17 Mar 2011: FC Spartak Moskva - Ajax

[Kowalczyk]

The return leg... Spartak leading 1-0 on aggregate.

This will be a tough mission, obviously. The Russian league has now started, Spartak will be better than they were in Amsterdam. It will be freezing cold. Artificial pitch... It doesn't look good, you'd say, but I don't know... Something tells me this ain't over yet.

K.

[Philippe]

Another game without El Hamdaoui. Given our difficulties to score during the home game, I find it difficult to understand.

[Over Pasanens Head]

Another game without El Hamdaoui. Given our difficulties to score during the home game, I find it difficult to understand.

What is difficult to understand Phlippe - the coach and player just don't get on and that is the end of El Ham's career @ Ajax.

[Philippe]

All right, but we need to score goals. So who cares who gets on with whom ?

I think we’ll win this one by 2-1. BTW the game is broadcasted in France on the Sport + channel.

[aveslacker]

FWIW Bodog gives us the same odds to win as Spartak. That gives a little confidence, I suppose.

[Kowalczyk]

I just posted this in the Sulejmani thread, but I thought I'd post it here also...

This is a bit bizarre...

Ajax arrived in Moscow today, but Miralem Sulejmani was denied access into Russia, as he did not have a visa. Ajax were incorrectly informed: they'd been told that EU citizens need a visa for Russia, but that citizens of Serbia can travel into Russia without a visa. At the airport, this turned out to be wrong, so Sulejmani was left behind at the airport (not alone, I assume).

Ajax expect no problems; all will be solved soon enough, but the team trained at the Luzhniki Stadium without Sulejmani...

K.

[Philippe]

They say Sulejmani had to wait for seven hours.

[Philippe]

Jeroen Verhoeven
Ronald Graafland
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
Aras Özbiliz
Lorenzo Ebecilio

[paladinby]

Let's beat them. Spartak is afraid and used many reserve players in the opening league defeat 0-4 against Rostov.

Their defence didn't become any stronger.

Just go out and score!!!!

[SPL]

We need an early goal but no striker again ! I am watching from TV as ITV4 are showing the game but myp2p has all the links .Sopcast has MM4 and 13 th stream showing both iin dutch .

[Orange14]

Too bad Sir Alex Ferguson is not at the match. He could yell at Martin Atkinson!!!

[Orange14]

Vertonghen muffs a clearance and Spartak get in leaving Verhoeven no chance. 1-0

[aveslacker]

De Zeeuw has been horrible and he needs to be subbed out. I'd like to see Siem move into midfield and Cvitanich into the striker role.

[aveslacker]

Good night. I have a newborn baby to take care of and don't need to burn valuable hours of sleep watching this pile of shit.

[Van basten]

Once again - FUCK YOU AJAX!

[Orange14]

After some decent passing we lose possession, get caught on the counter. Verhoeven just misses tipping it wide. 2-0. I suspect this tie is over.

[Flipster81]

I had high hopes for this match but we've started sloppy and been punished. I, like Orange suspect this is over, I can't see us making a comeback of Inter Milan proportions... Just as we looked to be getting a hold in the game.

[SE6Ajacied]

Oh dear - 2-0. Unfortunately Mr Tumble couldn't save it

[orange goblin]

bloody hell. we lost it in the first leg, anyway. we weren't able to score after DOMINATING 90 mins.
and we simply don't have the personality and the anger to make them something.
what a shit

[souras84]

shit

[paladinby]

We are overplaying Ebicilio and Eriksen. They are too young to perform consistantly. And bring on Cvitanich.

[souras84]

i dont see anything good from mickey. his worst performance this year

[Orange14]

Maybe I am the only one still watching, who knows. Some good things did happen in the first half. Verhoeven is having a decent match, making the saves and not giving the ball away. Eriksen has been pretty dynamic in the midfield and we did have a good spell of possession when everyone was making quick passes. Blind has done well against some tough opposition on his wing. Ebecilio is active and beating his man. Some bad things have also happened. Sulejmani seems to have left his game at passport control. Vertonghen missed an easy clearance. de Zeeuw has completely lost his touch on the ball. I'm not complaining about the second goal as it was a decent counter from Spartak.

I guess we will see Cvtinich in the second half. We still need to look for the quick pass; too many times we get trapped against two players.

[SPL]

game is over but de Zeeuw should be taken off he is poor, put Siem back into his proper midfield position and get Cvitanich on. I really do not like seeing us not playing a striker.

We are a very young inexperienced team and look like it tonight .

[souras84]

against 2?? more likely 6-8 people in front of the area