Luis Suarez stays at Ajax

Saturday night was the home match against Willem II. Although the full selection had trained together for only one day, Ajax won the match with 4-0. Eyong Enoh, Miralem Sulejmani, Marko Pantelic and Luis Suarez scored the goals. However the competitors FC Twente and PSV won their matches also, so Ajax stays third on the list.

Ajax Rotterdam (my nickname for Sparta Rotterdam) won also from Feyenoord Rotterdam with 2-1, so my weekend was good! The reason why I mention Sparta Ajax Rotterdam, has nothing to do with the Greek Myth. No, I think the whole team can fit into Ajax reserve team.

Rydell Poepon, who scored the first goal against Feyenoord is a former Ajax striker. He had to leave Ajax, because van Basten signed Dario Cvitanich, who doesn’t make a good impression in Amsterdam. Ajax had never let Poepon go to Sparta. Now they can buy him back, if he continues his progression. Also former Ajaxplayers Emmanuel Boakye, Donovan Slijngard and Darko Bodul also played against Feyenoord. Sparta also has big talents as Kevin Strootman, Ayodele Adeleye and Erik Falkenburg. Edouard Douplan is a better option than Bakiricioglu and Rommedahl. Anyway to cause a defeat to rival Feyenoord in better days, is always a good feeling!

Former champion AZ lost the game against FC Twente 3-2. The disadvantage has become so big, that a prolongation to the title remains just a utopia. However it appears that the future of AZ will collapse. The club falls under DSB Management, a cooperation of CEO Dirk Scheringa. It mainly feeds on income from another company that falls under DSB Management: DSB Bank, wich is claimed bankrupt. It seems that there is no positive way out, which means that the president of the club (Dirk Scheringa) loose his rights and has to sell it to another investor.

Top players of AZ have ambition and can leave the club for a reasonable price next summer. The traditional top three: Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV can contract players like Sergio Romero, Hector Moreno, David Mendes da Silva, Stijn Schaars, Maarten Martens, Rasmuss Elm, Moussa Dembele and Mounir El Hamdaoui. Hopefully the teams have enough budget on their transfers. Ajax will do well to buy Stijn Schaars. Many supporters of Ajax, think he is an asshole, because he always plays on the edge against Ajax, but they have to ignore that. Ajax seeks a captain, and Schaars can fit this role, although he has to grow of course, but his status as Dutch International will benefit him!

Stijn Schaars currently plays, just like many other AZ players, under their normal level. However, when he played last weekend with the Dutch national squad against Australia, he played as good as normal. Fact: his partner on the midfield against Australia was Demy de Zeeuw. These two can find each other blindly. This is a oppertunity for Ajax! Currently playing besides de Zeeuw at Ajax, is Cameroon player Eyong Enoh. He is a great talent, but takes many unnecessary yellow cards. Gabri is a good second option. I appreciate his defensive aspects, but has no personality to lead a squad despites his experience. With all due respect, he is a good player to sit on the bench.

If Piotr Trochowski doesn’t sign a contract in Amsterdam, Moussa Dembele would be a good option. However, I think he will leave to PSV or to a foreign club. Lucky for many supporters, Luis Suarez declared that he doesn’t want to leave Amsterdam this winter. This sounds for many people as music in the ears, but I could told you that this summer. It’s not that I spoke with the man in person about it, but based on facts I can conclude it.

Many European clubs are willing to sign Suarez, and the big money for the player beckons. However I don’t think Suarez is sensitive for that aspect. He wants to play and wants to mean something for a team. Money comes later, and his salary at Ajax isn’t also that bad. He wants to reach the top, and as captain of Ajax he grows as player. Besides, a transfer in the winter can also be negative. Former Ajax striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar knows everything about that. The competition at the top is bigger than at a club like Ajax. If a player doesn’t perform in short time, a new player already looks around the corner.

His status at this moment, is good enough to let teams like Milan and Barcelona be interested. But that doesn’t guarantee him to play as much matches as possible. If he personally helps Ajax to win the Dutch league, it will influence his status positively. Because his contract runs until 2012 in Amsterdam, the technical staff can ask a reasonable price for him, but the big question remains: does Ajax really want to sell Suarez? The club have to earn money to solve the negative loss, that appeared this week. But can help 30 to 40 million euro back on top? The history proves the opposite.

Ajax must convince Suarez to stay another (half) season, if they will play Champions League (CL). Then Ajax can reach high eyes at the biggest competition of the world. After 6 long years, it finally must happen again. Ajax with Suarez can fulfill this goal together! Why?

• Luis can only grow at Ajax trough playing CL matches. He can show the world what a great player he is, before going to a European top team.


• Luis will play all matches in the CL for Ajax. Chances are, that he will watch the game from the bench at another team.


• Luis will play in a better Ajax. The team has grow, and based on the current season, Martin Jol also will be coach next season.


• Ajax will have more money to spend on reinforcements (Boulahrouz, Schaars and Trochowski??). A team who plays CL, will be a interesting option for a player.


• Luis as captain, can recommend or advise any Uruguay reinforcements to the club. I think of players like: Diego Godin (Villareal), Leandro Cabrera (Atletico Madrid), Juan Albin (Getafe), Nestor Muslera (Napoli), Diego Arismendi (Stoke City), Christian Rodriguez (FC Porto), Jonathan Urretavizcaya (Benfica) or Gonzalo Baretto (Danubio FC).


• Luis age is now at 22. When he will leave Ajax in 2011, he will be 24. A reasonable age to head off to Spain, England or Italy. He still has a one year old contract, who can deliver Ajax some money.

Hopefully he will resign his contract with an extension of one year. It’s just a utopia, but still very realistic. Ajax only has to cherish his biggest player of this moment. The way to the top is closer than many thinks!