makes no sense carrying Stek and Pasveer.
I’m no fan of Pasveer but how or why now has he been soured on?
After all the mighty LVG called him into Oranje for World Cup and it looked like he would have been the # 1 until our “very smart” Bondscoach found not only his penalty killer, but the unexpected #1 in the very inexperienced Andries Noppert.
Gorter not cutting it clearly needs to go.
Curious about the what happens to Noppert now? He is the Oranje # 1 after all.
Rulli who I’ve seen about a dozen times at Villarreal is an interesting choice.
I’ve been told by a few people that he is the best Argentina keeper despite the badly behaved Martinez heroics.

 

A few interesting things as things heat up in this window:
* Daley signing with Bayern- but not really long term. Just a 6-month contract it seems to place Hernandez. Good for him.
* Magallan contract was terminated. Worst signing ever? 9 app, 192 min for 9m Euro. Total disaster.
* Awful tackle on Donny and he might've done his ACL. Just mentioning because I always thought he'd come back to Ajax.

 

Fitz-Jim on the bench. O14 will be happy

 

Silvano Vos also on the bench…hmm

 

Great save by Cilllessen

 

Is that Mr. Fitz-Jim or Mrs. Fitz-Jim??

 

Hate to say it but Cillessen is MOTM for me

 

He’s pretty good and has grown on me over the years. Gotta give him credit.
Done dirty by clueless De Boer at Euros and LVG for recent World Cup.

 

NEC's MVP was Taylor, no doubt about this. What happened to this kid? Was so promising just a couple of months ago. Midfield of Klaassen, Alvarez and Taylor equals no midfield at all.

 

Ajax lacking in speed of play and quality once again.
Rensch in back at LCB is crap. Gets caught diving in from the halfway line almost immediately to start the match, and Ajax are under pressure for no good reason.
Rensch has zero clue. No tactical understanding and poor decision making. Not good enough for Ajax.
He was responsible for goal. Just switched off let’s his man get in from behind.
Wijndal not playing again seems to be another waste of money.
Lacking in midfield creativity Ajax.
Missed Berghuis and Bergwijn today as I expected would be the case.
Klaassen’s a bizarre player scored a goal but useless on ball or for most anything needed in terms of possession play.
Brobbey little supply once again for him. Was working hard and hopefully not a serious injury.
Seemed frustrated again, but then again how could he not be?
Sanchez at RB Bassey at LB not great in attack or buildup and the same can be said of Alvarez going forward from his defensive midfield role.
Need better quality with the ball in these positions.
For me Lucca and Conceicao are not good enough either.
The Italian is stiff and slow while the little Portuguese is just small and weak.
Timber was good in back tried to get forward at times, and he seems to be back in form after a rough start to season.
Pasveer not much to do will get a seat on bench after signing Rulli.
Fitz Jim gets about 15 minutes was busy so nice to see, and Rasmussen too looks skillful but limited time to really assess these youngsters.
Tired of Tadic. So slow on the ball. Can’t get away with him out there for the entire match.
Taylor does not seem good enough either for me. Just lacks in the necessary quality most of the time like many in the side.
Camera get showing Van Der Sar and Huntelaar in the stands. What are they thinking about?
Schreuder on bench gives little indication that he’s the right man for the job.
Very hard to watch this mess .
Respect to Cillessen who was pretty solid for NEC.

 

Taylor NEC MVP?
Explain this?
You mean Cillessen I’m thinking.

 

It was an attempt at sarcasm. Did more for preventing us from winning than any of NEC's players. Missed two sitting ducks plus wasted almost all balls in his possession, no useful move at all during the entire game.

 

I am starting to have my doubts whether Brobbey will ever become a successfull striker

 

Just wasted too much time of my life watching the ESPN+ replay... Another totally embarrassing result. No wins in 4 Eredivise matches. Too many things were awful to list them all. But the worst:

* Clueless AS makes 3 subs and none until final 20 minutes + 2 were because of injury. This guy is just so bad it's unreal.
* How many guys started that are useless on the ball? 5? Having fullbacks like Bassey/Sanchez with limited technical ability kills this attack. Obviously, Alvarez is incredibly limited. Klaassen not even worth typing about. Concecaio can dribble and.... ?
* Ajax deciding to go with Pasveer over signing Cillsseen for basically nothing then compounding the issue by now paying 10m for a GK is yet another moronic transfer decision.
* Let's just start playing kids. Lots of these guys playing just stink and aren't good enough to play for Ajax. I'd rather see what we have in a bunch of the young guys.

I could go on and on but the reality is sad: Awful coaching, players who aren't good enough + brain dead transfers.

We need a total overhaul. This is pathetic.

 

He was not very good

 

Zero technical ability in that midfield. None.

🗣Remko #Pasveer on his role as a GK after the recent signing of Gerónimo Rulli:

“I haven’t heard anything from the coach [yet]. We’ll see. I always try my best and I’m someone who never gives up. It's up to the coach. He needs to clarify this.”

Source: @ESPNnl pic.twitter.com/ujnl0o0xOn

— weTalk Ajax (@wetalkajax) January 8, 2023

"He needs to clarify this."

Players have zero respect for AS. This is really painful to watch.