It's not? Just like the spokeswoman said:"It's a formal procedure for legal action when the person involved is not living in the Netherlands or does not have a permanent address abroad" Laudrup may as well have ignored (and I'm pretty sure he did) every attempt from Ajax to get into contact with him. This case has been going on since 2001. It's for the same reason why Shota can't coach Vitesse because he's too afraid to set foot on Holland knowing he still has to pay his taxes. Laudrup was supposed to oversee the Swansea U19 team in The Hague, but cancelled the trip, I wonder why (sarcasm)? From Nicholas Cage to Wesley Snipes to Pamela Anderson to Lauryn Hill, celebrities everywhere dodge their taxes and will get into problems because of it. It's nothing new and it doesn't make Laudrup any less of a legend, but he shouldn't play the innocent card.
^Interesting that Madrid are #4 and seem to have no confidence in their youth program as they end up buying all their starters for the most part. I wonder how many players on their roster are from the Academy (not counting players who were in it but moved away for a number of years and then came back).
Most blame is on Mourinho. Spains only 2 goals in the U21 tournament so far came from Real Madrids' Morata.
It's hard to be a regular starter when you have to compete against Benzema and Higuain. As for Mourinho, at least 14 youth players made their debute under him. There is nearly room for youth players, you have to be that delusional if you don't think that. The theory of more youth = more success depends on how good the youth players are. Jesé is exceptional, he will be promoted next season. Carvajal is exceptional, he is bought back. Ajax has room for talents, since they systemically sell one of their key players each season, so they need replacement every 1-2 season, while we don't need to do that per se.
He has a pretty good left foot. And he's pretty fast at top speed. But he can't dribble. He has a poor sports mentality and is prone to getting overweight. I think you're going to be happier with Djuricic.
14 year old Noa Lang will make a move from Feyenoord to Ajax. Just because he likes Ajax better. Good kid. I hear he is a great player as well.
You really think he's that fast? He never struck me as particularly speedy. But yeah, he's got some skill, but his attitude sucks and he's a head case. I wouldn't be too thrilled about this if I were a Benfica fan.
There are certainly faster players, and his explosiveness is poor, but on the break I thought he was reasonably fast.
I just remember that goal he scored vs Juventus a few years back when he basically sprinted the entire length of the field and nutmegged Buffon. Seemed pretty fast then. http://videos.sapo.pt/klUsVqHuPpVh1PUZNMZE
He's interesting because he can play on the wing or in midfield. We will be losing Cuenca, Babel, maybe De Jong and most likely Eriksen so that kind of versatility is valuable...However not a big fan of taking players on loan in general. We have a handful of guys who are in theory fighting for the positions that Labyad plays...Serero, Boerrigter, Sana, Andersen, Lukoki, Meleg, etc...Not sure who I am missing. Basically have to decide if any of these guys are ready to be starters or at least contribute significant minutes from the bench. If not then somebody like Labyad is a necessity, would just prefer to sign somebody to a permanent deal.
Hard to tell. With Neymar arriving, it is difficult to see how he is going to get much playing time. Tello has moved ahead of him. Trouble is his salary requirements are likely more than Ajax will want to pay (club has a €1M cap on salaries and a loan really doesn't help the club much IMO). In addition, the long term health of his knee is an issue.
Pretty stringent. There are some former Ajax players who dare not set foot in the country for fear they will be arrested for non-payment of back taxes!
Right...I just mean his loan deal expires but who knows. He's clearly talented and can contribute when healthy but if we are going to spend big money on somebody I'd prefer they be fit enough to be able to play more than a few games in a row.
Now I'm hearing rumors that we've agreed to terms with Maher and are working on a transfer fee with AZ.