Ajax, The Jekyll/Hyde Club of the Eredivisie [R]

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  1. Orange14

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    #201 Orange14, Dec 8, 2010
    Madrid are up 1-0 on Auxerre; Benzema got the goal.
     
  2. Orange14

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    #202 Orange14, Dec 8, 2010
    Nicely taken from Demy!!!!!!!! 0-1
     
  3. JC-14

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    #203 JC-14, Dec 8, 2010
    Eriksen is playing awesome today.
     
  4. JC-14

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    #204 JC-14, Dec 8, 2010
    Alderweireld!!
     
  5. JC-14

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    #205 JC-14, Dec 8, 2010
    Bonera just tried to kill Suarez. That was disgusting. Hope Suarez is alright.
     
  6. Orange14

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    #206 Orange14, Dec 8, 2010
    Pretty darn solid performance tonight. Loved Toby's rocket; maybe he is a striker in disguise. Good ball movement and players were looking to move into the open spaces. Still a long ways to go but there is optimism once again.
     
  7. Orange14

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    #207 Orange14, Dec 8, 2010
    Well we are through to the Europa League. Got to give credit to Madrid as they came out to play. Benzema on a hat trick and CR7 with the other goal. 4-0
     
  8. BTV802

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    #208 BTV802, Dec 8, 2010
    YAAAAA!!!!! I missed this one because of my dog's vet appointment but I love the scoreline...
     
  9. BTV802

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    #209 BTV802, Dec 8, 2010
    I love the 57% possession stat...
     
  10. Gedonder

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    #210 Gedonder, Dec 8, 2010
    This win was very important. Just a simple change can do alot. Martin Jol left and Frank de Boer is the new manager. You can sense it right away.

    I'm not saying that de Boer is the one, but this is a great start nontheless. Who knows what might happen more in this season.
     
  11. JC-14

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    #211 JC-14, Dec 8, 2010
    You missed the best Ajax match I've seen in two years.
     
  12. Aztattooedsean777

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    #212 Aztattooedsean777, Dec 8, 2010
    very nice performance for Ajax and sounded like supporters were in true singing form as well.
     
  13. BTV802

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    #213 BTV802, Dec 8, 2010
    Yeah I gotta find a torrent for the match or something...
     
  14. Gedonder

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    #214 Gedonder, Dec 8, 2010
    It's been a long time ago that we sang ''wij geven voetballes''... And it does say something when this happens in San Siro.
     
  15. Orange14

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    #215 Orange14, Dec 8, 2010
    57% possession (and good possession too); 24 shots, 11 on goal. Milan fielded a decent side and bringing on Zlatan (who did more than Ronaldiho and Robinho combined) showed they wanted to make it a match. Are others surprised at how quickly Ronaldinho has gone down hill?
     
  16. JC-14

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    #216 JC-14, Dec 8, 2010
    Not really surprised since he was already partying on a daily basis at the end of his stay at Barça. However it does surprise me that he has turned into a bitch. Slapping players, tackling Stekelenburg twice and making one Zlatan-esque tackle. Pretty embarrassing stuff.
     
  17. aveslacker

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    #217 aveslacker, Dec 9, 2010
    And here I was going on about how we should just get on with it. Nice to see some spark in the boys. Hope this keeps up!
     
  18. AFCA

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    #218 AFCA, Dec 9, 2010
    That looked just like football, wow.
     
  19. johan neeskens

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    #219 johan neeskens, Dec 9, 2010
    Congrats to Ajax! Here's hoping that this made you get ideas above your station again.
     
  20. Dutch Treat

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    #220 Dutch Treat, Dec 9, 2010
    Amsterdamse bluf > Haagse bluf.

    It was just one game, and Milan didn't look too bothered 2/3 of the game but what a difference it was. Looks like we got our attitude back on the field.
     
  21. aveslacker

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    #221 aveslacker, Dec 9, 2010
    Meh. At least the Dutch UEFA coefficient has a chance of going up. Small victories and all that.
     
  22. Orange14

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    #222 Orange14, Dec 9, 2010
    Nice analysis of last night's match by 11 tegen 11. I wonder how much playing time El Hamdaoui will be getting since Eriksen will be in the attacking midfield position and maybe Siem de Jong is the striker. Interesting choice for de Boer.
     
  23. JC-14

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    #223 JC-14, Dec 9, 2010
    No, just the league title.
     
  24. Paganitzu

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    #224 Paganitzu, Dec 9, 2010
    Despite of bad the opponent was, Ajax played with an idea

    Haven't seen Ajax doing that for a long, long, time.
     
  25. BTV802

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    #225 BTV802, Dec 9, 2010
    I think that we have all been hoping to see Eriksen get the opportunity to run things for a while now. He was being wasted out on the wing where he is not nearly as comfortable. It was just difficult for him to displace de Jong in the midfield after his run of form last season.

    As far as de Jong goes I don't mind seeing him in the striker role. He is more inclined to play like the forward that we need in this system. He'll take his chances when he has them but will more often than not play with his back to goal and distribute to our more dangerous attackers. El Hamdaoui's problem is that he always wants to do too much on his own. He was too quick to take on multiple defenders and create something out of nothing rather than looking to bring his teammates into the action.
     
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