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@Danimal5981
"Maybe I'll give him his debut towards the end of the season"
If he's really good, you might find that promoting him and then playing him a couple of times before the season's end actually ruins his potential as you move into next season. I don't think the so-called "dynamic potentlal" bugs have been fixed.
Unless he demands to leave the academy soon, I'd leave it until the start of the next season to promote him from the academy.
I've got a couple in my academy that I'm trying to avoid promoting until the next season for that very reason.
"Maybe I'll give him his debut towards the end of the season"
If he's really good, you might find that promoting him and then playing him a couple of times before the season's end actually ruins his potential as you move into next season. I don't think the so-called "dynamic potentlal" bugs have been fixed.
Unless he demands to leave the academy soon, I'd leave it until the start of the next season to promote him from the academy.
I've got a couple in my academy that I'm trying to avoid promoting until the next season for that very reason.
@CO88LER5 wrote:
you might find that promoting him and then playing him a couple of times before the season's end actually ruins his potential as you move into next season.
Valid point! I have the same experience, but recently I've noticed that newly promoted academy players don't necessarily take a cut in their potential on June 30th. I'm not sure about the mechanisms here though, so I probably wouldn't take the risk, but just leave it until the new season before promoting him (unless he threatens to leave).
However, if we're talking about a potential short term starter, then I wouldn't be too concerned about a little drop in potential. If he plays regularly in the next season, he can recover the lost potential again. It would probably require for him to play in almost every game though.
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Great season so far, you have made quick work of turning Ajax around to get them back on track. Using the young players to bring new life to the club and get them playing like Ajax is known for.
Difficult game against AZ. Very surprising result right when it looked like Ajax were going to go on to win the cup this season.
Never a good way to go out, losing by such a great margin. But on the other hand, being 2-1 down at half time, why not risk it? Better lose 5-1 and have tried to get the equalizer, than to play it safe and go out with a more - on paper - respectable 2-1 defeat. Fun to see a cup final without the presence of any of the three greats; Ajax, PSV, Feyenoord. Now I cheer for AZ in the final, then at least you lost to the best. And also because of a Danish hattrick in the semi final. Gotta love that.
- @Danimal5981
Sometimes, you find that it's not your day, no matter what you try. This match was obviously one of those.
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- @Danimal5981 Looks very much like a two-horse race. It was a bit wider than that earlier in the season, if I recall...
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So you've just made one of the best comebacks in the century, and this guy Sneijder complains about numbers and traditions? Wow, he almost challenges Rafael van der Vaart (to be the worst pundit) with these quotes.
There is some truth to it though, on the long term. But it's way too soon to make these demands, when the club is finally winning again. Never change a winning team!
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- @Danimal5981 Ha, funny, didn't realize that he may even be even worse than van der Vaart, when it comes to that. Maybe the latter's ending his career in Denmark just means that his opinions are posted more often here. And they are rarely qualified IMO.
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Can't believe you've actually pulled this off, going into the final games even with Feyenoord, who had such a gap earlier in the season. Matchday 33 is going to be a blast, AZ and PSV away for the two title contenders. I think it would be the most enthralling end, if you had a Klassieker left, but now you don't, I suppose this is the next best thing. With the goal difference in your favour, I think the title is yours to lose now.
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Great win vs Brugge. No more Belgian sides in Europe, no longer being a threat in the coefficients. Ajax are holding the fort for sure, being the only Dutch team left. Sandwiched between France and Portugal, with three and two clubs left, things could work against you, unless you manage to go all the way. I recall a quote from earlier in the season, where it was mentioned that a competitive Ajax was pivotal for Dutch football. And I suppose the current situation only underlines that.
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- @Danimal5981 This season, yes. I was mainly referring to the TOTAL column, where Netherlands have quite the gap to Belgium still. And are placed in a sandwich between France and Portugal. So Ajax need a bit more help from the other Dutch teams in the seasons to come, if they are going to improve - or even just maintain - their current position.
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Wow, Feyenoord slips in the final stretch. Draws vs both Waalwijk and Almere, and Ajax are there to instantly punish that. A 2 points lead and a better goal difference, you are in a great position with only weeks left of the season. The easy win at Sittard may also be an optimal preparation for the upcoming European games.
New CEO publishing a book. A fun little mention there, great idea. It surprises me, however, that he's had the time to write a book. I would have thought that turning the club from disaster to success was going to be a full time occupation for him.
