Theo Janssen

[orange goblin]

may I?
Theo Janssen is van ons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.ajax.nl/Nieuws/Nieuwsarchief ... anssen.htm

[kezme44]

i really like this signing. let's hope he can stay away from the bottle...

[ajaxcolombia]

Haa you beat me to it!! Still have some mixed feelings about it, hope I'm wrong at the end. This will surely hurt Twente!

[souras84]

For better or worse! Is he gonna play the de zeeuw position?

[Orange14]

I'm going to lay my cards right out on the table; this is a player we do not need and I'm surprised that the club has gone ahead with the transfer. He cannot defend, he is slow, and he has at least one bad knee (which is to be operated on). As I go back and look at the first couple of posts of all the new player arrival threads I see so much excitement about the player, only to have our collective hearts broken when things go south. I hope I am proven wrong on this player but I have gut feeling that I will not.

[ajaxcolombia]

One could argue that Demy struggled with his form for most of the season. I do feel however that he is much better than Janssen applying pressure. But Janssen brings much more accuracy for long range effort, smething that demy abused of a little.

It would be very interesting to see how the players in the US react to such news!

[ajaxcolombia]

Orange I know where you're coming from. But look at it this way, we managed to win games when De Jong played an almost invisible role in midfield before he was finally moved forward. If Janssen at least stays intrascendental we have chances of winning. The problem would be if he starts giving up possession with erratic passes and at least not covering up positions in midfield...oh oh...

[souras84]

One thing we need from him, is what Ooijer is here for. To provide mental strength, experience, grit and raise the age of our squad in a good way. If he succeds in this, all will be great

[afcajax73]

Im on the fence on this one, im not really convinced hes what we want or need.. but i hope im wrong.

[SPL]

Have to say I think we need an experienced player like him for the reasons Souras gives above.He was player of the year for Twente and in Holland I think . Have to say I am not a great fan of Enoh and de Zeeuw did little this year until right at the end.
We will have to see but we have only given him a 2 year deal with a year option so if after a season he is struggling I am sure we can unload him.

[Blind3]

I like his experience and his grit . I like his offensive skill set. Can't believe Ajax would sign him if the knee surgery was much beyond arthroscopic . I think Lodeiro , Enoh , and Lindgren are the most logical to go...what with Anita , Eriksen , and De Zeeuw also in the mix. I say keep Demy. I like his toughness and his experience . Tattoos? Tattoos you say? I'm just so opposed to tattoos.

[afcajax73]

Ah yes Blind3 i hear you have a rather large Ajax tattoo? I've had one for some many years now, but not that large.

I have to say id be dissapointed to see Enoh leave, i quite like the guy, and i think he does seem to "sure up" our midfield when we need to hold on.. good tough tackler. But as they say "the greater good" must be observed.

[ajaxcolombia]

One thing is important, with Janssen on board we can give Eriksen some opportunity to rest every once in while, fielding him as the main playmaker. Eriksen is still only 19 years old and the long season and european campaign can take a toll out of our most talented player.

[ofey]

One left foot. He's probably the Ajax version now of Beckham. Can't run, can't apply any real pressure over 90minutes and definitely NOT one to build around.

I'm with Orange14 on this. Bad signing.
How much did we pay for this? And how much is the contract worth?

[ajaxcolombia]

we payed about 3.5 million euros. The contract is for two years, with an option for a third. If you think about it it's not that terrible. Plus I was jsut taking a look at tegen11 to see how they evaluate his performances tactically for Twente, and certainly he can bring something other than a left foot.By the way, how many goals did he score against ajax with just that left foot this season? If im not wrong, a total fo four in four games.

[ajaxusa]

Ah yes Blind3 i hear you have a rather large Ajax tattoo? I've had one for some many years now, but not that large.

Visual evidence.

[ajaxusa]

All I will say is, as I watched the last game of the season, I looked at this guy and I thought, "Ajax could use a player like that." Toughness, swagger, intensity. I like it.

[Blind3]

Looks like Maarten Stekelenberg was commenting favorably on our new left booted free taker on VI. Steks should know of such things.

[bluedaddy19]

I like his experience and his grit . I like his offensive skill set. Can't believe Ajax would sign him if the knee surgery was much beyond arthroscopic . I think Lodeiro , Enoh , and Lindgren are the most logical to go...what with Anita , Eriksen , and De Zeeuw also in the mix. I say keep Demy. I like his toughness and his experience . Tattoos? Tattoos you say? I'm just so opposed to tattoos.

lodeiro's not going anywhere

[aveslacker]

I like his experience and his grit . I like his offensive skill set. Can't believe Ajax would sign him if the knee surgery was much beyond arthroscopic . I think Lodeiro , Enoh , and Lindgren are the most logical to go...what with Anita , Eriksen , and De Zeeuw also in the mix. I say keep Demy. I like his toughness and his experience . Tattoos? Tattoos you say? I'm just so opposed to tattoos.

lodeiro's not going anywhere

So is Jozy going to come here this time around?

[afcajax73]

Ah yes Blind3 i hear you have a rather large Ajax tattoo? I've had one for some many years now, but not that large.

Visual evidence.

excellent. maybe wrong choice of words but his is bigger than mine! lol

[rjf1]

All I will say is, as I watched the last game of the season, I looked at this guy and I thought, "Ajax could use a player like that." Toughness, swagger, intensity. I like it.

Those were my sentiments, exactly.

[Blind3]

I read on Ajax Netwerk that Theo Janssen will be a guest on Studio Voetbal (2200). I'll be interested to peruse any comments to read what he says.

[ajaxcolombia]

Theo Janssen has been cosen in Zonal Marking as part of the best elevn in european football this past season. That is ahead of the likes of Iniesta, Vidal and Oezil! And in the same rank as Xavi and Sahin!!! Oh my God!! This makes Theo Janssen probably the most heralded acquisition for Ajax in a long time, and only for 3 million! Ok ok, the truh is there is no guarantee he will perform in such a high level and is reall hard to actually compare Janssen to the likes of players who compete in leagues like La Liga beause of the quality of opposition. Still it surprises me the realtive omition of players form the English Premier League, except for Van der Sar. Judge for youselves anyway:

http://www.zonalmarking.net/2011/06/15/ ... -2010-111/.

[Kowalczyk]

He got a lot of stick this season, but he was class against Heracles, yesterday. Just wanted to say that in his own thread.

K.