More stuff…

Ajax wants FC Groningen player Luis Suarez… The 20 year old Uruguyan player was one of the revelations of this season and Ajax feels it needs more young blood. But FC Groningen says “no, piss off”. So Ajax says: hang on, this means a step up for this boy… And FC Groningen says: no it doesn’t! We played UEFA cup football and so did you! Last season FC Kopenhagen stopped you from playing CL football, so what “step up” are you talking about???

I like that…

Jerzy Dudek, the Liverpool goalie of 2005 fame, signed a contract at Real Madrid as Casillas understudy. Feyenoord wanted to sign the Polish international again, but he opted for the biggest club in the world.

Fabio Capello is looking to pursue his career in the US, hoping to be the Chosen One who at long last will be able to put US football on the charts.

Jose Mourinho declared he wants to play with wingers again, instead of the diamond shaped midfield he used last season. With Robben, Kalou, Cole and the new French signing - forgot his name - he wants to play more dominantly. This could mean the end of Michael Ballack. Mourinho introduced the diamond to allow Lampard and Ballack to play together, but Mourinho wasn’t impressed with the German input last season.

Feyenoord’s talented right winger Tim Vincken shouldn’t leave the club, thinks van Marwijk. The youngster, left out of the U21 squad by De Haan, wanted to leave Feyenoord what with all the new signings, but Van Marwijk expressed his faith in the Overmars-like striker. Vincken is the third right-legged striker with Slory and Castelen. But Van Marwijk thinks Vincken could very well handle his tasks on the left wing as well.

And then…

Robin van Persie is back! He missed the last months of the season due to a foot injury. Saturday, in the first test match of this season, Robin was back. He played a strong game against Barret, with an assist on Adebayor and a fierce header on the crossbar. But, the real spotlights were reserved for Nacer Barazite! It doesn’t sound Dutch, but the 17 year old is a product of the NEC Nijmegen youth development system and was signed by Arsenal in 2006. He made his debut in the second half, replacing Van Persie, and scored a cracker with a hard diagonal shot. Barazite is a youth international for Oranje… Great things are coming…