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Jozy's brace in AZ vs. Heerenveen. →
These goals in the draw bring him to 9 in Eredivisie play, tied for team lead with captain Rasmus Elm.
September 2011
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“They needed to practice, because on Tuesday night, the players need to be sharp,...”
– Ajax.nl. This could not be more true.
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Bienvenue Olympique Lyonnais
Dear OL:
Welcome to Amsterdam. We hope you are unsuccessful despite your best efforts.
This Wednesday, tomorrow, Ajax will kick off their UEFA Champions League campaign against French giants Olympique Lyonnais, OL, Lyon, Les Gones, whatever you will call them. They are a strong team, as everyone knows. They have veterans who have been tested and passed at the domestic, european, and...
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It's Lonely at the Top
Heracles Almelo 2 - 3 Amsterdam FC Ajax
It’s lonely at the top, but who needs company anyways? Ajax now lead the Eredivisie, and don’t have to share the spotlight with Twente or PSV or AZ or any of those jokers (although they are all, as usual, biting at the Godenzonen’s heals). Like I said, this will not be my usual in depth coverage of the game, but I will comment on the...
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Amsterdam FC Ajax and Anglophone FC Ajax return!
I’ve just completed a strenuous and stressful (but rewarding) move from my home in Boston to Edinburgh, Scotland, so my apologies for the absence, and my apologies for a shorter coverage of Ajax’s win over Heracles Almelo. Moving to another country is time consuming..
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Ajax sign Cillessen and Bulykin
Just as teams around the continent did, Ajax made some moves to close out the transfer deadline. First was the much anticipated arrival of young NEC netminder Jasper Cillessen. Cillessen will wear #22 and will start his Ajax career behind the talented Kenneth Vermeer, although he will certainly try to make the job his own.
Second was the signature of Dmitry Bulykin, who has scored 21 goals...
August 2011
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Eazy Peezy Vitesse Squeezy
Amsterdam FC Ajax 4 - 1 Vitesse Arnhem
This was the best that Ajax has played yet this season. Thats a great thing too, because they could’ve either made their disappointing 2-2 draw with VVV Venlo the norm, or they could’ve gotten back on track, and they certainly did. It seemed Boerrigter, Sigthorsson, and Eriksen were the main danger men today, providing goals and excitement from...
shutupandtakemymoneyyyy asked: Aaah you guys are soo lucky again; REAL MADRID :)))) Good luck in CL :))
taylorajax asked: have you ever been in the arenA ? I'm going tomorrow. Ofcourse as I go every home game :D
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UEFA Champions League Groups Drawn!
The day has finally come, when Ajax fans everywhere finally learn whether our beloved club is headed to a disappointing early exit/Europa League-Round-of-32, or the insanely lucrative and prestigious UEFA Champions League Knockout Rounds!
Last year, we learned the former, drawing a group with Real Madrid, AC Milan, and French runner-ups Auxerre. Hope was thin, but they did well with what they...
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Rodney Sneijder Loaned Out to FC Utrecht →
According to www.ajax.nl, Rodney Sneijder will play there for the duration of the season. Utrecht is the hometown of the Sneijder’s, where both Rodney and his older brother Wesley are from. Lets all wish him well, and hope he has a great season there! He’ll be a huge asset for Ajax in the future I can’t help but think.
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Disappointing Draw
VVV Venlo 2 - 2 Amsterdam FC Ajax
Despite late heroics by Kolbeinn Sigthorsson and Theo Janssen, this must be looked at as a disappointing match. Disappointing that Ajax let VVV put two goals in Vermeer’s net before they could get anything, and perhaps even more disappointing that with almost 20 minutes left and the game even, Ajax couldn’t get over the hump and get the crucial three...
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taylorajax asked: Where do you live? And do you seriously think Twente is gonna win from Heerenveen in an away game?
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WatchJan Vertonghen back in training and Sulejmani challenging Vermeer for the #1 jersey it seems!
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WatchSome American Pie for the Ajax faithful! Anglophone FC Ajax being an American-composed Ajax blog, as I’m sure many of you noticed, I like to sprinkle in a little American “soccer” flavor every now and then. This is the goals of the year in MLS from 1996 (Inaugural season) through present. Some are highly symbolic (i.e. the first MLS goal ever to lead it off), some are highly...
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“This is the best playing Ajax in recent years.”
– -Ron Jans, coach of the freshly defeated SC Heerenveen, longest serving coach in the Eredivisie (since 2002). Found on www.ajax.nl.
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The Barca of the North
Amsterdam FC Ajax 5 - 1 SC Heerenveen
They can’t be stopped.
The banner held by the F-Side supporters reads as much, and Ajax is doing nothing to disprove them. There was about one minute when Heerenveen looked to be making it a game, after immediately answering Kolbeinn Sigthorsson’s opener with a Bas Dost strike. Toby Alderweireld and the Amsterdammers made sure that wasn’t...
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An Actual Anglophone FC Ajax? →
Click the above link, and you’ll discover that it appears that with the firing of Bob Bradley, and the promotion of Jurgen Klinsmann and Claudio Reyna to head coach of the senior national team and technical director of the United States Soccer Federation youth set-up respectively, strong changes are afoot state-side. It would obviously be a dream for me if this were to take place, but the...
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Jasper Cillessen to Ajax?
The word on the airwaves is that 22-year old Dutch NEC netminder Jasper Cillessen is being considered by Frank de Boer as an option to fill Maarten Stekelenberg’s large wooden clogs. The debate, according to this report from www.ajax-nieuws.nl, is over the role of Kenneth Vermeer, another fantastically talented young goalie, who has demonstrated his ability to man the Ajax net, even with an...
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BV De Graafschap 1 - 4 Amsterdam FC Ajax
BV De Graafschap 1 - 4 Amsterdam FC Ajax
Ajax start off the season in first place! So what if its a five-way tie with AZ (shout-out to American International Jozy Altidore for scoring on his debut), Feyenoord, Roda JK, and Twente? Three points are three points, and Ajax (as usual) demonstrate their strong culture of winning, even on the road. The opponent this round was De Graafschap, the team...
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Nicolai Boilesen Receives Danish Call-up
Congratulations to Nico Boilesen for receiving his first full Danish national team call-up! The Ajax product, a youth player until just late last season, looks to play a huge role this term as all of you know, and this international experience should be wonderful for him!
The picture below is ironically against the only Danish side Ajax took on in the pre-season (Brondby IF).
Unfortunately,...
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July 2011
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Oh no...
Apparently, Maarten Stekelenberg will be on the move, as Ajax and AS Roma have reached a conditional agreement. The Ajax website reports this sad news. Not happy.
On another note, Go Ajax! Johan Cruijff Schaal will be ours!
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“Everyone in Amsterdam wants to help Ajax - we’re like an attractive, local...”
– -Edwin Goedhart, speaking to British magazine FourFourTwo on the assistance of local University professors and students in the MiCoach technology at De Toekomst.
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WatchA nice video of the selection working the goalkeepers. Looks like Ajax are in trouble in the Cruijff’s Shield if Vermeer or Stekelenberg play as lazily as they do in this video…
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Happy 30th Theo!
Theo Janssen, 2011 Dutch Footballer of the Year, born 27 July 1981 is now officially an old man! We all couldn’t be happier to have the talented and dominating midfielder in the Ajax selection, and like all of you I can’t wait to see him face his old team on Saturday in the Cruijff Shield. One year and one decade older of course … Happy Birthday Theo!!
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Say it ain't so, Maarten.
Maarten Stekelenberg, World Cup finalist goalie and prized possession of AFC Ajax, has an agent named Rob Jansen.. Jansen is making claims that Stekelenberg, Ajax, and AS Roma are inches away from completing negotiations. This is bad. No one should be too happy about this news, it would have been great to have him for another year. But the heart wants what the heart wants, in Maarten’s...
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Aaaaaand...
Also on Twitter too. When it rains Ajax, it pours Ajax.
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Abbreviated FC Ajax
More of a visual learner? Have horrible ADD? Check out Abbreviated FC Ajax, where I’ll solely be posting photos and videos. You know, the lighter fare.
This might also be of interest to those of you less interested in the technical side of the game (however, if that is not you, stay here where the good stuff is ;) ).
Enjoy Anglophone FC Ajax and now Abbreviated FC Ajax!
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¡Özbiliz es mejor que CA Independiente!
Aras Özbiliz demonstrated in the weekend friendly match between Ajax and CA Independiente of Argentina that he can be the most difficult match-up for any opponent on a football pitch. What does this mean for the Amsterdammers? How much more dangerous is a unit when their strikes can come from any which direction? Aras has demonstrated that he can be one of those weapons, one of those players...
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Jeg elsker Norge.
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I spent six of the past twelve months of my life living in Bergen, Norge. Therefore, todays events have made me exceptionally sad, because of good connections and great memories of this fantastisk land. Min andre hjemme. I am disappointed that humans believed they needed to act in that way, and I do not think that the Norwegian people (or anyone) deserves this, to be attacked with...
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Another striker, another Mat(t) for Ajax?
A couple weeks ago Ajax did themselves a huge favor by signing the young Kolbeinn Sigthorsson, who looks to have tremendous upside, both now and into the future. This has solved the problem of needing one #9 type player. The question is now, should Ajax add a second striker? Or will versatile players like Siem de Jong, Mats Rits and Sulejmani, or players lower on the depth chart like Derk...
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WatchGirl football fans will no doubt enjoy this post more than guys, but for anyone who wants to watch Ajax training to some odd jazzy music, than this video from AjaxTV is for you!
Notice Thulani Serero needs a little work on his pushup form at 54 seconds into the video (butt down, back straighter Thulani).
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