Leonardo Vitor Santiago

FlaFlu · Bericht door **FlaFlu** » do dec 21, 2006 5:52 pm

I think we're going to see a lot of Leonardo in the starting line-up. I think Ten Cate's going to use him on the right, so Leonardo and Huntelaar won't get in eachother's way in that department.

Venezuelan Ajacied · Bericht door **Venezuelan Ajacied** » vr dec 22, 2006 5:49 am

I still dont know about this move, i for one would like too see another center forward ( a real number 9) bought to cover Huntelaar`s back. Not another forward to convert into a winger like we have done with Babel and Rosenberg.

Bericht door **Kowalczyk** » zo dec 24, 2006 10:08 am

Leonardo scored NAC's late equalizer yesterday evening against ADO Den Haag (who seemed to be on their way to a surprise 1-2 win in Breda).

K.

Bericht door **Kowalczyk** » di jan 09, 2007 1:40 pm

He's got jersey number 23, ladies and gents.

He didn't say much at the press conference, except that people always told him that Ajax would be the best Dutch club for him. His family and girlfriend also told him that, so... :D

K.

AsgAarD_xxx · Bericht door **AsgAarD_xxx** » wo jan 10, 2007 12:49 am

Kowalczyk schreef:He's got jersey number 23, ladies and gents.

K.

Hehe do you think that Ajax is going to earn some $$$ from the shirt sales in USA? 23 is the 'magic' number there (just like 14 in Holland) ;) .

ajaxillinois · Bericht door **ajaxillinois** » wo jan 10, 2007 2:01 am

Hehe do you think that Ajax is going to earn some $$$ from the shirt sales in USA? 23 is the 'magic' number there (just like 14 in Holland)

I wish it was that easy. Trust me, for those of us who do live over here in the States and follow Ajax, Leonardo isn't the first player who comes to mind for a jersey, even if 69 was his number.

Pablo.V · Bericht door **Pablo.V** » vr mar 02, 2007 9:05 am

Hello!!
Am i the only one who thinks that leonardo is absolute shit as a player??
As i saw it from his first match in the ajax shirt and all the games later he is a very annoying player. First of all and the most important one: he is not a team player. He loses the ball almost every time when trying to drible. Most of the time leonardo spends on the ground whining to the refery. And like Ko said before he has his little annoying gestures when he is not getting the ball. I believe that this guy will never become a true ajaxied!
I think we should sell him in the summer. What do you think?
Ps. sorry for my english

dws · Bericht door **dws** » vr mar 02, 2007 9:18 am

Pablo.V schreef:Hello!!
Am i the only one who thinks that leonardo is absolute shit as a player??
As i saw it from his first match in the ajax shirt and all the games later he is a very annoying player. First of all and the most important one: he is not a team player. He loses the ball almost every time when trying to drible. Most of the time leonardo spends on the ground whining to the refery. And like Ko said before he has his little annoying gestures when he is not getting the ball. I believe that this guy will never become a true ajaxied!
I think we should sell him in the summer. What do you think?
Ps. sorry for my english

He's got a lot of convincing to do.

AND HTC better not continue to favour him over Perez :fundamentje:

Jeroen126 · Bericht door **Jeroen126** » vr mar 02, 2007 4:40 pm

dws schreef:
Pablo.V schreef:Hello!!
Am i the only one who thinks that leonardo is absolute shit as a player??
As i saw it from his first match in the ajax shirt and all the games later he is a very annoying player. First of all and the most important one: he is not a team player. He loses the ball almost every time when trying to drible. Most of the time leonardo spends on the ground whining to the refery. And like Ko said before he has his little annoying gestures when he is not getting the ball. I believe that this guy will never become a true ajaxied!
I think we should sell him in the summer. What do you think?
Ps. sorry for my english
He's got a lot of convincing to do.

AND HTC better not continue to favour him over Perez :fundamentje:

Perez is a better player, but as a winger, i also prefer Leonardo. He has the skill and pace to do some damage to about every defence in the world, it's a damn shame he's not showing it though.

dws · Bericht door **dws** » vr mar 02, 2007 5:02 pm

Joeska schreef:
dws schreef:
Pablo.V schreef:Hello!!
Am i the only one who thinks that leonardo is absolute shit as a player??
As i saw it from his first match in the ajax shirt and all the games later he is a very annoying player. First of all and the most important one: he is not a team player. He loses the ball almost every time when trying to drible. Most of the time leonardo spends on the ground whining to the refery. And like Ko said before he has his little annoying gestures when he is not getting the ball. I believe that this guy will never become a true ajaxied!
I think we should sell him in the summer. What do you think?
Ps. sorry for my english
He's got a lot of convincing to do.

AND HTC better not continue to favour him over Perez :fundamentje:
Perez is a better player, but as a winger, i also prefer Leonardo. He has the skill and pace to do some damage to about every defence in the world, it's a damn shame he's not showing it though.

Perez should start because he is the form player and along with Sneijder the most creative player at Ajax ..... Leo should get the last 20 to 25 minutes( he should be more effective in this period of the game when defences are beginning to tire ) to show what he can do. :xyxthumbs:

Jeroen126 · Bericht door **Jeroen126** » vr mar 02, 2007 5:40 pm

dws schreef:
Joeska schreef:
dws schreef: He's got a lot of convincing to do.

AND HTC better not continue to favour him over Perez :fundamentje:
Perez is a better player, but as a winger, i also prefer Leonardo. He has the skill and pace to do some damage to about every defence in the world, it's a damn shame he's not showing it though.

Perez should start because he is the form player and along with Sneijder the most creative player at Ajax ..... Leo should get the last 20 to 25 minutes( he should be more effective in this period of the game when defences are beginning to tire ) to show what he can do. :xyxthumbs:

That means playing 4-4-2, as Perez is shite as a winger.

dws · Bericht door **dws** » vr mar 02, 2007 6:06 pm

Joeska schreef:
dws schreef:
Joeska schreef: Perez is a better player, but as a winger, i also prefer Leonardo. He has the skill and pace to do some damage to about every defence in the world, it's a damn shame he's not showing it though.

Perez should start because he is the form player and along with Sneijder the most creative player at Ajax ..... Leo should get the last 20 to 25 minutes( he should be more effective in this period of the game when defences are beginning to tire ) to show what he can do. :xyxthumbs:
That means playing 4-4-2, as Perez is shite as a winger.

On the whole I prefer 4-3-3, but if we utilise the 4-4-2 as Van Gaal does at AZ we could switch to 4-3-3 later in the game. On Perez being shite as a winger - at least he can put in an accurate cross.

ZoefdeHaas · Bericht door **ZoefdeHaas** » za mar 03, 2007 9:07 am

I would like Perez on, but I'd rather have Mitea on left wing rather than Leo. Yes he's good in the dying minutes with his speed and such, but I find him pretty unreliable sometimes. Anyone recall his horrific shot in the last minute against Excelsior? -_-

Mitea imo is a better, more creative winger, the Overmars/Robben type. A better Ajax type.

Van basten · Bericht door **Van basten** » za mar 03, 2007 11:44 am

Mitea better then leo? no way

bryan · Bericht door **bryan** » zo mar 04, 2007 5:46 pm

Leonardo's knee looks to be busted something bad. The injury was described as "very serious" by Ajax.

Apparently the last time he had a serious knee injury he was out for a year. Don't know if this is the same knee though, hopefully not.

Poor guy was screaming from the pain as he was stretchered off.

Bericht door **Kowalczyk** » zo mar 04, 2007 6:19 pm

Yup - it's almost certainly very bad. Probably the cruciate ligament, torn off completely. Season over; that's a safe bet.

Poor lad.

K.

Bericht door **Kowalczyk** » zo mar 04, 2007 9:00 pm

Kowalczyk schreef:Yup - it's almost certainly very bad. Probably the cruciate ligament, torn off completely. Season over; that's a safe bet.

Poor lad.

In addition to that...

An MRI scan will be made at the hospital. Hopefully tomorrow, possibly the day after. The reason why this is as yet uncertain, is the fact that an MRI scan won't tell you much so shortly after the incident. The swelling will have to decrease before a real diagnosis can be made. This can take 24 hours or more. The doctors will observe Leo's knee tomorrow, in order to determine whether it makes sense to have an MRI scan made.

The general expectation, however, is 6 to 9 months...

K.

Philippe · Bericht door **Philippe** » ma mar 05, 2007 3:43 pm

Leonardo has torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. This was confirmed by an MRI scan made on Monday morning. Recovery is expected to take six to nine months. (ajax.nl)

FlaFlu · Bericht door **FlaFlu** » ma mar 05, 2007 4:10 pm

You can give Leonardo your support and best wishes here.

Goody · Bericht door **Goody** » ma mar 05, 2007 5:53 pm

Ouch. That's a bastard. So, he'll be lucky to play again in 2007, right?

aveslacker · Bericht door **aveslacker** » ma mar 05, 2007 9:26 pm

Goody schreef:Ouch. That's a bastard. So, he'll be lucky to play again in 2007, right?

That should be totally possible. I was able to go back to full activity six months after having a complete acl reconstruction. I now have the acl of a cadaver screwed into my right knee with titanium screws.

He'll also be rehabbing full time 5-7 days/week, whereas I only did it 3-5 days/week for an hour or so a day.

The cool thing is that, when it comes to sports, my knee is pretty much like it was before the injury, thankfully.

I'm happy to recommend my surgeon to him if he wants. :xyxthumbs:

AsgAarD_xxx · Bericht door **AsgAarD_xxx** » wo mar 07, 2007 5:52 pm

This league season is over for us. Now it is not important if we'll be 2nd or 4th. Bad thing is that Leonardo won't play in play-offs and Dutch Cup... I hope that de Mul will be fit in following months :eusa_pray: .

Bericht door **Kowalczyk** » vr mar 09, 2007 10:40 am

Happy 24th Birthday, Leo... :huh:

I'm sure you would have preferred things to be a little bit different on this day, but you'll be back. Keep your chin up, believe in yourself and always know that the supporters are behind you.

You'll never walk alone.

K.

Van basten · Bericht door **Van basten** » vr mar 09, 2007 11:45 am

Kowalczyk schreef:Happy 24th Birthday, Leo... :huh:

I'm sure you would have preferred things to be a little bit different on this day, but you'll be back. Keep your chin up, believe in yourself and always know that the supporters are behind you.

You'll never walk alone.

K.

:xyxthumbs:

Bericht door **Kowalczyk** » vr mar 09, 2007 1:02 pm

This is a little bit childish of them, but it's pretty funny at the same time... Sportweek magazine published a literal transcript of their interview with Leonardo on Sunday evening, in literal 'Leo speak'...

"My year is over. Only just started. Not believe. Me not realize yet. Not sad yet. I am not yet aware that it's gonna take so long. Rehab. So long. Hospital again. Yuk. But I can't change. Bad luck. Stupid bad luck. I feel form come back. First action against Heerenveen was top. I think: is my day. Then that man, from Heerenveen, he come hit me. Hard. Foot twisted. I can go nowhere. Pain. I scream: 'Ouch, ouch, ouch, it's knee.' I know is wrong. I have had before. Other knee. Sick to death. Is shit."

"But I know: I come back. Is life. I am young. Career not over. Year was good. People not expect. People think: is over for Leo. But Leo can still play. NAC. Ajax. Feel strong, mental. Have done before. Now must show again. Luckily, I have contract at Ajax. Have to move on. Keep faith."

"But blooody hell, is fucking shit moment. I miss play-off. I miss cup semi-final against NAC [yup, that's what he said, ed.]. Shit! Was looking forward. Show everybody at NAC. Everyone now phone me. Much people give sympathy. Is nice. Not just difficult boy, eh? Now sleep. Hope tomorrow is all nightmare."

:D

K.