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"Those Dynasties" are the first giants outside the five major leagues! Kerson and Ajax's full attack and full defense Cruyff and full attack full defense Champions Cup three consecutive casting dynasty Ajax will never fade

author:PP Sports

Editor's note: The curtain has not yet begun, and the return of the Champions League will take longer, during which time I will use a series of stories to tell the stories of the european kings of the past two-thirds of the century. They are either recognized as a dynasty in football, or achieve hegemony in a short period of time, or write supreme glory with the Triple Crown... And behind every piece of history, there are shadows of controversy and glory, and these stories make people fascinated.

With the development of football commercialization, resources are increasingly concentrated in the top leagues, and people's eyes are mainly focused on the top giants. But outside the five major leagues, there is a team that has been in full swing, winning the Champions League four times in history, second only to Real Madrid, Milan, Liverpool, Bayern and Barca, and even more than Juve and Inter. Manchester United and other traditional giants have many, and even today they can become spoilers in European football.

"Those Dynasties" are the first giants outside the five major leagues! Kerson and Ajax's full attack and full defense Cruyff and full attack full defense Champions Cup three consecutive casting dynasty Ajax will never fade

Yes, this great team is called Ajax, and nearly half a century later, the legend of Cruyff and the all-out attack is still circulating.

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In the ancient days of football, Dutch football seemed to have been a desert until the 1970s, when Cruyff and the all-out attack and defense came out, and the tulips began to bloom proudly. It was also during that period that Ajax ushered in his own dynasty.

"Those Dynasties" are the first giants outside the five major leagues! Kerson and Ajax's full attack and full defense Cruyff and full attack full defense Champions Cup three consecutive casting dynasty Ajax will never fade

After the birth of the great all-attack and all-defense tactic, his inventor Michels led a large number of talented superstars led by Cruyff to the stage of history. After the Dutch A in 1966, Ajax began a journey of nearly 6 years of hegemony. Due to the youthfulness of most of the players at first, coupled with the immaturity of tactical application, they lost to Charlton, Best's Red Devils United and Rivera's AC Milan in 1968 and 1969.

"Those Dynasties" are the first giants outside the five major leagues! Kerson and Ajax's full attack and full defense Cruyff and full attack full defense Champions Cup three consecutive casting dynasty Ajax will never fade

Ajax also produced many other stars during this period, but because Cruyff was so dazzling, the names of Neskens and Keizer were not so shiny. Neskens, known as "Cruyff's Shadow", is Cruyff's perfect partner, whether at Ajax, Barcelona or the Dutch national team. Keizer was Ajax's striker, and he, along with Cruyff and Neskens, formed Ajax's offensive trident. When a generation of talented players emerged, Ajax finally took center stage.

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In 1970, Fayenoord became the first dutch team to win the Champions League, and the throne was completely handed over to Ajax. That year, Ajax defeated SVV 8-0 to win the Eredivisie title, officially opening their dynastic period of domination in the Eredivisie and Champions League.

"Those Dynasties" are the first giants outside the five major leagues! Kerson and Ajax's full attack and full defense Cruyff and full attack full defense Champions Cup three consecutive casting dynasty Ajax will never fade

From 1971 to 1973, under the leadership of Ball Santa Cruyff, Ajax won the Champions League for three consecutive years, creating the second dynastic era after Real Madrid, 1972 was Ajax's Grand Slam year, including all the high-level competitions - the Dutch First Division, the Champions League, the Dutch Cup, the European Super Cup and the Toyota Cup, which is an unprecedented five-time champion. However, as time passes, the perfect Ajax is also consumed by time.

Michels travelled to Barcelona after winning his first Champions League trophy, but the presence of core player Cruyff still guaranteed that the team could win the Champions League in a row. In 1973, Cruyff also went to Barcelona, while "Mr. Ajax" Swat announced his retirement, and left winger Piet Kaiser announced his retirement in 1974. Ajax's first genius eruption ended in energy and was broken by Eindhoven.

"Those Dynasties" are the first giants outside the five major leagues! Kerson and Ajax's full attack and full defense Cruyff and full attack full defense Champions Cup three consecutive casting dynasty Ajax will never fade

Although Ajax have not been able to monopolize European football for as long as Real Madrid, their stories have long been deeply rooted in people's hearts. In the champions league final for three consecutive years, they have defeated Panathinaikos, Inter Milan and Juventus, which can be described as quite high gold. Nearly 50 years ago, Cruyffs used this formation, and the whole team used the width and depth of the field to play a smooth football. Together with the Netherlands, Ajax started the best of times under the philosophy of all-attack and full defense.

"Those Dynasties" are the first giants outside the five major leagues! Kerson and Ajax's full attack and full defense Cruyff and full attack full defense Champions Cup three consecutive casting dynasty Ajax will never fade

In the 1974 World Cup, the Dutch team led by Cruyff reached the final, and finally lost 1-2 to Germany led by Beckenbauer, which was the first and last World Cup that Cruyff participated in. During that period, Ajax was hailed as a European giant, and Dutch football became a world-class team, although it never won a World Cup, but it had the reputation of "uncrowned king". This sexiness is unmatched.

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After the end of the dynastic era, Ajax fell into a two-decade-long silence, and a new era was only ushered in in the mid-1990s. In 1993, Rijkaard returned to Ajax as a guide to their rise, first winning the 1993/94 Eredivisie title and returning to the Champions League, and then soaring in the Champions League in the 1994/95 season, in the final with Kluivert's final kill to defeat dynasty founder AC Milan, lifting the fourth Champions League trophy in the team's history after 22 years.

"Those Dynasties" are the first giants outside the five major leagues! Kerson and Ajax's full attack and full defense Cruyff and full attack full defense Champions Cup three consecutive casting dynasty Ajax will never fade

In such a team, with van der Sar, Reziger, Brand, Rijkaard, Frank de Boer, Seedorf, Kluivert, Davis and other top players who will shock the world in the future, they could have forged another dynasty. Unfortunately, in the same year that Ajax won the fourth European championship, the "Bosman Act" was promulgated, resulting in Ajax, who relied on youth training, unable to retain players because his league was too small, and his strength dropped sharply, and gradually declined.

However, adversity can not make Ajax's soul disappear, this team will be full of attacks and defenses, and has always sent top stars to European football. Before the fall of the Dutch First Division, the Dutch three musketeers composed of Rijkaard, Gullit and Van Basten were all from the Ajax youth training camp, and after the Bosman Act, Ibrahimovic, Suarez, Sneijder and other top stars have left footprints in Ajax, which also left Ajax with the reputation of Europe's first arsenal.

"Those Dynasties" are the first giants outside the five major leagues! Kerson and Ajax's full attack and full defense Cruyff and full attack full defense Champions Cup three consecutive casting dynasty Ajax will never fade

In the 2018/19 season, Ajax became the biggest dark horse in the Champions League, eliminating Real Madrid, Juve and other title favourites all the way, once again reaching the final four, if it were not for Tottenham Hotspur's miracle in stoppage time, they could have written a new legend. That team has young talents such as De Jong, De Ligt and Van de Beek, and although it has been divided up by the big five leagues after two seasons, it has always been believed that Ajax can build the next golden age.

"Those Dynasties" are the first giants outside the five major leagues! Kerson and Ajax's full attack and full defense Cruyff and full attack full defense Champions Cup three consecutive casting dynasty Ajax will never fade

The dynastic era may be gone, but Ajax will never die, and the stories about them, pure and beautiful, constitute a beautiful landscape in the world of football. How can such a team not be heartwarming?

(South Stand)

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