22 Nov 2011: Olympique Lyonnais - Ajax

[Orange14]

Guess what? Yup, we get to play Lyon without a single striker and a bunch of young kids for subs. The only player on the first team who has seen duty as a striker was Ozbiliz in the preseason but I don't know if he's healthy enough to play so we may see the same lineup that played most of the match against NAC. I wish FdB would drop Janssen and Vermeer form the starting lineup for this match but I doubt that's going to happen. Lodeiro got a chance to shine and showed good ball control and passing. I don't think he's a threat to score unfortunately so we'll see what happens.

[#14]

park 11 across the goal line?

[Orange14]

park 11 across the goal line?

You believe we have 11 who can defend? I think that's a dubious assumption.

[#14]

i do not. i literally meant 11 across the goal line.

[Orange14]

i do not. i literally meant 11 across the goal line.

11 players the size of Verhoeven could probably do it. Our normal starting lineup wouldn't cover but half the goal mouth.

[Philippe]

Wedstrijdselectie:

Kenneth Vermeer
Jasper Cillessen
Gregory van der Wiel
Toby Alderweireld
Jan Vertonghen
Vurnon Anita
Eyong Enoh
Miralem Sulejmani
Christian Eriksen
Lorenzo Ebecilio
Theo Janssen
Daley Blind
Nicolás Lodeiro
Thulani Serero
Jody Lukoki
Dico Koppers
Lesley de Sa
Ruben Ligeon
Davy Klaassen

[orange goblin]

quite a Jong Ajax team..it will be a long night

[Over Pasanens Head]

I seem to remember a similar game a few years ago in Lyon where were also given zero chance of winning. That night the Ajax players played their heart and everything else out and we ended up winning 2 - 0.

Play with pride and hunger and you never know the gods may smile on us again.

[aveslacker]

I seem to remember a similar game a few years ago in Lyon where were also given zero chance of winning. That night the Ajax players played their heart and everything else out and we ended up winning 2 - 0.

Play with pride and hunger and you never know the gods may smile on us again.

^^^ That right there.

If we're going to play our youth, let's go out and play with some panache, some style, some balls. If we lose, we lose. But at least let's play with heart.

[souras84]

More or less the same guys were playing on Saturday and the mentality isn't there yet

[Philippe]

These young lads have the possibility to make history : our first CL 1/8 finals in years in spite of very unfortunate circumstances. Otherwise, crisis.
Come on, let's do it !

[Manneken Pis]

I seem to remember a similar game a few years ago in Lyon where were also given zero chance of winning. That night the Ajax players played their heart and everything else out and we ended up winning 2 - 0.

Play with pride and hunger and you never know the gods may smile on us again.

Still, I'd give Vemeer a "rest".
His confidence is shot, and I'm afraid he'll make a howler (or two) in the high pressure environment of the CL.

Give Cillessen his chance, if these are not the right circumstances circumstances, then why the hell did we buy him?

[Kowalczyk]

Yup - give Vermeer a rest. Copy that.

I'm very pessimistic, obviously. We have a goalkeeper problem, a shit defence (more than 1.5 goal per game conceded in the Eredivisie, on average) and no strikers.

This is a mission impossible, I'm afraid, but one can always hope for a miracle.

K.

[Flipster81]

I hope he play's Cillessen in goal, Lodeiro in midfield with Enoh and Eriksen and Klaassen #9. Let's play with style, no fear and youthful exuberance...

[grachtdog]

Bring it on, Lyon. I'm skipping work today to watch this match and praying for Champs League in the Spring.

Hup Ajax Hup

[Cedric]

Let's play with style, no fear

Let Vermeer play then!

I don't think it's mission impossible. Ok, if Utrecht can score 6 goals, Lyon can score 15, but this team is so inconsistent that I still have some hope (and Lyon is not that great too nowadays).

[ajaxusa]

I'll be watching this game from work - with a few French dudes - if I can find a SOPcast. Can anyone suggest a SOPcast channel?

[Amol]

Same starting lineup as Saturday except Lodeiro for the injured Bulykin -

Vermmer, VD Wiel, Toby, Jan, Anita, Enoh, Eriksen, Jannsen, Mickey, Lodeiro, Ebecilio

All the kids are on the bench

[Orange14]

I'll be watching this game from work - with a few French dudes - if I can find a SOPcast. Can anyone suggest a SOPcast channel?

13th Stream is showing the pre-game show right now with van Basten.

[kezme44]

can somebody post link please?

[Amol]

I'm watching some french stream which I picked on rojadirecta.es

[#14]

Madrid up 3-0 after 10 minutes.

Seriously?

Make that 4....

[Amol]

4-0 at 20 minutes.

[#14]

halfway home....

[paladinby]

Lodeiro looks like a decent option for a forward if we play some dynamic midfiled players to swap positions and etc.