Champions League 2018/19

[VALDOS]

Ajax an absolute breath of fresh air in modern football, love it!!

[Morgan]

They’ll beat Barca in the final.

 

Sorry @chester copperpot   

[CJGJ]

4 minutes ago, Morgan said:

Might have to revise my prediction.

 

Ajax are more than decent.

They look an excellent side but when a team who can pass and move meets them it may just upset their rhythm

 

Going forward they move it quickly but how will they defend against a side with great pace ?.......both Barcelona and Liverpool have that

 

It is just a pity that this Ajax side will break up and perhaps before next season

Edited April 30, 2019 by CJGJ

[Notts1874]

I think the phrase you are looking for lads is totaalvoetbal.

[Morgan]

Just now, CJGJ said:

They look an excellent side but when a team who can pass and move meets them it may just upset their rhythm

 

Going forward they move it quickly but how will they defend against a side with great pace ?.......both Barcelona and Liverpool have that

Especially Liverpool!

 

[chester copperpot]

3 minutes ago, Morgan said:

They’ll beat Barca in the final.

 

Sorry @chester copperpot   

 

 

Ahhh thanks mate liverpool final it is then

[Homme]

Training exercise this.

 

so impressive are Ajax.

[Big Slim Stylee]

1 minute ago, Morgan said:

Especially Liverpool!

 

 

Does show how thin that Spurs squad are. 

[Shanks said no]

Referee is struggling to keep up with play

[Sooperstar]

That would have been an outstanding goal if he squared it.

[Bauld]

20:20

Ajax looking ominous

Phil McNulty 

 

 

One of my favourite words in football

 

[Hairdryer]

Ajax look a well coached side doing well considering the 

average age of the side 

[132goals1958]

 

Watching Ajax is like turning the clock back to yesteryear.

[The Old Tolbooth]

Spurs threatening to choke already, claiming they're missing top players but their squad is worth a lot more than that of Ajax, and home advantage too, they should be taking the game to them, this will be over in the first leg if they don't get a grip. 

[kila]

**** sake, looks nasty

 

Bleeding nose or eye?

[CJGJ]

The old 'cameraman finds a good looking woman trick' to pass the time !!

[Shanks said no]

4 minutes ago, CJGJ said:

The old 'cameraman finds a good looking woman trick' to pass the time !!

Lot of tourists in the crowd grinning away, their team is losing FFS

[Jeff]

how did the Spurs DR get that so wrong? even the ref knew it wasn't looking good

[Hairdryer]

Why did spurs allow the injured player to come back on

Its obvious he probably has concussion 

[Jambof3tornado]

17 minutes ago, Hairdryer said:

Ajax look a well coached side doing well considering the 

average age of the side 

A real youthful arrogance about Ajax.

 

Spurs very poor so far but thats down to Ajax.

[Jeff]

2 minutes ago, Hairdryer said:

Why did spurs allow the injured player to come back on

Its obvious he probably has concussion 

 

Mental eh? ref knew it wasn't good and wanted the doc to confirm it. Someone needs to look into that

[Jambof3tornado]

2 minutes ago, Hairdryer said:

Why did spurs allow the injured player to come back on

Its obvious he probably has concussion 

It wasnt obvious. He had treatment for the cut nose. You csnt just assume concussion if the player says he feels fine. 

 

It was obvious after he felt sick, not before.

[Ibrahim Tall]

I’m no doctor but see if someone looks like this:

 

they’re ****ed, cleaning their nose won’t change that.

[Sooperstar]

Disgrace that they let Vertonghen come back on.

[Hairdryer]

5 minutes ago, Jambof3tornado said:

It wasnt obvious. He had treatment for the cut nose. You csnt just assume concussion if the player says he feels fine. 

 

It was obvious after he felt sick, not before.

It was obvious he didn't look right before he come back on even the referee had his doubts 

[Hairdryer]

9 minutes ago, Jeff said:

 

Mental eh? ref knew it wasn't good and wanted the doc to confirm it. Someone needs to look into that

Spot on

[Shanks said no]

Champions League rules on concussion? Return leg in 8 days.

[Notts1874]

I had to nip out for 15 minutes so had it on the radio. Dion Dublin as summariser. My word he was annoying...

 

Amazed that the Ajax players could interchange positions so well and so easily. Come on man at least do a little bit of research on the club??

[milky_26]

Just now, Notts1874 said:

I had to nip out for 15 minutes so had it on the radio. Dion Dublin as summariser. My word he was annoying...

 

Amazed that the Ajax players could interchange positions so well and so easily. Come on man at least do a little bit of research on the club??

he is too busy dreaming about houses and feature walls

[I P Knightley]

10 minutes ago, Jambof3tornado said:

It wasnt obvious. He had treatment for the cut nose. You csnt just assume concussion if the player says he feels fine. 

 

It was obvious after he felt sick, not before.

In a rugby match, where bumps to the head are more common, to be fair, he'd have been off for a compulsory head injury assessment. Those take enough time that he'd have been chundering in the treatment room, rather than on the half way line. I'd have said that was reckless of the Spurs physio/medical team to try and get their guy back on before properly assessing him.

[Jambof3tornado]

5 minutes ago, Hairdryer said:

It was obvious he didn't look right before he come back on even the referee had his doubts 

Dont think the ref had doubts but he made sure vertonghen was happy to come back on.

[Jeff]

1 minute ago, I P Knightley said:

In a rugby match, where bumps to the head are more common, to be fair, he'd have been off for a compulsory head injury assessment. Those take enough time that he'd have been chundering in the treatment room, rather than on the half way line. I'd have said that was reckless of the Spurs physio/medical team to try and get their guy back on before properly assessing him.

 

100% reckless. Tried to bring him back on as he's such an important player. Someone should be sacked for that... extremely dangerous.

[Notts1874]

2 minutes ago, milky_26 said:

he is too busy dreaming about houses and feature walls

He should stick to that.

[HeartofHartley]

Taking ajax as an example how football should be played. Pass and move, Mr Levein are you watching how it's expertly done?

[Jambof3tornado]

1 minute ago, I P Knightley said:

In a rugby match, where bumps to the head are more common, to be fair, he'd have been off for a compulsory head injury assessment. Those take enough time that he'd have been chundering in the treatment room, rather than on the half way line. I'd have said that was reckless of the Spurs physio/medical team to try and get their guy back on before properly assessing him.

It was a blow to the nose rather than a typical head knock though, I know the nose is part of the head. They had allowed sufficient time imo. No one to blame, just unfortunate that the effects of the injury didnt appear in a timely manner.

 

He's now fine in the dressing room.

[chester copperpot]

2 minutes ago, HeartofHartley said:

Taking ajax as an example how football should be played. Pass and move, Mr Levein are you watching how it's expertly done?

 

 

 

Bravo. Couldn't wait for the dig to happen.

 

 

[Tazio]

55 minutes ago, CJGJ said:

4 former Ajax players start for Spurs

 

Some youth policy they have

Except it isn’t as none of the 4 are Dutch. Signed as young players but not strictly youth policy apart from Alderweireld. 

[Notts1874]

1 minute ago, chester copperpot said:

 

 

 

Bravo. Couldn't wait for the dig to happen.

 

 

You knew it was coming though ???

[HeartofHartley]

2 minutes ago, chester copperpot said:

 

 

 

Bravo. Couldn't wait for the dig to happen.

 

 

Cant wait for us to try and play football like ajax do under Levein.... oh wait.... 

[milky_26]

3 minutes ago, Tazio said:

Except it isn’t as none of the 4 are Dutch. Signed as young players but not strictly youth policy apart from Alderweireld. 

yep, vertonghen and eriksen signed as 16 year olds

[Jambof3tornado]

Spurs need to put up a fight now or Ajax will get a 2nd and its game set and match.

[Jambof3tornado]

De Ligt is like a poor mans Soapy Souttar!

[Big Slim Stylee]

9 minutes ago, HeartofHartley said:

Cant wait for us to try and play football like ajax do under Levein.... oh wait.... 

 

Ffs we’re not, and never have been Ajax. 

[Jambof3tornado]

Bit better from spurs.

 

Doesnt seem to bother ajax when pressed, they still pick a pass rather than just kick the ball away.

Edited April 30, 2019 by Jambof3tornado

[Hairdryer]

18 minutes ago, Jambof3tornado said:

Dont think the ref had doubts but he made sure vertonghen was happy to come back on.

Yes I can see your point 

[Notts1874]

1 minute ago, Big Slim Stylee said:

 

Ffs we’re not, and never have been Ajax. 

We're not from Amsterdam for a start.

[William H. Bonney]

Just now, Notts1874 said:

We're not from Amsterdam for a start.

 

A few of our players do play like they’ve been smoking weed though. 

[alwaysthereinspirit]

10 minutes ago, HeartofHartley said:

Cant wait for us to try and play football like ajax do under Levein.... oh wait.... 

Kinda like hobos waiting on #ibs playing like Brazil. That kinda waiting?

[CJGJ]

10 minutes ago, Tazio said:

Except it isn’t as none of the 4 are Dutch. Signed as young players but not strictly youth policy apart from Alderweireld. 

Taz I'm not stupid and know whether they are Dutch or not..that was not the point it was about their youth system and I happen to think if they are with a club from 16 then they are part of it but that is only an opinion

 

[Notts1874]

1 minute ago, Dino Velvet said:

 

A few of our players do play like they’ve been smoking weed though. 

Souttar during the first half on Sunday looked like he was just back from Amsterdam. Give you that one.