Tonight, the Ajax youth showed once again that they have potential and a bright future, when they helped Ajax defeat UEFA Cup foes KAA Gent for the second time this season. The Belgians did provide more opposition this time around - Ajax was only able to score half as many goals (3-0), than in the match played at Gent's homeground. The Ajax goals were made by Cedric van der Gun (twice), and Rafa‰l van der Vaart. Brutil Hos‰ could have, and should have, scored as well, but the striker who came into the match for Van der Gun spoiled a beautiful chance. That seems to be a result of the bad-luck phase he's been experiencing. According to Co Adriaanse, he "desperatly needs a goal to get out of the dip he's in."
Adriaanse was really satisfied with most of the youth players. Though, on average, they are only 19 years old, they made up the backbone of the team. Only Bobson came in for criticism when Adriaanse said, "Wamberto came into the match for Bobson and was far more threatening right away." We can't say whether or not Co was also happy with the play of Tim de Cler - but we definitely weren't, as he was responsible for a fair amount of drama, again. De Cler just hasn't got it for Ajax-1. Petri Pasanen, on the other hand, plays a bit like Ole Tobiasen defensively, although he doesn't have the same attacking style that the still injured Dane has.
The first Ajax goal fell in the 26th minute when Cedric van der Gun got hold of a failed shot by Aron Winter and put it behind Gent keeper, Herpoel. In the second half, the young midfielder scored the 2-0 - again on a ball provided by Winter - only this time, it was an intentional pass that was well delivered. In the 85th minute Van der Vaart put the crown on a good match by scoring the third Ajax goal. Adriaanse was really pleased with Van der Vaart's play: "If you can play like he did tonight, than you are a quality player, and everyone has seen that tonight."
Hear Cedric van der Gun talking to Di-Lan Sun,after the match!
The barely 21,000 fans who turned out saw a very decent match. Nothing more, but also nothing less. Just like coach, they can be satisfied with the two big scores against KAA Gent in the UEFA Cup. We are curious about how Ajax will fare against its next opponent in Europe.
Next match: SC Heerenveen - Ajax (October 02).
Line-up:
AFC Ajax :
Grim; Bergdolmo, Pasanen, De Cler; Winter, Chivu (76. Yakubu), Van der Gun (74. Hose),Witschge; Van der Meyde, Van der Vaart, Bobson (64. Wamberto).
A Lausanne-t kapta az Ajax az UEFA következő körében,ami jó ugyan mert igy (is) biztosan tovább jutunk,de a két osztrák,egy szlovák és két horvát,és szlovén csapat valamelyikét igazán megkaphattuk volna,most várhatom a következő kört,hátha...
When RBC promoted last year by winning of play-offs supporters were joked: 'Than will Ajax have already 6 points!'(-:))))-). This joke should have make realistic fridayevening in the Arena. There weren't expected a lot of supporters and they waren't also coming. With 34000 spectators where there 6000 seasonticketholders stay at home.
Before the game started it has a lot surprises. Captain of Ajax, Aron Winter was making his warm-up with the reserves and Richard Witschge was sitting in the Arena between the other spectators. Adriaanse has a reputation of hard measures and he confirmed that by don't call up both for the line up. Winter wasn't playing because he played to bad in the previous matches and Witschge was sending outside the squad because he trained to soft. By the way were Galasek, Vierklau and Arveladze injured so they weren't able to play. After that there was a surprising, young team on the field. Van der Vaart was replacing Winter and the Colombian Andre Cruz makes his first appearance in Ajax1 as striker. Pasanen started also and Tim de Cler played as leftback. Richard Knopper was the new captain and was rightmidfielder and Van der Gun could so play behind the striker,the place of Knopper. The Average age of the team was 21,9 years old what was a great risk because the young squad had a reduce of experience.
The match: Ajax was starting laborious in the first half and it was simply:very bad. Only a few shots produced Ajax what wasn't very dangerous for RBC goalie Dijkstra. Honestly could Ajax be happy that they didn't rank below to RBC because Vos could run free from the midfield to the goal of Grim. Apparently the pressure was for him to much. He shoot the ball slowly in the hands of the good marked Grim. It was a first signal of RBC that it would play football on an attacking way. The signal was getting more hot a few minutes later. Vos shoot from the left side hard but Pasanen is alert and fortunately is earlier to the ball than Heerkens. Ajax is seeking for rhythem but the referee is playing a irritating role in that. When Ajax would take fast free kicks than said Bossen that the ball wasn't take on the right pitch and shall be taking over. That was happening six times in the first half. It reduce the pace of the game what wasn't al very high. The first half ended and Ajax could walk to the dressingrooms with shouting upset supporters at the background.
After the first half where people trying to make the pitch a little bit better but it didn't help a lot. The players were able again to begin the second half. After ten minutes in the second half the supporters see through that Ajax needed support and Ajax was supported in a road to the victory. The support worked and Ajax was looking for attacking opportunities. Ajax gets a corner and Van der Meyde swings the ball perfectly in. And who else than Chivu is getting Ajax to the right shape. His header is unapproachable for keeper Dijkstra and the relief by everyone is very big. He runs to the dug-out of Ajax and hugging Winter. A symbolic move of the young Romenian.
With playing for a half hour was the resistance of the orange boys broken. There were some replacements in the team of RBC and could playing the match out simply. Ajax was taking the counterattack plenty of times and that was the importants weapon. So was this weapon also used by the second goal. RBC was seeking for a goal and was with to many players attacking forward. Then there is a lot of space when Ajax gets the ball and Knopper is sending away by Van der Vaart on the right side of the field and with three man of ajax again two of RBC could Ajax score. Knopper passed just for the line of offside to Gronkjaer and he can choose a corner. The Danish winger shoot the ball well and he increased the lead to 2-0. Relief in the Arena! Winter is next getting in for Van der Meyde and he can proove the wrong of Adriaanse. Ajax had than further 100% sure chanches to increase the score to a 6-0 but it that didn't happened. John Nieuwenburg is also makes his first started in the line up this season by replacing Knopper. He has to give away his captainstring who came by by the way back by Winter. Ajax has eventually won with a young team and a lot of people have gain experience.
Sure is that the morale in the squad is not very good because Witschge and Winter hadden't both sence to react of the fact that they didn't played from the beginning. Adriaanse wasn't also sure of the played Thursday again Gent for the UEFA cup, a match that isn't important because Ajax is already through the second round Both guys are needed for the hard programme for the further weeks because the young ones aren't good enough to win against Heerenveen, Vitesse, Roda JC, PSv en Willem 2. But first will come the belgians visit Amsterdam and than will probably the young ones gan gain experiences again. Next match: AFC Ajax - AA Gent, (September 28, UEFAcup).
Line-up:
AFC Ajax :
Grim; Chivu, Bergdřlmo, de Cler;
Pasanen, Knopper (85 Nieuwenburg), van der Vaart, van der Gun;
v.d. Meyde (72 Winter), Cruz (67 Hosé), Grřnkjćr.
Ajax was unable to follow up its glorious appearence in the UEFA Cup competition, today. While the team won against KAA Gent by a score of 0-6 in that game, in today's KPN Eredivisie match in Alkmaar, AZ beat Ajax 3 goals to 2. Although Ajax was the better team overall during the first half, AZ had the far better attack, through the play of Nelisse and substitute Bosman. By contrast, Ajax' forwards - Van der Meyde, Gronkjaer, Arveladze and Hosé‚ - were fairly terrible; and that was what made the difference.
After the match, Co Adriaanse said that it "is always hard for Ajax to play in Alkmaar." He also stated that "the length of the AZ forwards was an impossible problem. We did what we could and we couldn't do more. It's the quality that Ajax has today. We need a first goal otherwise the young players do too many things wrong." Unfortunately, that first goal fell for AZ, even though Ajax had chances of its own to open the scoring: In the 13th minute referee vd Ende refused to give Ajax a penalty that should have been given; and both Van der Meyde and Knopper missed good chances - which did nothing to help Ajax' fortunes.
AZ Coach, Van der Lem, had to change his battle plan early in the match when Dries Boussata was forced to leave the pitch with an injury after only 17 minutes. Having to bring on Bosman as a replacement, however, was the best thing that could have happened for AZ. It was Bosman who brought AZ the 1-0 lead in the 26th minute when he headed a corner behind Fred Grim. Ten minutes later, Ajax equalized on a goal by Knopper to knot the score at 1-1. One minute after that, Shota Arveladze (failing again) was replaced by an even worse playing Brutil Hos‚. Just before the tea break, AZ striker Robin Nelisse curled the ball into the upper lefthand corner of the net from about 17 meters out to make the score 2-1 at the half.
After the break, Petri Pasanen made his debut for Ajax on defense - replacing Ferdi Vierklau. This caused a major realignment in the defensive formation: Bergdolmo, who had been having big problems with Nelisse, went from the left to the right; Chivu shifted from the center to the left; and the young Fin, Pasanen, patrolled the center. The changes brought a bit more stability to the defense, but the play of the forwards continued to disappoint the fans. Nevertheless, Ajax did manage the equalizer when a splendid pass by Witschge was headed behind AZ keeper Timmer - who didn't have a chance to stop it - by Tom s Gal sek. That gave the Ajax fans some hope, but AZ went on to win the match, 3-2, after Opdam scored out of a free kick by Buskermolen.
It was a bitter disappointment for Ajax. But, according to Adriaanse, Ajax just couldn't do any better. We will all have to wait for a lot of players to show better form, and for the return of Nikos Machlas. Today's forwards were just plain crap - and not for the first time this season.
Ajax has already lost eight points this season. Progress in comparison to the Westerhof era seems hardly visible. But, you should look at Adriaanse's bearing - which is a lot better. Adriaanse stands for the typical Ajax way of staying with pretty much the same players. It gives them clarity and things will go smoother because of the confidence they get. Unfortunatley, during the building process, that goes hand in hand with losing some points. This Friday RBC comes to the Amsterdam ArenA. "
Ez pedig a meccs legjobbjára leadott szavazatok állása:
"Wie was de beste tijdens AZ-Ajax?
[154 votes total]
Fred Grim (6) 4%
Ferdi Vierklau (1) 1%
André Bergdolmo (6) 4%
Tomás Galásek (46) 30%
Christian Chivu (34) 22%
Aron Winter (2) 1%
Andy van der Meyde (4) 3%
Richard Witschge (14) 9%
Shota Arveladze (5) 3%
Richard Knopper (14) 9%
Jesper Gronkjaer (9) 6%
Brutil Hosé (3) 2%
Petri Pasanen (9) 6%
Cedric van der Gun (1) 1% "
Ja, es meg mindig csak 3 pontra van az 1. hely!
Igaz, vannak paran, akik kevesebb meccset jatszottak (pl. Feyenoord 3/3 gyozelem :( ), de ok majd kikapnak.
2-szer egyenlitettunk, de harmadszorra mar nem sikerult.
Az-AJAX 3-2(2-1)
G:KNOPPER,GALASEK
Az eddigi 3 hazai meccsen 2 gyozelem es 1 x.
2 idegenbeli meccsen 2 zako. Na most mar eleg!
Gyozelemre fel! Idegenben is! Ugy, mint a Gent ellen!
Gyerunk, gyerekek!
-min. 6 hazai-
Viszont oromteli, hogy - ha jol szamolom - ujra teljesult, hogy a meccs minden pillanataban tobb holland volt a palyan, mint nem holland. 6 hazai vegig volt a gyepen.
-olimpia
fcf
Egy korabbi ajaxos (McCarthy) mellett en 4 ajaxost fedeztem eddig fel, bar nem eskuszom meg ra, hogy mind a 4 itt van (meg), de szerintem igen, raadasul 3-at mar leirtal te is.
IKEDIA, CHRISTOPHER KANU - Nigeria
O'BRIEN - USA
MOKOENA - Del-Afrika
At the end of the first match of the UEFA Cup competition, it would appear that Ajax has already made it into the second round, as against all prior expectations, they rolled over Royal AA Gent by a score of 0-6. Such a huge win is unique in European soccer, but the total showing on the scoreboard after 90 minutes could have been even higher. Although coach Adriaanse had done everything in his power to make Ajax appear to be the underdog before the match, from the first whistle of the Bask referee that position was quickly reversed, as Ajax dominated every inch of the pitch.
Ajax had numerous chances right from the start, one of the best coming in the 13th minute by Shota Arveladze. Unfortunately, the Georgian striker spoiled the chance terribly. It seems as if he wants to do everything too beautifully. Fortunately, he got the ball again 4 minutes later in a position from which he couldn't possibly miss - and he didn't - so the 0-1 went up on the board. The goal came on a pass from Gronkjaer, who in turn received the leather from Winter.
From there, Ajax kept getting stronger and stronger, and the Belgian players kept opening the door wider and wider. That resulted in the score becoming 0-2 in the 39th minute when Tom s Gal sek gave a splendid pass to Richard Knopper, who shot the ball behind the hapless Gent keeper, Harpoel. At teabreak the lead stood at 0-2 - a result that nobody even dreamed of - but things got even worse for the elite of Gent coach Henk Houwaart in the second half.
Ajax was able to score goals on a regular basis in the final 45 minutes, to reach the unprecented high score of 0-6. The funny part is that no one had anything to complain about this score. Ajax was just too powerful. A fine attack lead by Jesper Gronkjaer, made it possible for Richard Knopper to score the goal that brought the score to 0-3 in the 70th minute. And from then on the door to the Gent goal was wide open.
Adriaanse brought in Rafa‰l van der Vaart for the disappointing (again) Arveladze. Almost immediately after coming on the pitch, Van der Vaart gave a straight pass on to Gronkjaer, who put in the 0-4 goal. Continuing the substitutions, Knopper left the match in the 75th minute, with Cedric van der Gun comng in for him, and Bobson came on for Gronkjaer in the 81st minute. Now, it was the youngsters who took their chances. Van der Vaart scored his first European goal, and Ajax' fifth, in the 82nd minute. Two minutes later AA Gent received the death-blow after a terrible mistake in the defense. Cedric van der Gun said "thanks" and put the 0-6 up on the board.
It was a dreamstart in Europe, and playing soccer like they did tonight, Ajax can win a lot of points in the Dutch competition, too. Perhaps AZ will be the first victim of a resurrected Ajax. The pressure could be off now - with the match against AA Gent being the turning point - the beginning of a hopefully awesome rest of the season may be underway.
QQRYQ!
Eddig az összeállitások alapján három Ajax játékost találtam az olimpián:C.Kanu és Ikeida(szerintem őt láttad a tévé-ben,nem?)a Nigériai és O'Brien az USA olimpiai válogatottjában lépett pályára.
En meg nem hangolodtam ra azz olimpiara a focit se neztem, igazabol ilyenkor a magyarokra "gerjedek" leginkabb.
0-6 no comment
G:
ARVELADZE
KNOPPER
KNOPPER
GRONKJAER
VAN DER VAART
VAN DER GUN
-min. 6 hazai-
S az egeszben az a szep, hogy - ha jol latom - mar a kezdoben 6 holland volt, s kesobb tovabb nott a szamuk. Ez tehat egy igazan holland AJAX parades gyozelme. Mert lehet barmilyen gyenge ez a Gent, azert megneznem, ki lone nekik 6-ot!
Hoppszaraj majdnem elfelejtettem, hogy elkezdődött az olimpia.
Igazság szerint nem nagyon érdekel az egész felhajtás, max. a foci.
Gyűjtsük össze az olimpián lévő Ajax játékosokat!
Én eddig csak egy fekete srácot láttam (a nevét persze el felejtettem, csak a riportel szólt be, hogy Ajaxos), de amit ez a srác csinált hááát az nem kisnyúl...
Nem tudom láttátok-e az M2-ön volt összefoglaló az olimpia eddigi foci meccseiről.
Na szóval a srác elindult a 16-oson belül egy csal jobbra egy csel balra majd elhúzta a védő mellet, de ekkor már nagyon kisodródott az alapvonalig, de beadta a labdát kötényt adva akinek csak tudott és persze jött az érkező játékos (2. hullám) és gól. Szóval végülis gólpasszig jutott, de az a csel sorozat... Remélem majd a bajnokságban is brillirozik, egyébként is ránkférnek a fiatal tehetségek!
fcf!
Persze hogy megkaptam, kex!
BK gyűlés valószinüleg október első vasárnapján lesz. Az még odébb van utyhoty majd akkor szólok ha már biztosat tudok!
volt korábban egy hozzászólásom , amiben azt ígértem, hogy felrakok valahova képeket az 1999-es Amstedam Tournamentről. Bocs, már hamarosan tényleg fel fogom rakni, de nem nagyon volt eddig időm.
És melyik csapatra akartál tenni?... :))))
Az eredmény engem is meglepett(bár De Wilde védett asszem...),remélem mostmár a bajnokságban is igy szerepelünk majd... :)))
QQRYQ!
Jókivánságaimat megkaptad?
Mikor lesz ABK-gyűlés??
Ilyen nincs és még is van , mondhatnánk .
Egésznap ezen járt az agyam hogy meg tegyem e a tipp-mixbe a Gent-AJAX meccset , erre tessék simán rugtak egy 6-os ennek a vérszegény csapatnak .
Name: John O'Brien
Birthdate: August 29, 1977
Birthplace: Los Angeles
Country: United States of America
Position: Midfielder
Number: 18
Lenght: 1.76 mtr.
Weight: 73 kg.
Debut: September 16, 1999
Debutmatch: Ajax-FC Dukla Banska (6-1, uefacup)
Name: Tim de Cler
Birthdate: November 08, 1978
Birthplace: Leiden
Country: Netherlands
Position: Defender
Number: 15
Lenght: 1.83 mtr.
Weight: 70 kg.
Debut: April 23, 1998
Debutmatch: Ajax-Willem II (6-1)
