30 Nov 2008: Ajax - FC Utrecht

Orange14 · Bericht door **Orange14** » zo nov 30, 2008 2:27 pm

Absolutely rubbish match. So many missed chances. Utrecht - one chance, one goal and get a draw.

SE6Ajacied · Bericht door **SE6Ajacied** » zo nov 30, 2008 2:28 pm

1-1 final score. Total Ajax pressure at the end of the game with around 10 corners/throws/free-kicks in succession up by the Utrecht goal but we failed to score. Not sure how many shots, but 16 corners and just the one goal. We are certainly missing KJH.

SPL · Bericht door **SPL** » zo nov 30, 2008 3:23 pm

Only stream was thorught he Discovery channel and was crap with it in slow motion for most of the time. It seems that when the main Dutch Tv channel does not show the games you struggle for a stream Hamburg was the same.

From what I saw Vermeer cost the goal and is still hopless at crosses.Seems that was their only chance. Leonardo should start instead of Kennedy, however with Aissati and Cvitanich both playing for the reserves this week Kennedy will probably be back on the bench.

We pressed hard but as has been said we miss KJH. 2 dropped points .

Bericht door **Kowalczyk** » zo nov 30, 2008 3:58 pm

Bollocks.

K.

Bericht door **ajaxusa** » zo nov 30, 2008 6:47 pm

Ajax got no more than they deserved. They looked like a 60 year old prostitute: flat, overstretched and exhausted.

The only intensity came from Vermaelen, but it wasn't even a directed intensity. Just aggro. Suarez had a golden chance around the 60th minute but decided to stop play and contemplate his navel. Far post, man!

And I've been cheering for Vermeer recently, but the Utrecht goal has to rest at his feet. He was all at sea and failed to clear it. 9x out of 10 he punches that ball away.

I'm a little perplexed by the substitutions. I thought Kennedy looked like one of Ajax' best in the first half, but he's subbed at 30m for Leonardo. Sujlemani looked pretty good to me, but he's replaced by Sno who looked slow and out of shape...

Nobody was sharp today.

DanK · Bericht door **DanK** » zo nov 30, 2008 7:28 pm

UEFA Cup hang over.

Ayman · Bericht door **Ayman** » zo nov 30, 2008 8:31 pm

Can anybody tell me how Vito Wormgoor played for Utrecht?

Orange14 · Bericht door **Orange14** » zo nov 30, 2008 8:52 pm

DanK schreef:UEFA Cup hang over.

This is what Van Basten said on the Ajax website. Probably true given he sent out the same starting eleven. Maybe when we get all the injured back this won't be as much a problem as he will have players to rotate in.

jackson · Bericht door **jackson** » zo nov 30, 2008 9:07 pm

Suarez was looking very tired and banged up today. He needs some help up there. Hopefully, Cvitanich will be able to play next weekend. He is playing for the reserves tomorrow.

dws · Bericht door **dws** » zo nov 30, 2008 10:07 pm

A rather disjointed performance today, but perfectly understandable given the difficult run of fixtures leading up to today's game( not to mention ajax's injury problems).

Fixtures leading up to the winter break:

FC Volendam Ajax 07 dec 2008
Ajax NAC Breda 12 dec 2008
De Graafschap Ajax 21 dec 2008
Ajax ADO Den Haag 28 dec 2008

PSV FC Groningen 06 dec 2008
Vitesse PSV 14 dec 2008
PSV Feyenoord 21 dec 2008
PSV FC Twente 27 dec 2008

AZ Heracles Almelo 06 dec 2008
Feyenoord AZ 13 dec 2008
AZ FC Utrecht 19 dec 2008
AZ NEC 28 dec 2008

NAC Breda ADO Den Haag 07 dec 2008
Ajax NAC Breda 12 dec 2008
NAC Breda Vitesse 20 dec 2008
Feyenoord NAC Breda 26 dec 2008

FC Twente Sparta Rotterdam 06 dec 2008
FC Groningen FC Twente 14 dec 2008
FC Twente Willem II 21 dec 2008
PSV FC Twente 27 dec 2008

PSV FC Groningen 06 dec 2008
FC Groningen FC Twente 14 dec 2008
Roda JC FC Groningen 20 dec 2008
FC Groningen sc Heerenveen 28 dec 2008

Ajax and AZ to be the top two at the Winter stop.

saddlerian · Bericht door **saddlerian** » ma dec 01, 2008 8:59 am

...didn't bother adding anything yesterday as too pissed off!

What the Hell's happening now? PSV - euphoria; AZ - flat as a pancake; Hamburg - euphoria again............it should have been obvious what the Utrecht game was going to be like!!!

It's a bloody long and expensive trip, nowadays, .....and it's a good thing that the beer and the general atmosphere is so good in Am'dam, otherwise some of these "players" wouldn't have any "viewers".

I take it that we'll hammer Volendam.....and then what against NAC....which team's going to appear?

Come on Ajax...take some pride in the shirt....and think of the thousands who pay your wages in these hard times!

SPL · Bericht door **SPL** » ma dec 01, 2008 5:58 pm

Ayman asked how Wormgoor played for Utrecht.

He was sacked by Ajax back in September. Manucharyan lost a card game owed Vito £100 but would not pay it so stupidly Vito helped himself to the money was reported and Ajax sacked him. Being one of the more talented central defenders in Holland he was soon snapped up and has made about 6 appearances already for them.

martinkohout · Bericht door **martinkohout** » di dec 02, 2008 2:38 am

Found this (http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story ... pe&cc=5901) on ESPNsoccernet. Sounds like MVB shares the frustration many posters here feel, but if HE can't figure it out....

On the other hand, while I'm certainly no expert, my sense is that given the youth of the squad and the injury situation, they've done about as well as anyone could have expected.

saddlerian · Bericht door **saddlerian** » di dec 02, 2008 6:58 pm

What's this all about??? ( http://www.eredivisie.nl/subpage.aspx?l ... age&type=1 )

"De aanklager van de KNVB heeft dinsdag een onderzoek ingesteld naar een vermeende elleboogstoot van Luis Suárez. De Ajacied zou zondag in de competitiewedstrijd tegen FC Utrecht (1-1) een tik hebben uitgedeeld aan Sander Keller. Ajax en de Uruguayaan hebben tot 8 december de tijd om te reageren. De aanklager nam dinsdag nog een ingrijpend besluit"

What the Hell have we done now? Ajax have only got until Deember 8 to react to the charge!!!