Haven't seen him and the price tag is too high. I'll be satisfied if the can get Delofeu from Everton. They cannot let el Ghazi leave unless they have a replacement.
Strange game. Totally dysfunctional midfield on the part of Ajax yet they end up getting the narrow 0-1 victory. Two weird substitutions by Bosz. Was Sanchez injured or ill? He was having a decent match. Also, Younes rather than el Ghazi should have come off for Kluivert. Schöne redeemed himself from having a horrible match by the hard shot for the match winner. Ajax are still five points adrift but if they can win tough matches such as this one they still have a chance. Player Ratings: Onana (7) - some very nice saves but some kicking that reminded me of Vermeer Sinkgraven (5) - some timely interventions but also some poor positional play Viergever (7.5) - very solid all match long Sanchez (7) - won every ball in his direction and don't know why he was subbed off Veltman (6) - unconvincing at times but generally a net plus Schöne (5.5) - props for the game winner but the rest of his game was pretty awful el Capitan (4.5) - defended well and that was it for me Ziyech (5) - never passed up a shot, but of course that meant he didn't look for open players either Younes (4) - two trick pony on a day when nether trick worked Dolberg (4.5) - partly not his fault that nobody could pass to him but he also made it difficult to find him AeG7 (5.5) - thought he was playing OK and his take down of the ball in the first half was nice, too bad he bundled the shot over the cross bar Kluivert (5.5) - nice that his mom was in the stands for the match but he had little impact de Ligt (6) - on for Sanchez and kept his wits when the match was on the line van de Beek (NR) - on late for Ziyech and I don't think he even got a touch Home to ADO den Haag next Sunday
I think you're a little harsh on Kluivert. IIRC, he drew the foul that led to the goal with a nice little move on the right. I don't get too watch Ajax much, but I thought they were disjointed yesterday, especially in the first half. A little better in the second, but both wings were poor and as team they didn't play very intelligently very often. Probably lucky to get away with a win.
Kluivert is going to be a fine player. I was surprised that he was not subbed on for Younes as el Ghazi was pretty decent. Yes the team was lucky to win and 11tegen11 stat analysis showed that Utrecht should have won the match. Passmaps & xGplot for Utrecht against Ajax. #passmap #xGplot #autotweet pic.twitter.com/d9Kpv2tuAq— 11tegen11 (@11tegen11) January 22, 2017
A relatively easy 3-0 win over ADO with some very nice forward play 22 shots with 7 of them on goal. The back line players all had nice matches and the dysfunctional midfield continued to be dysfunctional. Special shout out for Dolberg who was pushed and grabbed all match long but worked especially hard and showed some very good ball skills. Onana's goal was really never threatened. Why wasn't Riedewald used as a sub for either Schöne or Viergever????? Player Ratings: Onana (6.5) - other than a couple of sweeper keeper interventions had little to do Sinkgraven (7) - very fine match; didn't have to defend much but offensively was quite good Viergever (7.5) - a nice header that hit the crossbar and defended well Sanchez (7.5) - one poor give away led to a breakaway for ADO but otherwise won every intervention Veltman (7) - got beat one time but otherwise solid Schöne (5.5) - very nice free kick but was he influential beyond that? I think not. Ziyech (6.5) - some very nice play but too many errant passes to warrant a higher rating el Capitan (5) - very average game from a very average player Younes (7) - not nearly as selfish today but could have done better on two decent chances Dolberg (8) - classic center forward play and good that he's under a long term contract Kluivert (7.5) - Anwar who? Great play from a 17 year old; better yet, just great play van de Beek (6) - on for Ziyech and had some good chances Cassiera (6) - solid as a sub and almost got on the score sheet On the road to Roda next Sunday
Justin was brilliant today should have got a penalty though in first minute. Thought he faded a bit in 2nd half
Schone's through ball for Klaassen.. and he is offside!? my cat Judy loses it out of frustration.. this is enough - give me Donnie and Frenkie, she says
^^el Capitan will never be benched. the fact that FdB continued to play him down the stretch last season and sit Bazoer was a travesty and destroyed Bazoer's confidence.
Kluivert looks like he's got truly elite potential. Fantastic player. I remember talking about him a bit in the youth topic and some were a bit skeptical of his potential but for me he's in the same bracket as Nouri and Bergwijn, if not better.
He was enjoyable to watch. But let's wait until the honeymoon period is over to see of what metal he really is made. But for now it looks good.
Anyone know what's up with Krul? I notice he was not on the bench yesterday for Ajax or today for Jong Ajax..
True and i think he is being treated well, give him some nice games to start in now and maybe minutes off the bench in games. He's only 17 and i reckon age 21-23 are key for him. I want to see the kid reach the top and not go to Newcastle lol. As for Krul I remember Bosz saying hes not completely ready or something. Guess he will go back to England next season
He is not good enough to play for Ajax. His performance in the Jong games suggest that this was a waste of money. Of course the team did not know that Onana would be a more than adequate replacement for Cillessen.
thanks guys.. De Telegraaf is now reporting that Tim Krul is on his way to Watford on loan, maybe he'll be good enough for them