Agreed mate, maybe you have to be a certain age to totally understand what Ajax gave to football, maybe not, but I remember as a kid in the early 70's getting a Subuteo set for Christmas (thought it was a shit game personally but anyhow) I can guarantee, when it came to buying your next set of figures/team, where I grew up, way over 90% of the kids I knew bought the Alax team, think that speaks volumes.Put it this way, to put into perspective about how big/influential AFC Ajax Amsterdam are; FC Barcelona are Ajax-lite.
Everything you see about the way Barça played in their great era was copied off Ajax. Through Cruyff’s Ajax influence on Pep, Villanova and Enrique; Michels influence on Cruyff at Ajax; and Reynold’s influence on Michels at Ajax. It is the Ajax way of playing.
City are another Ajax-lite club, because that Ajax influence has come to City through Txiki, Soriano and Pep.
The cool thing about all that is that Jack Reynolds is a Mancunian who started his playing career at City.
When I think of Ajax, I always think they’re the coolest football club in Europe. Great history, a history that isn’t just about winning trophies (as mentioned above), iconic kit, iconic players, iconic Academy, great fans, a club that is synonymous with its city…
I really like Ajax. They’re a great club!
Arsenal haven’t had as much of an impact on football like Ajax have. In fact, not one English club has, and may never have.
I would suggest that Brazil were the most iconic team in the early 70s.Agreed mate, maybe you have to be a certain age to totally understand what Ajax gave to football, maybe not, but I remember as a kid in the early 70's getting a Subuteo set for Christmas (thought it was a shit game personally but anyhow) I can guarantee, when it came to buying your next set of figures/team, where I grew up, way over 90% of the kids I knew bought the Alax team, think that speaks volumes.
We're talking club football though mate ;-).I would suggest that Brazil were the most iconic team in the early 70s.
That was who I had as my first subuteo team,along with City of course.
You seem to think "Super" means being super at football, when it really means being super at attracting the sort of muppets who think you can support a football team merely via the medium of television.Agree
Great post, just highlights the stupidity of the 'Super League' or 'Money League'. There's no 'Super League' without Ajax as a founding member.
Yep, they areI really like Ajax. They’re a great club!
Put it this way, to put into perspective about how big/influential Ajax Amsterdam FC are; FC Barcelona are Ajax-lite.
Everything you see about the way Barça played in their great era was copied off Ajax. Through Cruyff’s Ajax influence on Pep, Villanova and Enrique; Michels influence on Cruyff at Ajax; and Reynold’s influence on Michels at Ajax. It is the Ajax way of playing.
City are another Ajax-lite club, because that Ajax influence has come to City through Txiki, Soriano and Pep.
The cool thing about all that is that Jack Reynolds is a Mancunian who started his playing career at City.
When I think of Ajax, I always think they’re the coolest football club in Europe. Cool name (Ajax the Great was a Greek hero of legend), great history, a history that isn’t just about winning trophies (as mentioned above), iconic kit, iconic players, iconic Academy, great fans, a club that is synonymous with its city…
I really like Ajax. They’re a great club!
Arsenal haven’t had as much of an impact on football like Ajax have. In fact, not one English club has, and may never have.