Jorge Sánchez @ AFC Ajax

Orange14 · Aug 29, 2020

wolfpupz said: ↑

Wow I didn’t even know that they’re allowing fans into the stadium again
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I think they are limiting attendance to 6,000 in an arena that seats about 51K.

Blue_Demon · Aug 29, 2020

LaMascara said: ↑

I thought it was cancelled
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It was? The stadium calendar still has it listed for October:
https://www.johancruijffarena.nl/en/calendar/

Philip J. Fry · Aug 30, 2020

[PAÍSES BAJOS 🇳🇱] Amistoso Clubes: Edson Álvarez fue titular en el triunfo de Ajax ante Eintrach Frankfurt (2-1). pic.twitter.com/Y1KUOKKbhv
— Guerreros Aztecas (@G_Aztecas) August 29, 2020

superm · Aug 30, 2020

Seems like Van De Beek is going to Man U. Ajax just lost their 2 best midfielders/players.

Hopefully Alvarez can establish himself as a starter this year and continues to improve.

thedragonrik58 · Aug 30, 2020

superm said: ↑

Seems like Van De Beek is going to Man U. Ajax just lost their 2 best midfielders/players.

Hopefully Alvarez can establish himself as a starter this year and continues to improve.
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That explains why Ajax was/is looking at Atuesta from LAFC. If he ends up signing for them, I think Edson will have a great partner. [emoji108][emoji106]

Philip J. Fry · Sep 6, 2020

⚽️: El mexicano Edson Álvarez jugó completo el último partido de pretemporada del Ajax, el cual le ganó al Augsburgo de Alemania por un gol a cero, con anotación de Zakaria Labyad. El equipo de Amsterdam enfrentará en la fecha 1 de la Eredivisie al Sparta Rotterdam. pic.twitter.com/VHjTiqJkoN
— José Juan Vázquez (@josejuangelmx) September 5, 2020

Orange14 · Sep 6, 2020

i watched the match yesterday. Alvarez finished the match playing on the back line as the right central defender. He had one horrible back pass that almost led to a goal. He needs to really work on this part of his game as passing is the one weakness that will hold him back.

beat junky · Sep 6, 2020

Orange14 said: ↑

i watched the match yesterday. Alvarez finished the match playing on the back line as the right central defender. He had one horrible back pass that almost led to a goal. He needs to really work on this part of his game as passing is the one weakness that will hold him back.
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Yup....that’s been one of his problems from the get go. He’s always good for one bad brain fart.

I don’t think he’ll be able to cut it at Ajax but let’s hope I’m wrong for the sake of the NT.

Blue_Demon · Sep 13, 2020

Alvarez in the starting lineup against Sparta Rotterdam. Ajax up 1-0 in the 79th minute.

Orange14 · Sep 13, 2020

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Alvarez in the starting lineup against Sparta Rotterdam. Ajax up 1-0 in the 79th minute.
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He had a solid match today. Ajax played with 10 men for 60 minutes when a very poor call was made by the central referee sending Tagliafico off. I didn't see much wrong with Alvarez. He had some very good passes and was solid. I gave him a sold 7 for the game.

feyenoordsoccerfan · Sep 13, 2020

Orange14 said: ↑

poor call was made by the central referee sending Tagliafico off
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You know it always a right call to send off an Ajax player

Philip J. Fry · Sep 14, 2020

...minutos con un jugador menos por la expulsión de Nicolás Tagliafico. (2/2)
— José Juan Vázquez (@josejuangelmx) September 13, 2020

Philip J. Fry · Sep 14, 2020

¡Flores y elogios para Edson Álvarez tras el debut del Ajax! 👏https://t.co/NRwV6Jfydp
— ESPN.com.mx (@ESPNmx) September 14, 2020

Philip J. Fry · Sep 14, 2020

Edson Alvarez was a starter in Ajax’ first game of the season, which ended in a 1-0 win!

- 90 minutes
- 35 passes (80% acc.)
- 3 duels won
- 4 clearances
- 1 Interception pic.twitter.com/IgwgaMpIeA
— MexNexGen (@MexNexGen2) September 13, 2020

Blue_Demon · Sep 20, 2020

Alvarez in the starting line-up vs. Waalwijk.

Full list. ↘︎#ajarkc pic.twitter.com/erlfm01OwZ
— AFC Ajax (@AFCAjax) September 20, 2020

Orange14 · Sep 20, 2020

Strong match today with two cracking shots on goal, one was well saved and the other went just wide. Had one cheap give away in the first half but that was the only flaw in his game. His passing was much better today as was his field awareness.

Athazagoraphobia · Sep 20, 2020

Thought he looked more confident today.

Athazagoraphobia · Sep 20, 2020

Philip J. Fry · Sep 21, 2020

⚽️: Con goles de Dusan Tadic, Zakaria Labyad y Lisandro Martínez, Ajax derrotó al Waaljik por 3-0, en la fecha 2 de la Eredivisie. El mexicano Edson Álvarez jugó el partido completo. La escuadra de Amsterdam llegó a 6 puntos en la actual temporada. pic.twitter.com/c2VXhzmSj2
— José Juan Vázquez (@josejuangelmx) September 20, 2020

Philip J. Fry · Sep 21, 2020

Edson Álvarez had himself a great game in Ajax’ 3-0 win today!

- 90 minutes
- 52 passes (91% acc.)
- 5 long balls
- 6 duels won
- 4 tackles
- 2 clearances
- 1 interception pic.twitter.com/twDwZ12CNG
— MexNexGen (@MexNexGen2) September 20, 2020

Philip J. Fry · Sep 23, 2020

Ten Hag entiende qué tipo de centrocampista es Edson. No está apto para dirigir las posesiones, pero puede ser una pieza importante en la “contrapresión”. Además, Lisandro Martínez jugó de lateral izq (por la expulsión de Tagliafico) y, obvio, tuvo muchísimo peso asociativo.
— Pepe Del Bosque (@PepedelBosque) September 23, 2020

Orange14 · Sep 26, 2020

Alvarez sent off a minute before the half for what was an incidental stomp on the Vitesse winger. VAR told the CR to take a look and after the review van Boekel gave the Red Card. This is always called a Red in the Dutch league and Ajax benefited in exactly the same way last season.

Philip J. Fry · Sep 26, 2020

Eredivisie - September 26, 2020

Ajax: Álvarez played 44 minutes and got the aforementioned red card in a 2–1 win against Vitesse.

Orange14 · Oct 3, 2020

Upon review, the Dutch FA overturned the Red Card that Alvarez received. He is eligible to play tomorrow against Groningen and is expected to start in the MF. As a reminder to those in the US, ESPN+ stream Ajax matches and tomorrow is the early game (6:15 AM EDT so it's really early for those living in California).

Orange14 · Oct 4, 2020

Nobody stood out for Ajax in a 1-0 loss at Groningen today. As with all the other players, Alvarez was nether good nor bad. He had a header on a cross that sailed over the bar but I don't think he could have done any better as the ball was not enough in front of him. He was involved in the play leading up to the goal, one on one against a Groningen player inside the box. He kept decent position and forced a shot to the far left side of the goal. Onana could not get a good parry on the ball and it went straight to a Groningen player for a shot on what was an empty net. Alvarez did have a very good challenge in the box saving what would have been a one on one with the keeper.