19 FEB 2025; Ajax - Union Saint-Gilloise; Europa League Playoff
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19 FEB 2025; Ajax - Union Saint-Gilloise; Europa League Playoff
The return match to be played on the pristine surface of the Cruyff Arena. Ajax will have an easier time to play their style of football.
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Re: 19 FEB 2025; Ajax - Union Saint-Gilloise; Europa League Playoff
Plenty of changes since Sunday as Brobbey is now ill as is Baas still.Rosa RB, Rungani LCD, Mokio in MF with Klaassen and F-Jim . Rasmussen Striker ,Berghuis Edvardsen wingers.Henderson and Taylor subs and fit again . Gaaei Godts Traore also subs so Farioli is looking to keep players back for Sunday .
70 min mark in the 3 other games so far so good.If AZ and Twente hold on and Porto Ko'd this would be great.
70 min mark in the 3 other games so far so good.If AZ and Twente hold on and Porto Ko'd this would be great.
Re: 19 FEB 2025; Ajax - Union Saint-Gilloise; Europa League Playoff
AZ draw and are through , Porto beaten and out so only 2 clubs left from Portugal. Twente were 1-1 at 90 mins and going through but let in 2 goals in Injury time but pulled 1 back so lost 3-2 but now 30 mins Et . Ajax now just win.
Re: 19 FEB 2025; Ajax - Union Saint-Gilloise; Europa League Playoff
klaassen with a nightmare of a game and now sent off for a hand ball in the box.
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Re: 19 FEB 2025; Ajax - Union Saint-Gilloise; Europa League Playoff
they are lucky to be even in the tie but I doubt they can hold on being down a man. Klaassen was lucky that the apparent 2nd goal was wiped off for offsides. He made a dreadful pass that too weak for Fitz-Jim to handle. Unfortunate on the handball as he was trying to pull his hands back in but it was the right call. I don't think he can play at #6 other than in the Dutch league against lesser teams, his passing is so bad. I really hope they don't extend his contract. Mokio is three times the player.
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Re: 19 FEB 2025; Ajax - Union Saint-Gilloise; Europa League Playoff
Wow.. worst case scenario. Game from hell.
All gone in 30 minuten.
All gone in 30 minuten.
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Re: 19 FEB 2025; Ajax - Union Saint-Gilloise; Europa League Playoff
45 dreadful minutes,only surprise we are not about 4-0 down.Hato missed an easy goal with a poor header but that was it.
Klaassen a stupid terrible error which will probably cost us the game and out the comp.F-Jim and Mokio completely overrun in Mf
At no time last season did we play as rubbish as this 45 mins.
Klaassen a stupid terrible error which will probably cost us the game and out the comp.F-Jim and Mokio completely overrun in Mf
At no time last season did we play as rubbish as this 45 mins.
Re: 19 FEB 2025; Ajax - Union Saint-Gilloise; Europa League Playoff
They gambled with the lineup and now they’re a bit stuck. Fitz-Jim and Rosa are both having shockers and need to come off. Fitz-Jim is giving the ball away every time he touches it and Rosa keeps diving into pointless tackles.
Might not help just to sub them off as I don’t know if Henderson is really fit and Gaaei is not strong defensively. Maybe they switch to 5 at the back and try to hang on.
Anyway this tie is already lost but they have clearly decided to focus on the eredivisie, which makes sense.
Might not help just to sub them off as I don’t know if Henderson is really fit and Gaaei is not strong defensively. Maybe they switch to 5 at the back and try to hang on.
Anyway this tie is already lost but they have clearly decided to focus on the eredivisie, which makes sense.
Re: 19 FEB 2025; Ajax - Union Saint-Gilloise; Europa League Playoff
Outplayed but we can still go through,Henderson for Mokio.
Re: 19 FEB 2025; Ajax - Union Saint-Gilloise; Europa League Playoff
And Taylor a pen and its 1-2 and we are ahead
Re: 19 FEB 2025; Ajax - Union Saint-Gilloise; Europa League Playoff
lost 2-1 but somehow we go through.dreadful game by Ajax but we held our nerve with 10 men.
Re: 19 FEB 2025; Ajax - Union Saint-Gilloise; Europa League Playoff
I thought they were done when the first goal went in. This team continues to find a way.
Re: 19 FEB 2025; Ajax - Union Saint-Gilloise; Europa League Playoff
This will go down as one of the EPIC performances by an Ajax team of all time. 100 minutes, down a man, and no goals conceded. All of those who defended were superb. Klaassen was unfortunate with the RC but it was the right call and he could not get his hands back fast enough. He was also lucky that the apparent second goal was called off. He was at fault for a really bad pass to Fitz-Jim. I thought Ajax would get the early goal but Berghuis with a superb free kick was just a bit too high for Hato. Props to Farioli for having faith in this team. Don't have much more to say than EPIC VICTORY.
Player Ratings:
Pasveer (9.5) - he did miss saving the PK
Rosa (6.5) - Decent enough
Sutalo (9) - unbelievable game, just a rock
Rugani (6) - had a really weak pass back to Pasveer that put him in danger
Hato (9) - super strong defending and good with the ball
Klaassen (4) - poor passing before getting sent off, don't think Ajax should extend him another year
Mokio (7) - another strong performance
Fitz-Jim (7) - not sure he will be able to walk tomorrow because of the effort he put in, though he was weak with the ball in the first half
Rasmussen (6) - hamstring injury sent him out of the match
Berghuis (7) - good half before being subbed
Edvardssen (6.5) - had a couple of good touches in the half he played
Taylor (9) - probably thought he was going to have the night off, played a great game and slotted home the PK
Traore (7.5) - only issue for me is he tried to dribble to much when he should have just lobbed it down field
Gaaei (7.5) - got beat a couple of times but otherwise strong game
Kaplan (8) - really good match subbing in for Rugani, super in the air
Godts (8.5) - looked like he was a left back and was more than decent
Henderson (7) - solidified the MF for the final 10 minutes of regular time and the added extra time
Player Ratings:
Pasveer (9.5) - he did miss saving the PK
Rosa (6.5) - Decent enough
Sutalo (9) - unbelievable game, just a rock
Rugani (6) - had a really weak pass back to Pasveer that put him in danger
Hato (9) - super strong defending and good with the ball
Klaassen (4) - poor passing before getting sent off, don't think Ajax should extend him another year
Mokio (7) - another strong performance
Fitz-Jim (7) - not sure he will be able to walk tomorrow because of the effort he put in, though he was weak with the ball in the first half
Rasmussen (6) - hamstring injury sent him out of the match
Berghuis (7) - good half before being subbed
Edvardssen (6.5) - had a couple of good touches in the half he played
Taylor (9) - probably thought he was going to have the night off, played a great game and slotted home the PK
Traore (7.5) - only issue for me is he tried to dribble to much when he should have just lobbed it down field
Gaaei (7.5) - got beat a couple of times but otherwise strong game
Kaplan (8) - really good match subbing in for Rugani, super in the air
Godts (8.5) - looked like he was a left back and was more than decent
Henderson (7) - solidified the MF for the final 10 minutes of regular time and the added extra time
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Re: 19 FEB 2025; Ajax - Union Saint-Gilloise; Europa League Playoff
Respectfully disagree with the rating of Rosa. He was horrific.
And also we did not win this game.
But all is forgotten. On to the next.
And also we did not win this game.
But all is forgotten. On to the next.
Whitey on the moon.
Re: 19 FEB 2025; Ajax - Union Saint-Gilloise; Europa League Playoff
Twente out, but AZ through easily and Ajax through somehow. Not too bad as 4 out of 6 NL clubs are still in Europe.
Re: 19 FEB 2025; Ajax - Union Saint-Gilloise; Europa League Playoff
Yeah Rosa was all over the place, I can’t believe he came out for the second half.
Re: 19 FEB 2025; Ajax - Union Saint-Gilloise; Europa League Playoff
With respect to the player ratings, I'm sure that I was carried away by the moment!!
To be sure, Ajax were helped by some horrible shots by Union players. Lots of them didn't even come close to being on frame. Fitz-Jim certainly did not have a very good match though he did run his rear end off. His problem is that he is easily dispossessed when he's in crowded areas. I don't think this is something he can easily remedy because of his slight frame. Yes, Rosa was not all that great, slightly above average. I continue to have issues with Klaassens passing skills which are very poor. Nevertheless, this was a great match, not a victory as noted, but they did win the tie. I think if Hato scores early with a header the game is over.

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Re: 19 FEB 2025; Ajax - Union Saint-Gilloise; Europa League Playoff
Ajax draw Eintracht Frankfurt in the KO round. If they win that, it's the winner of AZ-Tottenham. Wow, could end up playing AZ five times. I seem to remember Ajax playing Feynoord four times several years ago.
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Re: 19 FEB 2025; Ajax - Union Saint-Gilloise; Europa League Playoff
Thanks, we all see the games a bit differently but I always enjoy reading the ratings even if I occasionally differ on one of them.
Fitz Jim seems to have good days and days where everything goes wrong for him. I think you’re right about the pressure from Union though, and our defenders did play a lot of silly balls to him when he had nowhere to go.
Fitz Jim seems to have good days and days where everything goes wrong for him. I think you’re right about the pressure from Union though, and our defenders did play a lot of silly balls to him when he had nowhere to go.
Re: 19 FEB 2025; Ajax - Union Saint-Gilloise; Europa League Playoff
I just can't understand how on earth that punch by Pasveer wasn't a penalty against us in the final minute!!!
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Re: 19 FEB 2025; Ajax - Union Saint-Gilloise; Europa League Playoff
Agreed, clearly a penalty. But I'm not complaining.
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Re: 19 FEB 2025; Ajax - Union Saint-Gilloise; Europa League Playoff
Never in doubt the ref wouldn’t call a penalty. It’s one on one, inside the 5 yard area which belongs to the goalkeeper. Pasveer protected himself, unfortunately for the Union player he good punched on the nose.
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Re: 19 FEB 2025; Ajax - Union Saint-Gilloise; Europa League Playoff
Agree with Gangsta about the Pasveer pen incident. I too looking at the ratings did not think much of Rosa but early days. Gaaei is good going forward and strong mentally but weak defending. Not sure Alders would be a worse back up than Rosa.there are a few talented Rb's coming through so buying a moderate back up makes no sense.
So Pasveer my MOM with Sutalo and Hato both great and Kaplan also played well as Rugani was weak ,not sure he was 100% fit .MF too weak overall .Mokio did ok and F-Jim ran and ran but Union dominated it.Taylor was very good though but I could not understand Berghuis as striker and Rasmussen as RW ,surely they should have played the other way round.
Overall Ajax recovered from that dreadful 1st half and the subs made a difference but all the players worked hard and mentally did not give up.Farioli has instilled this in the squad. Taylor kicked a ball away with his stocking foot sums it up.
Not a great game of football but given some players have had flu and not 100% fit the fact we held on for 100 mins with 10 men did not give away another goal and got 1 back was superb .Farioli today praising the fans getting behind the team and lifted them ,well said.
So Pasveer my MOM with Sutalo and Hato both great and Kaplan also played well as Rugani was weak ,not sure he was 100% fit .MF too weak overall .Mokio did ok and F-Jim ran and ran but Union dominated it.Taylor was very good though but I could not understand Berghuis as striker and Rasmussen as RW ,surely they should have played the other way round.
Overall Ajax recovered from that dreadful 1st half and the subs made a difference but all the players worked hard and mentally did not give up.Farioli has instilled this in the squad. Taylor kicked a ball away with his stocking foot sums it up.
Not a great game of football but given some players have had flu and not 100% fit the fact we held on for 100 mins with 10 men did not give away another goal and got 1 back was superb .Farioli today praising the fans getting behind the team and lifted them ,well said.
Re: 19 FEB 2025; Ajax - Union Saint-Gilloise; Europa League Playoff
What a terrible game from us, but we somehow stayed together and pulled out the goal. That was incredible to watch!