So much for predictions (2)

"I'm so confident about this team that i will even venture into guessing how far they will get into the champions league: i would be disappointed if they wouldn't make it to the quarter final."

Did i wrote that? I guess i did.

It turns out that Ajax isn't going to play any champions league football at all. After winning away against FC Copenhagen with 2-1, i was quite confident that they would finish the job in the Amsterdam arena. But after a good first and a dismal second half, Ajax Ajax lost with 2-0 from the Danes. So we weren't even able to save the preliminary round. So it will be the UEFA cup this year. Bye bye Chelsea, hello Newcastle United.

Not that there is anything wrong with Newcastle but still... Ouch.

The draw for the group stage of the CL has just finished. FC Copenhagen has found themselves in a group that would haven perfect for Ajax: Manchester United, Celtic and Benfica. I still believe that Ajax would have had a good chance to end as number two in that group.

Despite yesterdays disaster, i still believe that Ajax has a real good team and a fantastic coach. I expect that this team will really shine this season. Just not on the European stage that matters most.

FC Copenhagen will do that instead. Good luck to them.