No longer a Barça lounger: Sergiño Dest at PSV (olf FC Barcelona)

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  1. It's going to be a tricky match as Ajax against Heerenveen were saved by an unwarranted intervention by the VAR from another first half fast attack By H'veen.
    Lille has a couple of speed demons too in the persons of Osimhen and Bamba.
    Especially Osimhen, Dest direct opponent, is fast and furious.
    As Lille prefers to play sitting back it has the lure for Dest to push up very far, which is exactly what Osi and Bamba want.
    As Dest is the only one with real speed from the 3 Dutchies in the back line things can get very nasty fast.
     
  2. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
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  3. freisland

    freisland Member+

    Jan 31, 2001
    I still haven't seen confirmation whether it's Vletman-Schuurs or Dest-Veltman.

    I'd expect Dest for the speed, but maybe Ajax plays this a bit conservative. Haven't watched Lille enough yet to get a good sense of their attack at the moment.

    (Sadly for me though, I can't quite go with the "VAR saved Ajax" story... I watched the game. Heerenveen was really not good.)
     
  4. munichfan9

    munichfan9 BigSoccer Yellow Card

    Aug 7, 2005
    Burke, Virginia
    Netherlands definitely has talent with Bogaerts, Profar, Jensen, and Albies but I don't think they have anywhere near the pitching the USA could throw out there
     
  5. russ

    russ Member+

    Feb 26, 1999
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    United States
    They'd both lose to the Dominican Republic.
     
  6. freisland

    freisland Member+

    Jan 31, 2001
    Say yes to the Dest...



    PBP thread?
     
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  7. TimB4Last

    TimB4Last Member+

    May 5, 2006
    Dystopia
    Dest rides again!
     
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  8. nikeboots

    nikeboots Member

    Jul 21, 2012
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    United States
    If you asked me over the summer, I never would've predicted that Dest would be the only American to start the first game week of the Champions league group stage. Honestly, he would've been my longest of long shots.

    Me, being all pie in the sky, thought Pulisic would've gotten off to a good start at Chelsea, thought Adams would've recovered by now, didn't predict Weah getting hurt, and thought Horvath had the GK position and Brugge locked up.

    Credit to Dest and credit to Ajax for promoting and believing in their academy.
     
  9. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    Hope he keeps getting as many minutes after we cap him.
     
  10. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

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  11. dougtee

    dougtee Member+

    Feb 7, 2007
    dest beats defender to the corner, gets off dangerous cross
     
  12. Gacm32

    Gacm32 Member+

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    Nov 28, 2010
    Geneva
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    Anybody with a stream? Firstrowsports isn't working for me.
     
  13. dougtee

    dougtee Member+

    Feb 7, 2007
    dest does just enough to force a hurried bamba shot off the counter wide
     
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  14. dougtee

    dougtee Member+

    Feb 7, 2007
    dest after another nice overlap puts in a decent cross that just evades two attackers but neres collects and puts in a good cross and promes scores off hte header
     
  15. dougtee

    dougtee Member+

    Feb 7, 2007
    dest makes a sneaky move to do enough to throw off the timing for a dangerous looking attacking run looking to connect with a dangerous cross
     
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  16. dougtee

    dougtee Member+

    Feb 7, 2007
    ajax forced to defend but dest with some clever interplay to launch a dangerous looking counter at speed before he is overtaken and muscled off the ball in the attacking third
     
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  17. freisland

    freisland Member+

    Jan 31, 2001
    Stuck on a plane, waiting to take off.

    Ajax up 1-0. Tags with an assist. He's on fire.
     
  18. dougtee

    dougtee Member+

    Feb 7, 2007
    bamba gets a pulled back cross off in front of dest that results in a dangerous shot that is saved. the gimme rebound is then put over the bar
     
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  19. Gacm32

    Gacm32 Member+

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    Dest can't stop the cutback from Bamba, and Lille should've scored from it. Dest was with him step for step, and could've blocked the cross.
     
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  20. Well, what I warned for happened, but thanks to Onana with a last gasp save Ajax didnot concede a goal.
     
  21. dougtee

    dougtee Member+

    Feb 7, 2007
    dest gets to hug alvarez first who just scored to make it 2-0
     
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  22. dougtee

    dougtee Member+

    Feb 7, 2007
    ajax love to play out of the back, but they are happy to boot it far upfield when conditions merit such an approach lol
     
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  23. TimB4Last

    TimB4Last Member+

    May 5, 2006
    Dystopia
    'First to hug' should be a new stat!
     
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  24. dougtee

    dougtee Member+

    Feb 7, 2007
    dest with some showtime touches and translates it into a dangerous offensive move, but lille gets a dangerous counter out of it
     
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  25. thedukeofsoccer

    thedukeofsoccer Member+

    Jul 11, 2004
    Wussconsin
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    AFC Ajax
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    United States
    They can get to that one after they quantify "made the run to draw defenders" on a goal. That would be a BS YA favorite.
     
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