Ajax ’95: The Coolest Team Ever? | COPA90 x Top Eleven

In collaboration with Top Eleven we look at how a young Ajax side took Europe by storm in 1995. With a young Louis Van Gaal at the helm and a squad packed full of future icons of the game like Van Der Sar, Seedorf, Davids, Kluivert, the De Boer brothers, Rijkaard, Overmars and Kanu, the great Dutch side of the mid-90’s were a real force to be reckoned with.
Peaking in 1995 as they won the Eredivisie and Champions League without losing a game, we ask: was this the coolest team ever?
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[@dylantait7234]

All real football fans love Ajax and what they do. Play proper football, produce endless talent year on year and are always making football better and better. Their fans aren't bad also 🇳🇱❌❌❌

[@ashketchum2615]

So psv fans aren’t real? Think a little before speaking

[@TheEmanuel555]

@@ashketchum2615 that's not what he said 🤦🏻‍♂️ did he say all real football fans ONLY love Ajax?? No, if you're a fan of football and you know football, you recognize Ajax as a top club of this beautiful game. He didn't say anything about PSV and wasn't counting out any other club. And don't compare Ajax to PSV please. Never.

[@ashketchum2615]

@@TheEmanuel555 ur not making any sense, I never said he said football fans ONLY like Ajax. Let me explain. He said all real football fans MUST like Ajax, which is wrong because Ajax has rival clubs like PSV and Feyenord which have REAL FANS which DONT LIKE Ajax. Got it?

[@speedking7224]

There is no absolutely correct way of playing football. It's how it's implemented stop gatekeeping

[@makshay]

@@ashketchum2615 when did he said MUST??

[@antti4125]

Litmanen should have got the Ballon d’Or that year

[@Joe-xf5ot]

Agreed, he was unreal. Crazy ability

[@cihangirozer86]

I agree brother

[@davidderuiter726]

Yet he came in third

[@spencerglover1]

Definitely one of the greats, he was up there with Baggio, Romario & Savicevic

[@villekyllonen8941]

Todellakin, vittu mikä ryöstö

[@ski8615]

When I was a kid this team was THE TEAM. Don’t get the respect they deserve they went undefeated all season

[@davidderuiter726]

We lost to Feyenoord in the KNVB Beker.

[@MrAlumrocky]

bosman rule stopped ajax from completely dominating europe again.

[@sanoban]

they almost did it last year. I would have loved for them to win the Champion's League

[@pritapp788]

Not just Bosman, but the EU and free movement in general, which allowed clubs from richer leagues to hoover up talent from other countries as there were no restrictions anymore on the number of EU players you could have in a squad.

[@RafsanS15]

van Gaal signed several of them to Barca

[@BassieWorst12]

I was 9 at the time, I'm still thankful my parents let me watch all matches.

[@pritapp788]

Yes they were! Homegrown talent, dominant, attacking style of football with an innovative coach and supreme talents such as Rijkaard, Seedorf, Davids, Overmars and Litmanen. But Ajax of the early 1970s was super cool too... just watch the way they dismantled Bayern Munich and Real Madrid at the time, without ever seeming to worry about anything.

[@davidderuiter726]

That time in 1995 i could hear the singing coming from the stadium outside of my house

[@ManchesterUtdFan]

LVG a genius. I appreciated him so much at MUFC. Unfortunately that game against Leicester was a turning point in his play style. Prior to that game and that game itself we were playing some incredible fluid attacking football, but that Leicester comeback had him turn to possession slow style football.

[@jochemlambers]

And LVG singing "Louis van Gaal's Red Army!" is also second to none! :D

[@Abiodun92]

Litmanen, the King of Finnish Football! ❤️🇫🇮👑

[@user-zt4pz4pc9f]

ajax 1994/1995 , Louis van Gaal CHANGED FOOTBALL!!!! i was 13 years back then it was magical times of football we saw at school the worldcup final against Gremio the whole school with 4 TV's in the kantine!!! even the girls were obsessed and in love with the players of Ajax, it was unseen back then. till Ajax moved from Vermeer to new Arena stadion, then the Players left and Ajax since 97' was a weak team. till 2018

[@seduxtive776]

Back when football was actually a physical sport , back when pitches of the norm had goalmouths every time their was wet weather and there was no such thing as underground heating . Back when players were either wearing the same black and white Adidas’s , back when they was no such thing as social media , back when their was a certain thing called dial - up internet .

[@BeatsDownGaming]

This team was like one I'd build on FIFA/PES with all the young players with the highest potential rating.

[@TEAMtalkdotcom]

Total football personified

[@KitCurranRadioShow]

Holland should have won the World Cup in 1998 with the basis of this side.

[@elcaudillodeleste7579]

Nice Video. But why did you use a 1960s looking Super-8mm-filter instead of a 90s Style VHS-filter?

[@Mca110]

If you don’t like Ajax I don’t like you.

[@arjanpelle]

@Karim Benzema at the same time they have by far the most fans, who don't hate them. Pretty much the faith of all leading clubs; bayern, man u, juve , and so on

[@alexanderdesevaux3908]

Should've also included the stadium move from Stadion De Meer to the ArenA

[@deslurper88]

the more the time passes by AJAX 95 confirms to be a team that no team can surpasses. Mostly youth, combined with Ajax legacy (1971-73) , local lads, not being affraid of wahts comin at them... As a Amsterdam guy, of course the best (Ajax) team, im so proud of being able to say 4 Champions Leagues, 1 UEFA CUP, 1 CUP Winners cup , 2 Intercontinental cups

[@ilijatrojanovic8619]

Red Star Belgrade 1990-91, the last real team which symbolized Yugoslavia

[@sakketin]

Yeah, but they were extremely defensive and boring to watch.

[@ilijatrojanovic8619]

@@sakketin Not at all boring to watch. The European Cup final was indeed the most boring final in recent memory, but read more about the match and you will see that this was the tactic Red Star's coach told them to play: contain; no counter; only try and score from set pieces or winning a penalty. This tired out that Marseille side who burned out midway through the second half. Legs too heavy to do anything after full time and they lost on penalties. It was a masterclass, a boring one, but a masterclass nonetheless. Also no idea where you got your information about a bad defense. You can't be champions of Europe with a bad back line.

[@MrAlumrocky]

@@ilijatrojanovic8619 he meant they defended too much, not that they were bad at defending.

[@ilijatrojanovic8619]

MrAlumrocky misread that. Sorry @Saku, but to take one match away from the process and domestic (and global, 3-0 v Colo Colo in Tokyo) success is a bit farfetched.

[@dzemilmehovic5271]

​@@MrAlumrockybut hes wrong with that too, apart from the final, they always attacked no matter where or vs who. Bro they even dominated Bayern in middle of Munich they made their fans boo them in middle of the game

[@dionysise5008]

Ajax should always be included in the top10 list of European clubs. I just wish it could be able to keep the players they produce

[@Taporeee]

YES

[@lasallsa3480]

The best team ever

[@marcbrockhoff]

Most players homegrown

[@timeslikethese52]

Ayo what happened to poet and vuj

[@MrAykut23]

0:06 "So they're going to watch the Final on television with their philosophy"

[@Copa90]

Which team would you like to see next?

[@harishragavendra1219]

BAYERN 2012-13

[@MrSretko0328]

The golden yugoslavs, red star belgrade 1991

[@LPMaxytb]

Austria Vienna 1978-1979 Reaching the Cup winners Cup Final in 78 and the european cup semi final in 79.

[@Oranjee1089]

PSV Eindhoven and Guus Hiddink

[@LPMaxytb]

Oh, and they also won four league titles in a row.

[@sidneyklosteren6581]

ZEKERS!!!!!

[@daveskimming6379]

Where is Silooy or am I late?

[@NateVDZ]

Didn't play that season, broke his leg unfortunately

[@thijs673]

He did play a year later in the championsleague final vs Juventus. They lost because of the doping!

[@Minias101]

I do not know the word "evocsive" and I am unable to find it. Can you spell it for me please?

[@ras_mag]

Maybe you mean eredivisie. That’s the top flight in Holland

[@DuncanSneddon]

Evocative

[@timothydaly8161]

I liked every player on their team and I dreamed of Bergkamp playing for Arsenal one day.

[@Agee1]

But Bergkamp was in Inter Milan in 1995

[@j.c.n9718]

Ajax 02/03 Ajax 18/19.

[@villekyllonen8941]

Litmanen 🤍🤍🇫🇮🇫🇮⚽️

[@user-se3rm1nt5e]

96 panathinaikos Which reach the semi finals and allmost beat Ajax in the semis

[@RuzzaM8]

but didnt win anything :/

[@DutchJesse]

Orfeas Drazios Almost is never enough. We learned that the hard way last season too...

[@Adriano7aleo]

@@DutchJesse "almost " means getting beated by 0-3 on semi final vs ajax

[@TheKokkiek]

Still proud 🏆❌❌❌

[@grobariza]

they would destroy Liverpool

[@arronblack67]

Celtic Treble Treble Champions never been done before 🍀🍀

[@user-sb2mt6pz4o]

Who cares

[@arronblack67]

Jack H stick to killie big guy

[@sjeisbroochem1976]

yes in 1786, great achievement

[@FromTheTerracePodcast]

mental team, could last years Ajax team beat this one?

[@ThomasNorgard]

From The Terrace Podcast of course they could. Almost every premier league team in 2020 could beat this Ajax team. The pace of the game has evolved ALOT

[@oranges866]

With the crop of talent that the 94-95 Ajax squad had, Van Gaal would've just changed a few things and continue to dominate. Remember that Total Football hasn't changed much since Van Gaal adapted it to the modern game, and the Ajax squad of last year steamrolled most of Europe with it.

[@pritapp788]

Don't think so. Ajax team of 2019 had some wildly unreliable, inconsistent players like Veltman and Ziyech (I don't mean they are bad, just that they are unable to maintain a steady level of performance). Plus Dolberg upfront who basically brought Tottenham back into the tie. Ajax 1995 had no such weak spots and benefited from a strong bench as well. If I'm not mistaken they brought on Kanu and Kluivert in the 1995 final.

[@alliedatheistalliance6776]

I'm a Heart of Midlothian fan, but I've always been jealous of Ranger's links with Ajax and Red Star Belgrade.

[@Kopjekoffie980]

Rangers have links with the Ajax jews ?? strange links nationalisten like Rangers with jews like Ajax .

[@EARL2356]

They have ties just as Celtic have ties with feynoord and Palestine

[@karelmartell]

there are no links between ajax and rangers

[@alliedatheistalliance6776]

@@karelmartell Liar, there are strong links between both the clubs and the fans. This was common knowledge in the 80's, 90's when I grew up.

[@TristanWeijermars]

@@Kopjekoffie980 Arveladze, the brothers De Boer, Mols and Van Vossen all played for Glasgow Rangers.