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I would not call that Anastasiou's goal an own-goal because even if the defender touched it the ball was going in anyway.The Purple Cow schreef:Both the first two Ajax goals were own-goals, so FINALLY the footballing Gods decided to smile upon us again.
It's been a while I'm sure you'll agree.
philippe schreef:Well, when Trabelsi is playing, our right flank is very strong, and yesterday it was really weak, especially during the second half of the game.
Heitinga was not that great; he should not take all of the blame, Galasek was particulary poor at the apex of the defensive triangle with Grygera and Maduro at the base. Galasek is meant to provide a buffer for Maduro and Grygera; galasek should cover for Maduro when Maduro breaks forward. In failing to do his job Galasek left the central defence , Grygera in particular, exposed to the pace of Lustrinelli.I think Blind has to replace Galasek with a more capable player.bluedaddy19 schreef:philippe schreef:Well, when Trabelsi is playing, our right flank is very strong, and yesterday it was really weak, especially during the second half of the game.
right... but we had heitinga, so it should have been little surprise that there were breakdowns on the right
Urby was my Man of the Match. The cross to Yannis, where the first goal was scored, was a Beckham-like cross! What a feeling in that ball. For the rest: the whole team played like a bunch of juniors in their first match. After the 0-1, we should have scored the second and third goal in a matter of 5 minutes. By not doing that, we gave Thun a chance to live.ZoefdeHaas schreef:Urby was to shaky imo.punt uit
Copy that.Over Pasanens Head schreef:Have just got back from Switzerland - the game was hugely entertaining and was played by two teams that resembled the old keystone cops. Neither side could defend at all and the score could have ended up 10-9. Have to say that we all thought that Maduro had a dreadful game - his positioning was just awful and with Heitinga in such wonderful form (not) it made for a very uncomfortable night down that side of the pitch.
Have to say that it was easier for the Thun player to score than miss in around the 85th minute. Thank goodness he missed as if that had gone in no way would we have come back.
I thought that Sneijder was absolutely fantastic and seemed to be waging a one-man-band game against Thun for most of the game.
You're right. He looked like he was attending a funeral.philippe schreef:I watched the game again on video, and can not find words (in English..) to describe Danny Blind's face during the last 15 minutes and even after the 3rd goal for Ajax.
Three days less the time spent outside and inside of the ground - I have never seen such a look of disgust from a group of men as when it was confirmed that the only beer they sell at the ground was of the non-alcohol brand. Ko even poured what was left of his drink away.Kowalczyk schreef:Three days on the p*ss in Switzerland and one night of sleep to recover from it... I finally had the time for it. :yes:
K.
Yeah, of course I did.Over Pasanens Head schreef:Ko even poured what was left of his drink away.
What I have never understood is why the Breweries continue to sponsor tournaments like the Champions League, World Cup etc when they are not allowed to sell alcohol inside the grounds during competitions run by UEFA or FIFA and this has been going on since at least the World Cup in 1990 ;)Kowalczyk schreef:Yeah, of course I did.Over Pasanens Head schreef:Ko even poured what was left of his drink away.
Beer with no alcohol... It just makes no sense, does it? I never got the point. What's next? Farmers developing vegetables with no vitamins in it? Or a special kind of insecticide that leaves insects alive?
Bollocks. Drinking beer with no alcohol is a waste of time and money and it really was very, very annoying that the girl behind the bar did not warn us!
K.
