19 Jan 2011: Ajax - Feyenoord

[Kowalczyk]

Eredivisie, matchday 19, last league game before the winter break.

The Classic, with no away fans in attendance.

10-0...?

Edit: This match, officially scheduled for Sunday 19 December 2010, has been called off due to the weather conditions in The Netherlands. The new date is Wednesday 19 January 2011, kick-off time 20:45 CET.

K.

[Philippe]

Since we'll miss Suarez I think it will be 4-0 only.

[saddlerian]

It's Frank's "Home Debut"...so let's just go for a win; doesn't matter by how many.....as long as we play well, with Eriksen dominant in the centre of midfield...and the number of goals "troubles the scorers"!!!!

Roll On Sunday!!!!

[saddlerian]

Isn't it F**king typical??
No flights into Amsterdam for me this weekend!!!! That's both of the big games I'll be missing!!!
Missed the PSV game because some piss artist needed a new liver..and it crash landed at Birmingham, closing the airport, and then this...effing Scandinavian weather closing Schiphol!!!

I must be jinxed!!!

Next game on February 20...have I got to wait that f***ing long??

[Orange14]

Because of a quirk in the league schedule and the two legged cup final, we will be playing our arch-rivals for the fifth time this calendar year! I suspect that this has never happened before. We drew 1-1 back in January; won both legs in the cup final: 2-0 & 1-4; and beat them in Rotterdam back in September, 1-2. Let's keep this winning streak going on Sunday.

[SPL]

El Ham and V de Wiel have flu . Frank de Boer has been talking up Daley so it will be interesting to see
if he were to play instead of Greg. Also I think Lukoki will be on the bench. Still not contracted but that is not unique Zeegelaar played v Volendam in the Cup in 2008/09 and had no contract coming out of the A1 youth team . Mind that was 2years ago and he has not really progressed.

[Orange14]

El Ham and V de Wiel have flu .

Don't they believe in flu vaccination?

[Rooie]

Match selection against Feyenoord

Selectie Ajax voor Klassieker

18 december 2010
Ajax speelt zondagmiddag de enige échte Klassieker die ons land rijk is: Ajax - Feyenoord. Vanaf 12:30 uur staat Frank de Boer voor het eerst als trainer bij die altijd interessante wedstrijd langs de lijn. Zaterdagmiddag maakte hij zijn selectie bekend.
De negentien, van wie er dus nog een zal afvallen, geselecteerden zijn:

Maarten Stekelenburg
Jeroen Verhoeven
Gregory van der Wiel
Toby Alderweireld
Jan Vertonghen
Vurnon Anita
Eyong Enoh
Miralem Sulejmani
Siem de Jong
Urby Emanuelson
Christian Eriksen
André Ooijer
Rasmus Lindgren
Daley Blind
Demy de Zeeuw
Mido
Aras Özbiliz
Lorenzo Ebecilio
Jody Lukoki

[Kowalczyk]

I expect this fixture to be called off...

The pitch will be okay, that's not the problem. I can remember one time (five years ago or something) when Ajax vs AZ got called off due to the layer of snow on the roof of the ArenA: there was a risk that it would slide and fall down. But normally, stadium and pitch can stand this.

The problem is that it is pretty much impossible for 50,000 people from all over the country to get to the ArenA. An extra 30 centimetres of snow came down this night in places like Utrecht and Rotterdam (not as much in Amsterdam, as far as I can see from my window). There are hardly any trains and I read reports that the motorways are pretty dangerous.

We'll see what happens...

K.

[Kowalczyk]

Yup. Called off. Confirmed everywhere (NOS Teletekst, Feyenoord.nl, KNVB press release), except on Ajax.nl...

KNVB have suggested 19 January (20:00 CET) as the new date, but this date has not been made official juist yet.

K.

[SE6Ajacied]

Pah! I was looking forward to Fword on TV at home followed by a dash to the pub to watch Blackpool play Spurs on Sky but both are off now because of the snow .

[Kowalczyk]

New date has been announced: Wednesday 19 January, 20:00 CET.

This is official. Confirmed on Ajax.nl.

K.

[Orange14]

Should have stayed in bed!!!! Well I guess we cannot beat them for the fourth time this calendar year.

[mkkid]

What a result,missed my flight yesterday.

[Mr_Holte]

Isn't it F**king typical??
No flights into Amsterdam for me this weekend!!!! That's both of the big games I'll be missing!!!
Missed the PSV game because some piss artist needed a new liver..and it crash landed at Birmingham, closing the airport, and then this...effing Scandinavian weather closing Schiphol!!!

I must be jinxed!!!

Next game on February 20...have I got to wait that f***ing long??

I was due to be on possibly the same flight. With KLM supposed to leave around 16:30? Typical it was only an hour after the crash. Next one for me will be AZ now in March

So annoying about this match being postponed. I had a feeling Ajax were ready to seriously rip them to pieces. Still, the rearranged match will be a night game, which usually creates a better atmosphere (if that is possible against these lot!)

[Tom_]

Bugger, not only will that be the middle of the night here, but I'll be on holiday with no internet...

[Philippe]

Very nice. Game cancelled as we already were on the train to Amsterdam. The game in Eindhoven was played though...

[Over Pasanens Head]

Very nice. Game cancelled as we already were on the train to Amsterdam. The game in Eindhoven was played though...

Which one is you in the photo?

[Philippe]

I’m the old man on the right. The one with Ajax clothes is my younger son.

[Kowalczyk]

Please note that the game has been made 45 minutes later: kick-off time is now 20:45 CET.

K.

[Philippe]

Seems like El Hamdaoui and Emanuelson will miss this game.

[orange goblin]

ladies and gentlemen, the squad for the Klassieker. Please note that we are missing both emanuelson and el hamdaoui, plus obviously suarez. no ozbiliz, but lukoki. cvitanich has recovered from his injury.

Maarten Stekelenburg
Jeroen Verhoeven
Gregory van der Wiel
Toby Alderweireld
Jan Vertonghen
Vurnon Anita
Eyong Enoh
Miralem Sulejmani
Christian Eriksen
Siem de Jong
André Ooijer
Daley Blind
Rasmus Lindgren
Demy de Zeeuw
Oleguer
Dario Cvitanich
Lorenzo Ebecilio
Jody Lukoki

[GangstaRiB]

It's gonna be a tight game. Ajax is the better side by far, but you don't know how players are comming back from the winterbreak. Also we miss a couple of guys that have some experience on how to handle these kind of high pressure games. We knew about the absence of Suarez, but that we miss El-Ham and Urby is an extra burden.

I hope 2-0.

[SPL]

Lukoki will get on the bench this time . Still no contract !! Why no Ozbiliz? 7 listed defenders not sure why Oleguer is needed.

[SPL]

I read Ozbiliz has shin problems hence he is not in the squad.