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Player Focus: Kahn and Van der Sar Inspiring Cillessen's Progression at Ajax

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Player Focus: Kahn and Van der Sar Inspiring Cillessen's Progression at Ajax It's somewhat fitting that the loneliest position in football is identified with the number one. In some circles the role has transcended beyond traditional convention, but one contemporary exponent is following a well-trodden path. Possession is nine-tenths of the law, and at this moment in time th...

Player Focus: A Touch of Class From Graduates Epitomising Ajax & Feyenoord

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Player Focus: A Touch of Class From Graduates Epitomising Ajax & Feyenoord In an age when clubs are starting to lose their identities it's refreshing to see a few, in this case Ajax and Feyenoord, bucking the trend. Both are institutions, described by De Telegraaf as standard-bearers of Dutch football, but share an intense rivalry defined by ideology. It’s essentiall...

Player Focus: Impressive Milik Hoping to Emulate Former Great Ajax No. 9s

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Player Focus: Impressive Milik Hoping to Emulate Former Great Ajax No. 9s The elixir of life for Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, who made his name in the Eredivisie, a breeding ground for some of the finest scorers in history, is the sound of the ball hitting the back of the net. One emerging marksman hoping to emulate 'De Hunter', who scored 110 goals across 148 games in the Dutch ...

Team Focus: Ajax Should Look Back to Past Formations in Order to Move Forward

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Team Focus: Ajax Should Look Back to Past Formations in Order to Move Forward 1984 is not only a great novel but also the year Johan Cruyff retired as a professional footballer. His decision to go into management forever altered thefortunesof his boyhood club Ajax and other love FC Barcelona – both competitively meeting for a third time on Tuesday – no individual ...

Player Focus: Lasse Schöne Epitomising Team Philosophy at Ajax

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Player Focus: Lasse Schöne Epitomising Team Philosophy at Ajax Football is a team sport might be a mundane response, yet it is a wholly accurate one in explaining Frank de Boer's success: four successive championships over the past three-and-a-half years. There's a touch of egalitarianism – our strength is that we are not dependent on one person – w...

League Focus: Eredivisie 2014/15 Preview - Ajax's Chance to Make History

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League Focus: Eredivisie 2014/15 Preview - Ajax's Chance to Make History If one word could describe the Eredivisie it is engrossing. Unpredictability borne out of the annual summer upheaval – today's economic reality means Dutch clubs find it difficult to retain the experience and cohesion forged over the past 12-18 months – leading to its competitive nature....

Team Focus: History Maker De Boer Going Nowhere for Now

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Team Focus: History Maker De Boer Going Nowhere for Now Béla Guttmann, the legendary Hungarian manager, hypothesised the third year for a successful coach would be fatal. Not for Frank de Boer, who is closing in on securing Ajax their 33rd Eredivisie title and the fourth in a row under his tenure.The standard-bearer of Dutch football according to ...

Player Focus: Cruyff's Klaassen Admiration Speaks Volumes

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Player Focus: Cruyff's Klaassen Admiration Speaks Volumes When it comes to feuds the one shared between Johan Cruyff and Louis van Gaal – disciples of the 'Ajax school' – is arguably the most philosophical. It boils down to player and team development: individual versus collective. Of course, Louis van Gaal has an understanding of football, Cru...

Match Focus: PSV and Ajax Resume Rivalry as Eredivisie Returns

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Match Focus: PSV and Ajax Resume Rivalry as Eredivisie Returns Eric Gerets still remembers tasting the hatred every time he faced Ajax. When I arrived at PSV, we broke Ajax's hegemony. I don't think I'm liked very much over there, but I don't like them very much either. Gerets, a tireless right-back who spent seven successful years in Eindhoven, succinctly summ...

Team Focus: Homegrown Talent Key to Ajax's Chances in Milan

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Team Focus: Homegrown Talent Key to Ajax's Chances in Milan There was something uplifting about Ajax's win over Barcelona. It rekindled memories of when the Amsterdammers were a force in Europe captivating their opponents and audience with spellbinding football. Outstanding, the Ajax school is very much alive, El Mundo Deportivo wrote. We beat Barcelona with...