18 year old Danish striker looks like becoming another Scandinavian success story for Ajax and scored again tonight to make it 6 for the season even though he's only started 7 games. His style is quite mature for his age using clever movement and a good touch rather than being particularly fast and is a brilliant striker of the ball as he showed with his goals this season.
Kasper Dolberg
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This is going to be one heck of a player.
18 years, strong as bear. Good length, scores easy. Just has to work on keeping possession a bit better.
18 years, strong as bear. Good length, scores easy. Just has to work on keeping possession a bit better.
Very talented striker, big future ahead of him. Also really like their new Colombian defender, Sanchez.
Have kept an eye out for his performances since he started making appearances this season. Was picked up by the same guy that scouted Christian Eriksen too.
Average FM player. Do not want.
Steady on there mate
Interesting talent. After Ajax, a move to a stronger league will benefit him and show if he can progress.
@Sjaakmeoff @jb8521 How are Nouri and Van den Beek progressing. In particular Nouri was incredible in under age football and he should be playing first team for Ajax at this point I'd have guessed. Dolberg looks great so far - so hard to predict things though. Zivkovic had an excellent reputation a few years ago and now seems to have dissapeared. Must be great for Ajax though - just as they sell Milik for massive money, they have another wonderkid that arrives onto the scene at the right time.
Nouri just made his first team debut in our cup win about two weeks ago where he scored a goal. It's true that most people expected that a lot sooner as he's probably our most talented youngster since Kishna before injuries. I guess his size and lack of strength are the reason why he's not yet part of our first team.
He's still extremely talented and looked good in that game. He's also a standout in our 2nd team that plays in the 2nd dutch division. Now it's a bit hard to say how soon he will become a full first teamer because our midfield is very crowded. We just bought Ziyech who imo is the best attacking midfielder in the league and atm Klaassen always plays even though he's utter crap and there are a few other midfielders right behind these two. Still think he should make the team relative soon because of his talent, maybe on the wing.
Zivkovic on the other hand - he's talented but I don't think he's suited for our team.. he needs a counterattacking team which is why he always looks a lot better when he plays for the smaller clubs. To be honest I don't really think it'll work out with him and us.
Anyway Dolberg absolutely looks legit. He's decent on the ball, quite fast, slim and very composed.
He likes to nutmeg people it seems.
For the assist against Celta the other day:
Against Feyenoord today:
For the assist against Celta the other day:
Against Feyenoord today:
Top class talent. Ajax have found themselves another diamond gem IMO.
Seems a good player, i was impressed. Watched him for the first time today. Love his style, that goal was brilliant.
Watching him for the first time now and I'm impressed. Everytime he gets the ball something happens.
His goal today was pure brilliance. We have a diamond in the rough here.
At his age to show such class and calmth is just incredible.
At his age to show such class and calmth is just incredible.
Playing brilliantly and a very good goal, just 18/19. Watching him and Rashford simultaneously, I think he's even a bigger talent, he almost looks like a finish product at this tender age, complete performances and a quite good return without tap ins.
He's just outrageous.
He is killing Celta de Vigo defence at the moment.
Came here to post that. There's something about this fella. Very classy goal.
I say, flog Zlatan and bring this guy in. Surely won't miss that many chances. Seriously though we need to keep tabs on this guy.
His contract remains for like 4/5 years, Ajax would probably ask 60 million or something like that. He's a star in the making though.
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It's not even so much about us as a club - I doubt he wants to move at the moment
Most of our young players have shown that they understand very well that leaving too soon won't help their careers which is why quite a few of them declined a move to a bigger league even when we accepted the offer and they could've earned far more money playing (well or sitting the bench tbf) in a better league.
Will he be that good, you reckon? Could you post a highlight reel here? His style is very powerful and fast. I like that.
Screw it. Forget Dolberg. Sign up this Olsen guy
I couldnt know to be fair, way too soon to say that. I thought El Ghazi, Bazoer, Fischer would be stars by now, but they arent in the slightest. Dolberg really understands the game, has decent physique, driven in his movement, quick, strong, a very good finisher and can also beat a defender, links up well, holds up well, great talent.
Yep.
That's key imo. I watched the reverse fixture in Spain where they drew 2-2. And he was very good with intelligence in his movement.
Really?
El Ghazi never had the talent for that. He scored a few goals but his technique is just not good enough. Fischer was certainly more talented but he still was clearly inferior to Eriksen who is "only" a very good player.
Bazoer was very good but only for a short amount of time. Still think he's a good talent but I find it really strange that so many of our young plyers are so overhyped.
Let us sign him, never play him and say he isn't good enough. Just like Depay.
Huge talent, can become a world class player. Think he's smart enough to not sign for a huge club like United for at least two or three more years. Let him mature at Ajax, we might not have billions of euro's here in Holland, but we do know how to teach a youngster how to play.
El Ghazi was very very good in his debut season, quite a good return, and he looked like a very complete player in his heading of the ball, physique, shot technique, beating players and his crossing was brilliant, he could play on the wing, up front, skillfull, strong and that was at 19(?) So yeah, he looked like a player with a lot of potential who I thought by now would be at least of like Ziyech level in de Eredivisie. Fischers debut season was great, 10 goals and 10 assists as a 18 year old, some lovely football and big performances in top matches, he smashes the youth League as well against the likes of Barcelona, Liverpool, it was fair to say that he must have been one of the highliest rated talents at that time. Gone to shit after his injuries, which he wouldnt be the first to suffer from that.
Bazoer just needs his mentality set right, that lazy and lethargic mentality he now carries over the pitch is costing him, if he had lets say Vilhena's mentality, he'd be a starter. He has all the attributes to be a top top player, i still firmly believe that, his immense physique, he can dribble, his passing is quite underrated and was even adding some goals to his game. Now he just wanders across the pitch like Yaya Toure.
van Gaal hired him for Ajax in the first place too.
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I watched him once against Feyenoord and half an hour/ a few touches were enough to convince me he is quite special. His goal was nice too.
It doesnt turn out always like that, injuries and mismanaging/wrong transfer can easily destroy him, but if he continues his progress and with a bit of luck injury wise, he could become a world beater. The way he toyed with the Celta defenders yesterday, goodness me.
It doesnt turn out always like that, injuries and mismanaging/wrong transfer can easily destroy him, but if he continues his progress and with a bit of luck injury wise, he could become a world beater. The way he toyed with the Celta defenders yesterday, goodness me.
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His first half yesterday was sensational, but let's not make him better than he is and let's not take future development for granted. First it's Ajax where he's playing and Ajax has always had a different way of looking at centre forwards. "A centre forward is there to make goals" is way too primitive for Ajax, they've never achieved much with a striker like that, that's a pre 70's line of thought. The younger fans are a bit misguided sometimes, but in general Ajax is happy with a 15-goal a season centre forward, if he's good with his back to goal and helps other playes score goals.
Dolberg is pretty good with his back to goal, in the link-up, one touch, two touches, and keeping the ball longer and hold off a defender until he can find a teammate to pass it to. He has the understanding of the game to do that well, but he still has his wrong choices and bad touches. These are Stefan Petterson qualities and that's highly appreciated at Ajax. Petterson wasn't an international top player, but with this specialism he fitted right in at Ajax and he made a young Bergkamp shine.
But he can also beat his defender with his first or his second touch, with his back to goal, and turn him. And he can shoot, from 20 yards, from 30 yards, and he doesn't need much time to fire. He's a very strong header, both at goal and in the link up, and a very technical and cool finisher with one defender and a goal keeper to beat. He's good as a static centre forward, and good as a dynamic striker. Ajax fans are used to enjoy one and accept compromise on the other, now suddenly there's the young centre forward who has it all.
So he's the perfect young centre forward for Ajax, more than any fan dared to have wished for, allthough Ajax-fans aren't the modest and easily pleased kind. But that doesn't make him a guaranteed world star of the future. First it's Ajax and Ajax knows how to handle young players, including the probability that he will have a spell of poor form as part of his development. Secondly, there aren't that many clubs that use the capability of a centre forward to play wiht his back to goal like that, that's a typical Ajax 4-3-3 thing. If a club don't use that, he's a bit less special. And there's always the higher pace of the bigger leagues and their top clubs, the players run a bit faster, jump a bit higher and get a foot in quicker, not every talented player manages that higher gear. He will get sold, and that's not a problem for Ajax, it has always been like that and players are sold younger lately and Ajax has adapted to that. What's important for Ajax is that the most talented players stay long enough to get sold to Europe's elite. They shouldn't have to move to a lesser foreign club first. Eriksen leaving for Tottenham is not a good thing, Suarez moving to Liverpool first and then to Barcelona is not how it should be. Dolberg seems to be a sensible guy who doesn't get tempted by quick money easily, so hopefully he will play in the CL for Ajax for two years, and only leave for Europe's best, for a lot of money. By that time Ajax should have the next great talent in the academy or in the team.
Dolberg is pretty good with his back to goal, in the link-up, one touch, two touches, and keeping the ball longer and hold off a defender until he can find a teammate to pass it to. He has the understanding of the game to do that well, but he still has his wrong choices and bad touches. These are Stefan Petterson qualities and that's highly appreciated at Ajax. Petterson wasn't an international top player, but with this specialism he fitted right in at Ajax and he made a young Bergkamp shine.
But he can also beat his defender with his first or his second touch, with his back to goal, and turn him. And he can shoot, from 20 yards, from 30 yards, and he doesn't need much time to fire. He's a very strong header, both at goal and in the link up, and a very technical and cool finisher with one defender and a goal keeper to beat. He's good as a static centre forward, and good as a dynamic striker. Ajax fans are used to enjoy one and accept compromise on the other, now suddenly there's the young centre forward who has it all.
So he's the perfect young centre forward for Ajax, more than any fan dared to have wished for, allthough Ajax-fans aren't the modest and easily pleased kind. But that doesn't make him a guaranteed world star of the future. First it's Ajax and Ajax knows how to handle young players, including the probability that he will have a spell of poor form as part of his development. Secondly, there aren't that many clubs that use the capability of a centre forward to play wiht his back to goal like that, that's a typical Ajax 4-3-3 thing. If a club don't use that, he's a bit less special. And there's always the higher pace of the bigger leagues and their top clubs, the players run a bit faster, jump a bit higher and get a foot in quicker, not every talented player manages that higher gear. He will get sold, and that's not a problem for Ajax, it has always been like that and players are sold younger lately and Ajax has adapted to that. What's important for Ajax is that the most talented players stay long enough to get sold to Europe's elite. They shouldn't have to move to a lesser foreign club first. Eriksen leaving for Tottenham is not a good thing, Suarez moving to Liverpool first and then to Barcelona is not how it should be. Dolberg seems to be a sensible guy who doesn't get tempted by quick money easily, so hopefully he will play in the CL for Ajax for two years, and only leave for Europe's best, for a lot of money. By that time Ajax should have the next great talent in the academy or in the team.
Well at least I can agree with you on the fact that Bazoer has enough talent to make it