goblue96
Disney and Curling Expert
2022-23 AJAX SEASON PREVIEW
Ajax is a club that I have always been a fan of in real life. They, typically, play an attractive brand of football and prefer to win 4-3 or even lose 4-3 than win 1-0. They also do a great job of evaluating talent and then spinning talent off to bigger clubs at a profit and then re-investing those profits back into more youth. It's Crewe on a much larger scale. Ajax have not won the Champions League since 1995. My goal as manager is to return them to European glory.
Since I took them over midway through the pre-season, I wasn't able to schedule a shit load of friendlies to get them used to my formations. We are going to have two main formations: 4-3-1-2 and 4-3-3. We will also train a wide 4-3-3 with a defensive midfielder and two inside forwards. This formation may be used in matches against stronger competition in the Championship League. But the main formation is the 4-3-1-2. I'll have full roster breakdown but first the transfers:
Cevik was bought before I got there and Belotti was sold before my arrival. However, I claim ownership of the Jose Aguado and Glaycon Rian purchases. Aguado will be the starting goalkeeper and Rian will step right into the starting midfield.
Since I took them over midway through the pre-season, I wasn't able to schedule a shit load of friendlies to get them used to my formations. We are going to have two main formations: 4-3-1-2 and 4-3-3. We will also train a wide 4-3-3 with a defensive midfielder and two inside forwards. This formation may be used in matches against stronger competition in the Championship League. But the main formation is the 4-3-1-2. I'll have full roster breakdown but first the transfers:
Cevik was bought before I got there and Belotti was sold before my arrival. However, I claim ownership of the Jose Aguado and Glaycon Rian purchases. Aguado will be the starting goalkeeper and Rian will step right into the starting midfield.
GOALKEEPERS
STARTER: Jose Aguado - Aguado was the starting goalkeeper for Mexico in the 2022 World Cup. A younger keeper at only 21 years old. He could be a fixture in the lineup for a long time to come.
BACKUP: Chris Tissingh - Backup who could become the goalkeeper of the future. Starting goalkeeper for the Dutch U21 team
RESERVE: Jose Mendes - Third stringer who will only see action if something happens to Aguado or Tissingh
BACKUP: Chris Tissingh - Backup who could become the goalkeeper of the future. Starting goalkeeper for the Dutch U21 team
RESERVE: Jose Mendes - Third stringer who will only see action if something happens to Aguado or Tissingh
DEFENSE
RIGHT BACK
STARTER: Thom Schapp
BACKUP: Martin Linnes
RESERVE: Kai Koevermans
LEFT BACK
STARTER: Jairo Riedewald
BACKUP: Terence Kongolo
RESERVE: Thom Schapp
CENTER BACK
STARTERS: Terence Kongolo, Virgil van Dijk
BACKUPS: Stefano Denswil, Michael Daal
MIDFIELD
BALL WINNING MIDFIELDER
STARTER: Mohamed Elneny
BACKUP: Bronco van den Boomen
RESERVE: Michael Daal
ROAMING PLAYMAKER
STARTER: Glaycon Rian
BACKUP: Davy Klassen
RESERVE: Gerrie Huisman/Abelhak Nouri
BOX TO BOX MIDFIELDER
STARTER: Davy Klassen
BACKUP: Glaycon Rian
RESERVE: Gerrie Huisman/Abelhak Nouri
ATTACKING MIDFIELDER
STARTER: Abelhak Nouri
BACKUP: Alex Vermolen
RESERVE: Davy Klassen/Francesco Antonucci
STARTER: Mohamed Elneny
BACKUP: Bronco van den Boomen
RESERVE: Michael Daal
ROAMING PLAYMAKER
STARTER: Glaycon Rian
BACKUP: Davy Klassen
RESERVE: Gerrie Huisman/Abelhak Nouri
BOX TO BOX MIDFIELDER
STARTER: Davy Klassen
BACKUP: Glaycon Rian
RESERVE: Gerrie Huisman/Abelhak Nouri
ATTACKING MIDFIELDER
STARTER: Abelhak Nouri
BACKUP: Alex Vermolen
RESERVE: Davy Klassen/Francesco Antonucci
FORWARDS
STARTERS: Andres Renteria and Sjoerd Bakker
BACKUPS: Vaclav Cerney and Justin Kluivert
RESERVES: Jesper van Gerven and Brian Jongmans
We have a few wide players who will need to be trained on a central positions so they can get more time on the pitch: Virgil Misidjan, Kai Scheepers, and Dennis Bartels
The media love us and have picked us to win the Eredivisie. This will be my first season in this save where I have to deal with the high expectations.
Eredivisie: Win
KNVB Cup: Win
Champions League: Reach Group Stage (accomplished when Ajax won the league last season)
BACKUPS: Vaclav Cerney and Justin Kluivert
RESERVES: Jesper van Gerven and Brian Jongmans
We have a few wide players who will need to be trained on a central positions so they can get more time on the pitch: Virgil Misidjan, Kai Scheepers, and Dennis Bartels
The media love us and have picked us to win the Eredivisie. This will be my first season in this save where I have to deal with the high expectations.
Eredivisie: Win
KNVB Cup: Win
Champions League: Reach Group Stage (accomplished when Ajax won the league last season)