The Outrageous Downward Spiral Of Ajax

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Ajax are in a very bad moment. How did it get to this point and where to from here?
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00:00 - Introduction
02:22 - Thanks to Sangalo
03:12 - When it rains it pours
08:18 - Shady dealings
12:06 - Zero football
Producer: Tinashe Chipako
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[@javorgeorgiev6130]

What a time to be supporting both Ajax and Man U. Layers upon layers of pain.

[@baseupp12]

At least Man United probably won't be relegated

[@thetruth4654]

@@baseupp12 Not jet

[@gandalf_thegrey]

​@@baseupp12But they are unarguably more painful to be a fan off. United has unlike Ajax almost unlimited funds that rivaled Cities budget year after year. 15 years ago they were arguably the biggest club in the world (although i personally would disagree). For 10 years now United is a story of disappointment, immense investments with no payoff, a talent dead end. Waste money, waste players, waste young talents. And ar the end of the day they never take the TINIEST BIT OF RESPONSIBILITY. Its always the players fault. But after 10 years of constant underperformed talents *and* stars maybe are indicative of a cultural problem in the Club. They just don't want to he successfull. For me, Ajax Story looks like hella complacency.

[@baseupp12]

@@gandalf_thegrey Everything you said is nothing but truth and explains my pain watching United this year.

[@mrartdeco]

@@gandalf_thegreyfinally a fan of United with logic and not only spamming “oil money” and “emptyhad” to City fans

[@Kaijufied]

They lost their manager, their CEO, their sporting director and half of their team within 2 seasons😭 Timber, Martinez, Tadic, Klassen, Onana, Blind, Mazraoui and Haller would be hard to replace even with Van Der Sar and Overmars

[@Sleepy_santo]

Kudas and Edson too

[@theportugueselegend]

The problem is, they didn't even try. They have Owen Wijndal, Francisco Conceição and Naci Unuvar loaned out, a 40 year old goalkeeper, a lack of depth in the centre back position and a mediocre midfield, which they've spent a fortune on and they don't perform. Actually, Ajax never needed to spend the enormous amount of money they did this last year. And they did it without proper care or scouting, which is more alarming! For example, the squad needs a leader. They had the chance to bring back Van de Beek for the second season in a row and didn't do it. They needed a manager, couldn't splurge money on names like Marcelo Gallardo, Pochettino, Postecoglou, Nagelsmann, Antonio Conte and plenty other which where available. It's a problem of bad leadership, nothing more.

[@Kaijufied]

@@theportugueselegend that’s why I mentioned the CEO and the sporting director, their Overmars replacement is shocking

[@ChickenMusiala]

@theportugueselegend the thing is, we wouldn't trust Van De Beek to perform well as he gets injured and doesn't play a lot and be realistic would any of these managers work with Ajax?

[@theportugueselegend]

@@ChickenMusiala You should. Donny would be at home, would play in his favourite role and knows the culture at the club. Would be a role model. Most of those managers play a possession based football and have nice adaptability to other leagues. Postecoglou and Gallard specially.

[@Shadic70]

this is not the first time for Ajax that club is in chaos it happend also around 2000 but after a few years they bounce back with at time big help from Johan Cruijff, he can't help this time sadly but if Ajax relegated or don't win trophies for a long time I'll be there as a fan supporting my club in good and hard times. eens ajacied altijd ajacied

[@hoppywern9057]

Basel, Lyon and Ajax all getting relegated would be mad. All once heralded as the best run clubs in the world known for giant killings in the champions league. Could feasibly all get relegated this season.

[@a.demifemiflapo5795]

Ajax just won 5-0 and are in 8th while Lyon lost again and are rock bottom. The 4 time UCL winners will be fine 😊

[@wilseph1]

They sold a lot of players for a lot of money too quickly. Not enough time to deploy the funds to replenish the squad. Losing Overmars and Edwin being out were a massive blow. Ajax will be back in a few seasons.

[@gandalf_thegrey]

thats not the reason they literally do that for the past 20 years

[@zsomborszigeti6797]

A few seasons might be too much to ask for.

[@Kaijufied]

@@gandalf_thegrey but have they done it without their CEO and a competent sporting director tho?

[@sieveign]

dawg this is their entire business model nothing has changed

[@alexisvorstman125]

They don't have a lot of control over departing players

[@ChickenMusiala]

This is just pure pain as a Ajax fan man

[@SportsFan838]

Club Lyon fans feel the same way. Everton is also in some shit too

[@ChickenMusiala]

@SportsFan838 man we went 110 million in the ground with 11 foreigners where like 1 or 2 can't speak English

[@SportsFan838]

@@ChickenMusiala Now that's just scary to think about. Ajax is one of if not the best team in the Nederlands.

[@GIBBO4182]

0:53 Crazy that they’ve still scored so many goals

[@towersthetoad2161]

im a simple man, i see a new football iconic video, i click

[@goldenace8847]

Still will never understand how the sold Anthony for 85 mil

[@umarrazvi]

As a Utd fan we are finished and just overspend. But Ajax need to use it to invest

[@sgm2463]

​@@umarrazviLVG should have gone for Kane and Son for silly money, than the ridiculous money on trash.

[@wayneverhoff2790]

Why didn’t they keep the interim manager? Especially if they are gonna play so many young players that he coached in the academy

[@darkrose8328]

Quick asterix on their 12th place, as of right now. If you look at the table at 0:52 you see that Ajax has 11 games instead of 12 like the rest of the teams. This is because during their match against RKC Waalwijk, they had to cancel the match because the goal keeper of RKC had lost consciousness, who's fine now btw. Tragedy aside Ajax would probably be in the 8th spot as they were up by 3-2 had this not have happened and if they win the continuation in the near future.

[@prasannabalaji1886]

Every club goes through hard times some more than the others, I have experienced it for a decade as a gunner. True supporters stay with the club through thick and thin and hope someday things get brighter

[@TheOnlyTaps]

Great coverage as always 🫡👊🏿

[@kyriakos02]

If you ask me, this just proves how competitive the top flight leagues really are. Not just the prem

[@m11w888]

Best football channel out here man ❤❤❤

[@joelmulholland3138]

Really enjoyed your videos the last few years, some good shit

[@Efrencit017]

Been waiting for this one.

[@njongomato]

Your best video yet!

[@jordanford9320]

They did win 5-0 today tho and are now 8th but its been maddening to watch

[@CanMav]

Gutting your core of players will ALWAYS ruin your franchise.

[@davidjr4903]

wtf is "franchise"

[@010Jordi]

Im from rotterdam so love to see Ajax struggling. And my club Feyenoord was the first Dutch team to win a European trophy in 1970 and the last to win one in 2002

[@a.demifemiflapo5795]

Yet a less successful club. AFC Ajax is the face of the Eredivisie lmaoo

[@michelgi6499]

The return of Louis van Gaal at Ajax isn’t mentioned. Hope he can help get Ajax back on top.

[@oceanmike8516]

Might as well do Lyon next

[@craigtyler9129]

another great video

[@Pimdemmen]

Feels nice to watch this

[@Swordie050]

the frontoffice has lost a lot of football knowledge throughout the years, and with the loss of players like Alvarez Tadic and Klaassen they lost all leadership on the field. After that the team just felt lost, new signings are hugely underwhelming

[@g00dbyemisterA]

basel and lyon fans sweating right now

[@TheSeppepm]

Glad to see you focussing on some of the smaller leagues!

[@mysteriousM8]

It’s almost incredible to see

[@austinashworth6413]

Look mom look it’s another football iconic video

[@WOWZAWOW-qy5zo]

It seemed like just yesterday thwy were making that deep run in the ucl... what a shame

[@OMIMreacts]

I never understand when some higher-ups sign players the actual manager doesn't know, or want... How can this even happen?

[@nwk-wt3ty]

Went to the ajax stadium on my trip to amsterdam.. beautiful stadium

[@sadmanadib8536]

You know your club messed up when your sporting director looks like Norman Reedus

[@pusb9384]

this is a funny time to make this because ythey've actually been turning things around these past couple of weeks. A month ago this would've been 100% true but now they are actually starting to win convincingly again.

[@charlesray9674]

I always thought Ajax has lost its luster when they had to move from the De Meer Stadion and the Bosman decision. Losing the DeBoer brothers, van der Saar, Davids, Reziger, Kluivert, and the rest, were draining. And at the time, Ajax would find and develop players from Africa, and elsewhere along within the Dutch community, but other countries started scouting in those areas. If you are a talented young player, would you go to Germany, France, England, Italy or Spain, or would you go to the Netherlands? The Bosman rule, hampered Ajax's ability to keeping their young talent at home. Moving into the stadium also hurts (I'm assuming they to keep cut spending like Arsenal did moving into the Emirates Stadium) and had rely on selling their young early or lose them on a "free". Ajax could no longer sell on their terms and use those monies to reinvest in youth set-up. The last time I actually remembered Ajax was deep in the Champions League was in Kluivert's return to the club in their victory over AC Milan.

[@Poolie77]

Semi final in 2019.Enjoyed watching the journey!!

[@a.demifemiflapo5795]

So you never watched 2018-19 Champions League season lol

[@charlesray9674]

@a.demifemiflapo5795 After 1995, I was unable to follow any football because of work. I was AC Milan fan and had tocalled in sick to watch that Final against Ajax.

[@geenkaas6380]

@@charlesray9674 You are working for 28 years?

[@a.demifemiflapo5795]

@@charlesray9674 So you never had a vacation for 28 years?

[@sohampatwardhanbz]

Hopefully they make a comeback.

[@cheesewokka2930]

Nah, FEYENOORD

[@fildafernandes4366]

They probably will but prob will take some time

[@a.demifemiflapo5795]

​@@cheesewokka2930Ajax historically clear

[@cheesewokka2930]

@@a.demifemiflapo5795 dont care 4-0 bozo

[@brothatisfunny]

Can you do a video on the Brasil national team?

[@KARMAX506]

Glad that Bhutan football club was mentioned.

[@JonasFilberg]

I hope they'll be fine, Best academy

[@andrewsakkara]

The streets won't ever forget the iconic ucl run of ajax in 2019.

[@noone-qg1od]

West ham bought their two best players....

[@samuelschonenberger]

Pretty sure Daley Blind left (not signed) last season Also from the signing I had only heard about Borna Sosa and Van den Boomen

[@rnalonto]

*UPDATE:* Ajax is now in 8th and in contention for a Conference League playoff spot...

[@eoinforHIT]

Crazy of him to expect Dutch to be spoken in Netherlands, how aweful!

[@Kellykmixtape]

santiago gimenez mentioned 😄🇲🇽

[@alan_1213]

After todays 5-0 win over Vitesse they stand 8th. Not be bad and definitely they coming back

[@TobascoCatMC]

This might be painfull for Ajax fans, this might be Ajax own fault because of some of their decisions. But this is literally why we said no to something like the super league. Many football clubs today are over 100 year old. There will come a season where even the biggest giants will fail. And that is exactly why we love football, for its ups and downs. “You are no longer Ajax” is not true, you stick with your team no matter the ups and downs if you truly care for your team. I should know, my team of EFB in Denmark is an old an succesfull club who got bronze 4 years ago. Now we’re in the 3rd best league. Look at nottingham forest. Look at Liverpool, City, Chelsea etc many teams who had years of gap before ever coming back to the 1st division or winning. In the end this is what football is about.

[@MrBazzdoc]

That Fergie meme was just beautiful 😂

[@coala1980]

Ajax problem is been always selling their best players as soon they can that is been the strategy of the club for long time .The club kept their best players just four times since 1975 but this common in Netherlands all clubs use this strategy selling players to everyone who can afford it.

[@kylephaneuf9975]

The Ten Hag effect.

[@LS-kp6em]

Do a video in Hertha BSC and their downfall!

[@wizzy-]

Not me being an expat supporting Man Utd living in Amsterdam, just 10 mins away from Johan Cruyff Arena...

[@johnhavardvalebrokk6151]

The fact now that Bodø/Glimt of all teams took a 2 - 0 lead on Ajax at the Johan Cruyff Arena says everything with Ajax this season. It was a lead that Bodø/Glimt bottled in extra time, true. But it's to be expected with how the Norwegian league is set up in comparison to other leagues. Bodø/Glimt are in their pre season. This Thursday Ajax comes to Aspmyra, and the UEFA conference league play off will be decided. And if earlier trips to Aspmyra by big european teams is any indicator, Ajax is going to be in trouble. Just ask Besiktas, Roma, Celtic, AZ Alkmaar, Lugano, maybe even PSV and Arsenal even though we lost to Arsenal and PSV.

[@Sirius1914]

We save this banger for tea. See you in 2 hours Tanasha

[@astr0neer.]

As an Ajax fan.. I am upset. Van’t Schipp please save us

[@mawile3037]

That last quote about " no one's boss, but everyone is " is really bad, everyone wants to get there way but no one wants to take the full responsibility for leading the team, that's so telling more than people are willing to look into, its such a bull-- workplace political environment to be in, in any job

[@jonmagnuspetterson1464]

Honestly, need a what the is going on at Rosenborg

[@josephbubalalungu7125]

the day you document united you will cry

[@Hyde_Hill]

Blind had been there for ages already under Schreuder's season so wasn't really a signing.

[@gandalf_thegrey]

In every other universe are Mislintat and Ajax the PERFECT duo. Its kinda baffeling how this ended.

[@oskarpinedasrensen4019]

Make One on barca

[@pritapp788]

It's happening with Benfica too. It will basically keep happening to any club that does not have a bottomless pit of television money like the English clubs do. This money does not solve all problems but what it does is allow a much bigger margin of error.

[@watteffer]

Please have music link!

[@ThePerks2010]

It's just Ajax they do this once a decade after a fire sale. Youth academy will spit out another ridiculous first team in a few years.

[@darylmckay]

It's sad to see a legendary club like Ajax struggle, and I hope they recover and flourish again. They've found and produced some of the most talented players in history, despite the bigger richer leagues turning them into a selling club not a final destination club some time ago.

[@sieb5783]

Make a video about Slot and Feyenoord

[@SportsFan838]

I swear weird shit has been happening in the football world recently.

[@United_Wings]

Damn

[@MCPhatman]

How did you like the Bijlmer?

[@isaiasrivera9974]

Seeing TheEuropeanLad cry on twitter every weekend has been a joy

[@RespecTheLevYT]

10:13 ironic how free transfer Van den Boomen is the only good one on the list

[@adamislazy671]

Incoming reverse Jynx.

[@sehu1291]

Well Bayern coaches speak also German when the talk to the whole team. Every coach and player have to learn German as fast as possible. Look at guardiola

[@jonpon0182]

Daley Blind? He was at the club at the time. He wasn't a signing.

[@pauloisento771]

Make a video about sporting cp

[@bluewizzard8843]

It's dangerous to sell every season half their squad. Just not a very smart strategy and it only worked for such a long time because the eredivise is such an uncompetitve league.

[@donaldrussell9406]

Ten Haag , your club needs youuuuuu

[@jay7949]

If ten hag stayed at Ajax, both United and Ajax would be in better positions right now

[@aes1373]

I really don't get how Mislintat still gets DoF jobs around big clubs in Europe. His only good stint was with Dortmund.

[@rwalker0130]

Man U please let them have Van de Beek, Antony and Onana back, maybe they can help Ajax more than they helped us!

[@samdryden7944]

Oh yeah, Bhutan - that's some hot shit. 🙄

[@gbaleng2954]

Tinashe Nengomasha

[@Martoto94]

Everybody be losing it over Ajax being mid table while Lyon, i.e. one of the most successful French clubs ever, is basically guaranteed to get relegated.

[@giancarlotorres3520]

John van 't Schip…CHIVAS LEGEND!! 🇲🇽

[@quantado9411]

they forgot about SA Talents who were carrying ajax

[@janthecoo4964]

finally time voor fc emmen to step up. a club with real history on top would be a nice change

[@wayneverhoff2790]

Bro I hate when former players just shit on the new players of their old club. It is not motivating! It’s demoralizing! And when shit is this bad the issues are always systemic.

[@nabri-nfg3262]

The won a few games back up to 5th

[@jacehildebrand8991]

I support Ajax & leverkusen Bitter sweet time right now.

[@ChihayaKisaragi_1]

I see this video pop up in my recommended feed, 4 months after uploading and I can tell u that its even worse now lmao

[@jdeenlos]

still baffled how you're able to explain complex structures within a club with many details within a 15min video, so that d*mb*sses, whose first language isn't even english, like me can understand. best football content creator itw. by far. love. much love

[@jdeenlos]

entertaining AND educational!

[@EshBBX]

Looking at that player assembly I don't think i'd even want to buy a shirt with any of their names on the back of it. Doubt Ajax right now has more than 25% homegrown or even eredivisie familiar players. Faceless club

[@jonpon0182]

Pieter Zwart. What a lad.

[@tankcb]

Well this aged well...

[@MFmadlib15]

Ten hag back to Ajax?

[@ezraezra2928]

It appears that the football balance is changing fast. The likes of Basel, Lyon, and Ajax are falling apart. Same goes for the national team, where you can see Brazil and Germany, who were traditional powerhouses in World Cup, entering a crisis mode. You can see this thing in HITC Sevens' video (he already made it yesterday).

[@boortsy12]

This video came a little bit too late though. Ever since vt Schip took over, players are being put in the right place. And they have been performing better. I'm not saying the tables have turned completely, but the quality of football play on the pitch has been moderately better and is improving week by week. You hear a lot of negatives about all the expensive signings of Mislintat, but most of them just need some time and opportunity to perform honestly. And that is all possible with current trainer. former trainer Steijn was very reluctant in playing the new signings, out of protest to Mislintat. Which was absurd. Glad he's gone. This team has enough talent to at least crawl back to top 5 this season, so not all is lost yet. And the turmoil within the club is slowly but sure being subdued as well by bringing in Van Gaal as an advisor and Danny Blind on to the supervisory board. WIith talents like Hato and Brobbey (yes, i do believe he can improve his finishing), and decent signings like Sutalo/Akpom/VD Boomen, this team actually has a bright future! WZAWZDB

[@a.demifemiflapo5795]

A month too late 🤣 they're not doing too bad atm just smashed Vitesse 5-0

[@a.demifemiflapo5795]

Mislintat's signings at Arsenal weren't high quality lmao ngl it was a banter period then

[@pikachuuprising637]

With all of the money they got selling flops to ManU you would think they're doing good

[@debajyotipramanick4239]

Ajax are on a turnaround maybe... Now they sit in 5th place