23 Oct 2011: Ajax - Feyenoord

[Kowalczyk]

Alright then. Eredivisie 2011-2012, matchday 10.

We grabbed only three points out of the last four league games, but the situation on the table is not as bad as it could have been: six points behind the league leaders, four behind the two runners-up.

We have to start winning now, though. The first Classic of the season must be won, no matter what.

K.

[souras84]

Even if we are complaining for Siem, we cant start Bulykin. Can we? Who else could start.
And when Siggi returns, do you think that Theo will play in the same position?

[Orange14]

do you think that Theo will play in the same position?

Janssen has two positions on the squad; the current position he is playing right now as a support attacker and on the bench as a substitute. He cannot play as the deep midfielder since he is incapable of defending.

[souras84]

do you think that Theo will play in the same position?

Janssen has two positions on the squad; the current position he is playing right now as a support attacker and on the bench as a substitute. He cannot play as the deep midfielder since he is incapable of defending.

nuff said

[SPL]

At present I am more worried about Greg V d Wiel's form or lack of it .On Tuesday I thought he was poor yet again . Reading the reports the next day I see it was not just me even FDB said he had a poor game.

Anyway winning in Zagreb was a big boost to our confidence so lets hope for a good win against the enemy .

[Cedric]

At present I am more worried about Greg V d Wiel's form or lack of it .On Tuesday I thought he was poor yet again . Reading the reports the next day I see it was not just me even FDB said he had a poor game.

He also admitted it, that's not nothing!

[Philippe]

Dico Koppers (19 years old) will be our left defender, whereas Anita will move to the middlefield (Enoh being suspended). Not very good news for Daley I guess.

[Amol]

ESPN3 is showing the Klassiker.

[Orange14]

ESPN3 is showing the Klassiker.

Excellent, now we need to take care of business and get this bus rolling!!!

[aveslacker]

Dico Koppers (19 years old) will be our left defender, whereas Anita will move to the middlefield (Enoh being suspended). Not very good news for Daley I guess.

Good news. Anita is one of our best players when he plays defensive mid. As we all know, a midfield of Eriksen, Janssen and Anita is one of the best in the eredivisie. I hope Frank has finally realized this as well.

[orange goblin]

Yes it is like that. Dico Koppers is in the team selection for De Klassieker, but there's another (and absolute) rookie in the squad: midfielder Joeri De Kamps. Wow!

Kenneth Vermeer
Jasper Cillessen
Gregory van der Wiel
Toby Alderweireld
Jan Vertonghen
Vurnon Anita
Miralem Sulejmani
Christian Eriksen
Siem de Jong
André Ooijer
Theo Janssen
Daley Blind
Nicolás Lodeiro
Derk Boerrigter
Dmitry Bulykin
Jody Lukoki
Dico Koppers
Joeri de Kamps

enoh is suspended.
sightorsson, boilesen, serero, silva (?) still injured, rits has just started again
don'know much about ozbiliz and ebecilio but I suppose it's the same
ligeon not called again (for now), nor van rhjin.
verhoeven op de tribune.
ok I've listed everyone ;)

[Orange14]

Is De Kamps a holding or attacking midfielder?

[Ajaciedjuh]

Is De Kamps a holding or attacking midfielder?

Holding

[SPL]

a bit of a surprise with de Kamps .Hope Koppers starts at LB with Anita MF.

Nb Ebecilio has a hamstring injury and Ozbiliz a back injury I believe . No idea when either will be fit .

[SPL]

all set 13th stream working on sopcast . Dico Koppers is left back and Anita in midfield. Good luck to him and lets beat them well.

[SE6Ajacied]

Not on ESPN but at least Bet 365 have come to the rescue......let's get in there....

[rjf1]

When they hit the bar like that instead of going in, you get the feeling it's going to be a long night.

[aveslacker]

Any updates on how we've looked so far, for those of us who can't watch along?

[SE6Ajacied]

When they hit the bar like that instead of going in, you get the feeling it's going to be a long night.

a long morning surely lol, and that;s wrong too as it's early afternoon in NL.....

[SE6Ajacied]

Any updates on how we've looked so far, for those of us who can't watch along?

Well Vermeer is looking excellent so far at least - excellent double save just a minute ago, second shot turned out to be offisde but he didn't know that. We've gone off the boil a bit since hitting the bar a while back.

[Flipster81]

Kenneth 'the Spider' Vermeer is awesome!!

[rjf1]

Then again -- after that string of incredible saves by Vermeer, maybe the roaches are starting to feel snakebit.

[Tom_]

Wow, that was a spectacularly boring first half. My stream died for the corner where we hit the bar, so I saw no action whatsoever...

[Orange14]

Both team a bit unlucky not to have gotten on the scoreboard. Alderweireld hits the post and a great save by Vermeer to keep Feyenoord at zero. Sulejmani looks slow today and was lucky the terrible give away in our own one third didn't result in a score. We still have a lot of difficulty in getting the ball up from the rear. Vermeer must have handled the ball a hundred times in the half. A second midfielder needs to come back to help out but then this has been the issue all season long. Young Dico Koppers did all right and van der Wiel is playing well after some lackluster games. I suspect this match could very well end up 1-0 and it's a toss up as to who can win it.

[Van basten]

Bad first half. Thank you Vermeer for saving us from disgrace so far.

p.s. these backpasses to Vermeer is killing me! He probably spend more time with the ball, than our strikers combained.