Ajax Reborn - the Farioli Edition; Ajax 2024-25

Fokk those pundits. The experienced players against NEC got jelly knees too.
That's Farioli's fault?

 

For decades I Love Ajax but this football under this Trainer has been mostly garbage.
The pundits namely Sneijder & Van der Vaart are not wrong about the hideous football under Farioli.
The fault of Farioli is that ugly football, his tactics, and selections.
Obviously the individual players performance is on them.
2 matches left and 2 Wins from the Championship makes no sense whatsoever, but I hope it happens as a fan of Ajax.

 

Yeah, but if he (tried to) play beautiful football with this lot and got slaughtered like last season...
Guess what they would talk about
Just reread the comments by them about Steijn/JvhS/Heitinga.

 

I agree - the problem with Ajax is that expectations are always sky high and therefore often unrealistic.

Again, if someone had said at the beginning of this season that Ajax were going to be in the CL and top of the table with two matches to play, every single person would have considered the season successful beyond their wildest dreams.

It's important to keep that in perspective as they're busy throwing the title away.

 

Yeah, the best matches Ajax played were both home and away ones against Feyenoord and PSV. In those this creativity lacking bunch could sit back, absorp the pressure and hit on the break out. Perfect setting for this.
Only team that overcame that was AZ.
Ajax struggled against lesser opponents, as then the creativity tools had to be used
One thing FC Twente absolutely shouldnot do in the Arena is to take the initiative, as than the Fariola way will hit Twente on the break out.
I'm not sure if Oosting is tactically smart enough to understand that.
He should allow Ajax to have the ball, while having 4 men in midfield to smother Ajax's attacking plans.
Steijn on the break out or with a distance shot in that case would be lethal.

 

Clearly they lack the quality individually and collectively to play beautiful football

We know this current Ajax cannot play beautiful football, and the media will always be ready to pounce.
This current Ajax struggles badly in possession with a clear lack of creativity and cutting edge among other problems.
Your correct about them being better without the ball as shown vs Feyenoord & PSV, and it would seem likely that Groningen today, and Twente on Sunday would be smart to follow those same defensive tactics.
I also believe that Ajax lack pace and athleticism in Midfield and Defense and can be had because of these issues.

 

PSV gained 8 points on them with Ajax facing the 4th, 10th and 13th placed teams . I believe their title probability was about 99%. Now it's 50/50.
Some of the xG stuff suggests some very bad luck. But I watched a lot of the last match -- it was putrid.

Still -- just win today and I think we can still win the title. I'm (probably stupidly) hopeful for this match.

 

Football is never ending with drama.

 

Both goals Pasveer totally inept.

What a horrible way to end this thing. I feel sick.

 

Sutalo CANNOT give away that free kick - what we he thinking putting his boot up at head level?

 

I don't think any collapse will ever top De Graafschap in 2016, but this season is close...

 

Ajax absolutely pathetic today once again.
Groningen just better football.
Valente class player Blokzijl and Resink also better than what Ajax showed.
Both Keepers allowed bad goals.
PSV should have won the League weeks ago to be honest, and this Ajax side again just not a very good team.

 

It's not for nothing I created the referee watch thread.

 

Very bad day and collapse that was.

 

Refereeing in the KNVB does need improving there is no doubt about that.
Our friend Higler not great in Champions League on the VAR either in the recent Champions League Semi-Final, but I’ll leave that as it is.
I think he stinks as a Referee but that’s all I will say about Higler.
Regarding Valente, he actually got the ball first and his follow through was pretty rough, but Ajax just have no clue how to play or act this season, and they have become a very weak side mentally, and soft physically too.

 

You just knew the goal was coming after the stupid foul by Sutalo. My ticker can’t take much more of these collapses such as today, the infamous CL semifinal, or even watching Feyenoord blow it last Sunday.

I don’t even know if I bother watching Sunday. You really think Steijn will have his side put up much of a fight against psv? I guess they could still get in the playoff places.

what a disappointment.

 

The worst thing they ever did was give us hope ...

 

Well, after the image of the table, occupying the last spot in last season, I guess this hope and while it lasted on top of the table was a lot better feeling than that of despair at the last spot

 

Correct.

 

I don’t know guys, I’m feeling more optimistic today for some reason. Maybe Sparta pulls a draw on Sunday in Rotterdam. That’s not an unthinkable result. And maybe the boys come out and do the job on Sunday against Twente like they did in the last match many moons ago. It ain’t over yet! We’ve got an Italian coach after all - they are masters of pulling it off at last moment!