Heerenveen-Ajax
Entry of:02-02-00
Ajax this week:
A match that was originally planned at March 5th. But Ajax had to get rid of
this tough match right at the beginning of the second half. And it was to be expected that
Ajax would have a tough night considering the bad play they have shown the last few
weeks. But the only ugly thing they showed was a wrong colour of trousers cause childish
mr.Bossen was the referee and did not allow Ajax to play white pants, so black pants it was.
But back to the game. Ajax showed some real good action against Heerenveen, but both
were very cautious and nervous not too loose any points. And despite all good Ajax efforts
it was Heerenveen who opened the score in the 38th minute through Lurling, who lobbed
over Grim, and Nieuwenburg and Chivu could not stop the goal. But in the 42nd minute
Gronkjaer(who alone played a good solid match) passed it in front of the goal where
Machlas finished it. And the second half was Ajaxflavoured again. Machlas should have had
a penalty after being pulled in the penalty-area, and also good chances for Gronkjaer and
Laudrup, who wanted to finish a pass of artistically. The score remained a draw and in the
end it was more than what a lot of fans expected I guess, and Ajax remains on a 4-point
distance of PSV, who will play Feyenoord on thursday. Ajaxtrainer Wouters had another
tough evening, with the whole crowd against him. And not without a cause. Still Ajax
looks bad in the overall picture, and I agree with the fans that Wouters is a very important
cause of that form the players are in.
Ajax next match:
On sunday Ajax will play at home against the number last of the league,Cambuur L,and
it will NOT be a problem. This team can even be beaten by an Ajax in bad form. Wouters
need not to worry about this home-match. A sure win.
Rest of the competition:
The competition was kinda boring this midweek, only FC Twente looked very confident
and strong in their 4-1 win over AZ. RKC kept the strong line from before the winterstop
in a 1-0 win over Willem II, the last is sliding down to place no.10. MVV-Roda JC and
Cambuur L-NEC ended how they began and were boring games. Furthermore Vitesse
had their third win in a row under new coach Koeman, a 3-1 win in Arnhem in the eastern
derby against Graafschap. On thursday PSV played Feyenoord, and it is quite strange that
these words get out of my mouth, but a thank you for the Rotterdam squad is in place
cause they beat PSV in Eindhoven with 0-1.Allthough nobody can deny that that was
not a very undeserved win, still it meant that PSV did not walk further away from Ajax
and if Ajax wins the match they have to catch up(FC Twente)the difference is only
a single point. But the luck that is accompanying the Feyenoord eleven is almost the
same unbelievable. Feyenoords position in the table is very undeserved, when you
watched the games on tv, they should be somewhere around place 10, where they
belong this season. Luck is obviously with those who need it...(cause of lack of
everything else)
Moment of the week:
BIM BAM!!! Bells are ringing for Jan Wouters, exitbells...When is this sherade gonna be
over?It is really not understandable that Wouters cannot understand the reaction of the
fans. Ajax is looking bad, very bad and the time has come for a trainerchange.
The trainingstour was a shame, the cupdefeat should have been the last drop and tonight
we again saw a poor playing Ajax. Wouters is doing the good name and fame of Ajax
no good. Moment of the week for sure. I won't let any opportunity go by to point out
that things gotta change very soon or the board should take their responsibilities and
sack Jan Wouters.
Willem ter Haar
(Definitally not a Wouters fan)
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