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

Well, willbe an interesting confrontation between Blind/Timber and Larsen.


He's about 9 cm taller than Timber and faster than Blind.

 

A corpse is faster then Blind.

 

I think Bassey for Blind and this is probably our best XI... I've been an Alvarez hater but the difference between him and Blind at DM is massive. Daley is probably best suited right now to be back up at 3 positions and rotate based on match-ups, suspensions, injuries, etc. His days of starting have to be over.

Tadic centrally I think will be very good. Just a little concerned about lack of pressing/defense from him with the midfield. But I guess Alvarez will balance that out.

Also Schreuder has already proven to be better than ten Hag with pulling guys in and out. Subbing. The true test IMO will be what he does with Blind.

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Didn't see anyone post about it but getting 9.5+ bonus + sell on for Schuurs is downright insane. Maybe he'll be like Botman and prove Ajax wrong/be sold for 4x what we sold him for. I just don't see it with him.

 

Very close to the optimal starting XI. IMO Schreuder should give playing time to Pierie, seemed more than decent as CD during preseason games. Just in case Bassey fails to deliver. He can also experiment with swapping Timber and Alvarez positions.

 

Bassey must be a starter plain and simple considering what they paid for him, and obviously he’s highly regarded by Ajax to pursued to begin with.

 

I haven't watch Jong Ajax yet this year but the consensus I've read is that Pierie is beyond awful. The handball gaffe was bad enough but just he has no shot to play for Ajax 1.

I agree on Timber/Alvarez switching and have said a few times here that I would flip them. Timber is a lot better passer.

Agreed-- no way we paid 20+ million euro for a non-starter. Rangers fans love him. I'm excited to watch him play (once I get a VPN!).

 

That was a fascinating discussion. I hadn't heard Sneijder speak in a long time and I found his point of view interesting. Ihattaren's situation is a very common one, unfortunately.

 

Sneijder is not happy with the KNVB Coaching License course and would prefer Coaching in the future at Galatasaray but to my knowledge he would rather Manage then “Coach/Train?

 

LMAO

https://www.voetbalzone.nl/doc.asp?uid=407107

📹🛬#SCHUURS A TORINO
Perr Schuurs è appena atterrato al terminal privati dell'aeroporto di #Torino Caselle: il difensore olandese è pronto a diventare un giocatore del @TorinoFC_1906. Arriva dall'@AFCAjax a titolo definitivo. #calciomercato pic.twitter.com/7DQ6NyRaji

— Toro Goal (@ToroGoal) August 17, 2022

 

lol, that’s pretty funny. What opposite ends of the spectrum… was just in Sittard with Ajax where they have his face on the wall of the stadium.. to that. Hope it works out for him but I’m not terribly optimistic.

 

Ajax sign Kaplan

https://www.voetbalprimeur.nl/nieuw...winst-miljoenenbedrag-voor-tiener-kaplan.html

 

…and there is the story that we sell Antony for stupid money and get back Ziyech on a loan to buy? Yes to all of this.

 

I've been saying it all summer in this thread... But Antony situation has all been set up for him refusing to train/play and force a transfer.

If he sells for like 90+15 or something similar AND we can get Ziyech, Ajax will make out like bandits.

 

Wow. That is a ridiculous amount… highway robbery. Ajax should take the money, and call it a day! Darwin Nunez went for, reportedly, between 90-100m Euro. He is arguably more established (proven). Same age bracket. Nunez bagged thirty-six goals last year, including six in the Champions League. City getting Haaland for 60m feels like bargain of the century

 

Apparently kudus is off to Everton.

 

If this happens it will not be good. He was a decent back up for Taylor/Tadic in MF, instead we keep low value (footballwise) players like Klaasen and Berghujs.

 

Evidently Ajax turned down 80, Man U came back with 80+20. I'm thinking they split the difference something like 85+10. Who knows.... But Ajax would be downright insane to turn that down.

Haaland was release clause so artificially low.

I'm guessing we buy a deeper MF now that Kudus is (evidently) gone. Hopefully an upgrade over Klaassen who I just don't want to see in big matches. If we don't, we are relying very heavily on Alvarez + Taylor to be excellent.

 

Kudus is a nice player but I’m not heart broken if he leaves.

 

Too early, he hasnot been long enough in the Eredivisie/UEFA cup matches to make the jump already.

 

Ordered the away kit with no player name, ended up getting Tadic and I’m actually pretty happy about that. So pumped we are back on ESPN let’s go baby.