Three Stars PLUS One: The Ajax Stretch Run Begins! [R]

Anita getting some recognition on tv:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ec_rs_YbqE&feature=g-all-u&context=G2ee80c5FAAAAAAAACAA"]Piero: Anita is een hele goede controlerende middenvelder' - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS_zBrcxSaE&feature=relmfu"]Piero: 'Anita is de echte breker op het middenveld' - YouTube[/ame]

Anita in Oranje! Yeah, I'm an opportunist like that.

 

Will Frank bench Janssen? Lets hope so.

 

Eh, let's not get our hopes up.

 

Nice to see. Reminds me of Cruijff's maxim that soccer is a simple game, but the hardest thing to do is to play it simply. Anita does that.

 

Hi all,

The formerly named PsychedelicCeltic here. Changed my name since it's more dated than a pair of JNCO jeans and I don't even like Celtic anyway.

Most of the neutrals at the ground were of the belief Ajax were a better side. I think every player Ajax played looked like a real footballer, while Inter had some dodgy players you just know aren't going to make it. Their midfielder Joseph Duncan is like a comedy stereotype of the big, muscled African player who has no actual skills but just throws his weight around. I'll bet everybody here a thousand quid he never plays a first team game for Inter. Their goalkeeper was crap as well, though Mickey van der Hart wasn't that much better.

I don't know if anybody saw the ending but one of Inter's defenders got sent off for basically flipping off the ref at the end of the game. Prat. Ajax's players, who were gutted, just calmly shook the hands of the officials. Considering most of Ajax's players will see first-team football for Ajax (if they haven't already in de Sa and Klaassen's cases) while Inter has a horrible record of bringing through their youth, you could leave the ground a bit smug even though Ajax had lost!

Loads of Italians there, only a few Ajax fans. I suspect the PSV game was holding the Ajax turnout down as Dutch people in England were probably skipping the final to watch the game. A few F-siders made it over, which was funny. Nice guys though.

 

That Brazilian #10 for Inter that assisted the 1-0 is quality though.

This one is for ffan: http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/columns/televisie/11784498/__TeleVisie__Ajax_in_perspectief__.html

 

Rits has been disappointing for a very long time. He really needs to step it up a notch.

Like I've said before the real talents in this team are Denswil and Fischer. Still a lot of others with Eredivisie potential though.

 

Fischer and Klaassen didn't get much service yesterday but on the rare occasions when they got the ball you were impressed.

Edit: I thought Denswil was the best player on the pitch, and very dangerous in dead ball situations.

 

Sigthorsson making his comeback with the reserve team tonight. Supposed to play for about an hour.

http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1441/Ajax/article/detail/3231246/2012/03/26/Sigthorsson-speelt-vanavond-uur-met-beloften-Ajax.dhtml

 

Boileson is about to sign a contract extension through 2015.

http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1441/Ajax/article/detail/3231160/2012/03/26/Boilesen-kan-bij-Ajax-bijtekenen-tot-2015.dhtml

 

And I guess he scored the 2-0 goal.

 

Was watching Setanta Ireland, and the cameras may very well have shown you briefly!
They showed one bespectacled chap with faded jersey and immediately thought of a particular psychedelia Celt lol

the match reminded me completely of Euro 2000 semis between Oranje & Italia, with the same prelude (Oranje won 6-1 vs Yugoslavia). Anticipation was high because of the previous big result, but when came to playing against the Italians, they really couldn't get the job done.

It was one of those difficult matchs to watch. Ajax's technical superiority got them as far as the goal area, but couldn't breakdown the compact Inter defense. The ball went to De Sa a lot, but each time he had the ball he had to face at least 2-3 Inter defenders, which resulted in him losing possession wvery time.Frustrating.

And in extra time, the 10-man Inter finally opened the game up and actually hit the post twice? I think.

In addition to Fischer & Ddnswil, I was also particularly impressed with Veltman, whose runs up the middle reminded me a lot of Vertinghen. And I really felt bad for him, for he missed from the penalty spot.

Yes I saw that Incident with the refferee at the end of extra time. Didyou alsoknow that according to the announcers, the president of Inter was at the stands watching? Seriously, what the heck must've gone on in his mind to see the game displayed by his so called youth development squad, as compaed to ours.

Well, they have the trophy. And I'd like tothink that the only for such a side like Inter's U19 to beat our A1 is to deploy such dirty tactics and heavy fouls, just to win on penalties.

It proves nothing; therefore, the final was completely meaningless as far as development goes.

 

He's not the manager anymore...guess who is? The Primavera coach!

Funny, eh?

 

Yeps he scored a goal and had an assist. The reserves league is a strange one when oldies like Ooijer are regulars there lol.

Ajax has the best goal difference with +31 followed by Twente +27, PSV +19 and Heracles +12. At the bottom we see ADO, Sparta and NEC with -30, -33 and -34 ouch!

 

Vermaelen looks so young there and whoa do I miss that kit.

 

"Youth team coach Andrea Stramaccioni will take charge of the Nerazzurri.
Stramaccioni led Inter's youth side to a win over Ajax in the NextGen Series final on Sunday."

Jeez - is this a step-up, in the eyes of Inter's board?? Hey whatever tickles your fancy Inter

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17519171

 

wow, imagine if we still had that squad today

 

world beaters.

 

Schedule for the Ajax AEGON Future Cup, it's U17 so the B1 team will play this tournament

 

I agree with Orang14