Articles tagged with "ajax"
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 13th, 2008
There's been quite some criticism on Ajax' youth development. Johan Cruyff and Finnster two name just two (Finn, your name in one sentence with JC!!). ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 10th, 2008
According to Marca, the Spanish sports paper, Rafael van der Vaart will be fifth Dutch player to move to the Spanish capital. Real Madrid wants ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 10th, 2008
The KNVB site sometimes publishes interesting Top 11 lists... In Dutch, as you know. This time around: the toughest players...
11. Mark van Bommel
Doesn't shy away ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 2nd, 2008
He is quite something... Sent away from PSV by none other than Guus Hiddink. Played for AGOVV in the cellar of professional football. Made a ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 18th, 2008
Twente coach Rutten celebrates with Braafheid
Marco van Basten will be livid!
The new Ajax main man must have expected his future team to be able to ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 10th, 2008
Ajax lost the first play off finals leg against FC Twente. Away from home, Ajax did get the 0-1 through Suarez, but FC Twente turned ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 2nd, 2008
Quickly some results from the Dutch Play Offs:
Mario Been's NEC defeated Roda JC in their first match and NEC has good chances to go to ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Apr 22nd, 2008
Van 't Schip, Van Basten, Van Geel and Witschge, all smiles :-)
It is a sign of strength, walking away from a job you can't perform ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Apr 16th, 2008
Lindgren scored...
Ajax won the FC Groningen match, postponed due to the fire incident last Sunday, comfortably with 1-2. Former Groningen players Lindgren and Suarez scored ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Apr 13th, 2008
No comment....
The FC Groningen fans thought it would be fun to live up the Groningen - Ajax match yesterday by chucking toilet paper on the ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 31st, 2008
Here's Van Nijnatten's column on the Play Offs. Just for the record: I have never been a fan. To me, the number two of the ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 23rd, 2008
It isn't the first time and it definitely won't be the last...
Ajax lost against FC Twente this weekend (2-1) and can kiss the title goodbye. ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Mar 18th, 2008
Football links from World Cup Blog, The Offside and beyond...
Wrap Luca Toni in cotton wool (Italy Blog)
Under new management (Portugal Blog)
Robert Acquafresca or Robert Murkowski? ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 11th, 2008
Last week Ajax' future manager Marco van Basten and his staff were presented to the public
He is going to do all he can to make ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 7th, 2008
How weird is this?? The whole world has been following El Salvador's return to Ajax. In one evening he kicked the board out, put Marco ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 5th, 2008
Johan Derksen's column in VI:
"Almost four years ago, Johan Cruyff told everyone who wanted to listen that Marco van Basten was an absolute top coach. ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 2nd, 2008
Remember last season's finish? No one wanted the title then... It seems Adrie Koster, Ajax' manager, has put his hand up though... It was inevitable ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Feb 25th, 2008
After all the hussle and bussle in Amsterdam (Cruyff in, Van Basten signed) Ajax had to play NAC in Breda. Now, NAC Breda is doing ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Feb 22nd, 2008
Marco van Basten, John van 't Schip and Rob Witschge return to Ajax this summer. And although Van Basten was the best of the pack, ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Feb 22nd, 2008
It's official. Marco van Basten will return to Ajax to coach his first love after the EC 2008.
The current Oranje manager will succeed interim-coach Adrie ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Feb 18th, 2008
Johan Cruyff's column:
Everyone is aware how the level of Dutch football is deteriorating. We should be ashamed that only our champions are still in the ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Feb 17th, 2008
Marco van Basten was looking over Martin van Geel's shoulder at the presentation of Ajax' investigative report. It was a coincidence, but symbolic at the ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Feb 10th, 2008
Peter Wekking's column in VI:
Mid december Ajax presented their cooperation plans with the Chinese football federation. It moved me to tears. "Ajax wants to share ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Feb 4th, 2008
After the so-called superweek, it's clear that boring PSV - now led by Sef Vergoosen - is the boss in the Eredivisie. They easily defeated ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jan 31st, 2008
As JC said: every disadvantage has it's advantage...
Being in Holland allowed me to watch the two super-fixtures Ajax - PSV and Feyenoord - AZ. It's ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Nov 11th, 2007
It was great to be able to watch the one and only Dutch classic: Feyenoord - Ajax.
And it has been some time since Feyenoord led ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Oct 29th, 2007
Jaap Stam has ended his impressive career as off now. He made a short statement and will elaborate on the matter later today in a ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Oct 23rd, 2007
I'm back.... :-)
Tottenham Hotspur lost again, 1-3 against Newcastle United. Martin Jol's defense lets him down again... Rough times in London.
Arsene Wenger reacted relieved after ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Oct 16th, 2007
Ajax announced a new shirt sponsor. Aegon - an insurance company - will replace bank Abn Amro. The not-much-longer Dutch bank used to pay 7 ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Oct 11th, 2007
‘Ajax used 8 coaches in 10 years, saw a series of management people come and go and this time around, no European football. What the ...
