It was always going to be tough to replace Erik ten Hag after the Dutchman headed west to take over at fallen giants Manchester United. Ten Hag bowed out as a three-time Eredivisie champion, leaving his successor with massive shoes to fill at the Johan Cruijff Arena. CEO Edwin van...
We often hear of these infamous chats between some of the greatest minds in football behind closed doors. The likes of a story detailed by Bayern Munich’s former technical director, Michael Reschke, describing a chat between Pep Guardiola and Thomas Tuchel in a bar in Germany, discussing nothing but tactics and football philosophy...
Ajax versus PSV, the De Topper, have had a long-standing rivalry in the Netherlands. Before this weekend, Ajax had won 22 head-to-head matches while PSV Eindhoven had won 21, with 12 ending in draws. Both clubs averaged 3.15 goals per match. PSV has won three of their past five encounters, while Ajax...
While many clubs around the world look to splash millions and millions on bringing new talent into the club, Ajax are bringing new exciting talent into the club via their youth academy. In fact, in recent years, they have been the club selling players on for large transfer fees to UEFA...
In the summer, Ajax were the club that suffered the most extensive open heart surgery of any side in European football. The club lost 13 first-team players permanently, accumulating a transfer income of more than £200 million. It wasn’t just players either; the Dutch giants also lost their manager, Erik ten...
Ajax are undoubtedly the greatest selling club in world football. The Dutch giants constantly churn out potential world-class talents, sell them on for massive money to the top five leagues and then replace them with ease, either from the academy or from the club’s wonderful scouting network. Last summer, having...
Calvin Bassey has recently impressed on one of the biggest stages around Europe, helping Rangers reach the final of the UEFA Europa League in what was only his second season in professional football, and his first season of regular game time. This is a stunning story, considering the fact that...
Saturday saw Ajax vs Heerenveen in the Eredivisie. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest in this tactical analysis and provide insights around; * shot maps * pass flow * heatmaps * defensive actions * average positions and much more! We also try to answer some...
Wednesday evening saw Ajax vs Rangers in the UEFA Champions League. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest in this tactical analysis and provide insights around; * shot maps * pass flow * heatmaps * defensive actions * average positions and much more! We also try...
Saturday saw Ajax vs Cambuur in the Eredivisie. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest in this tactical analysis and provide insights around; * shot maps * pass flow * heatmaps * defensive actions * average positions and much more! We also try to answer some...
Sunday saw Utrecht vs Ajax in the Eredivisie. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest in this tactical analysis and provide insights around; * shot maps * pass flow * heatmaps * defensive actions * average positions and much more! We also try to answer some...
Sunday saw Sparta vs Ajax in the Eredivisie. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest in this tactical analysis and provide insights around; * shot maps * pass flow * heatmaps * defensive actions * average positions and much more! We also try to answer some...
Sunday saw Ajax vs Groningen in the Eredivisie. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest in this tactical analysis and provide insights around; * shot maps * pass flow * heatmaps * defensive actions * average positions and much more! We also try to answer some...
The weekend saw Fortuna Sittard play Ajax in the Eredivisie. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest in this tactical analysis and provide insights around; * shot maps * pass flow * heatmaps * defensive actions * average positions and much more! We also try to...
It has been a summer of change for Eredivisie champions Ajax. Argentine international defender Lisandro Martínez followed manager Erik ten Hag to Manchester United ; meanwhile German giants Bayern Munich picked up right-back Noussair Mazraoui and promising midfielder Ryan Gravenberch. Top scorer Sébastien Haller also went to the Bundesliga, joining...
In this podcast, Adam Scully sat down with Ben Jackson from the Belgian Football Podcast to discuss all things football in the Belgian Pro League, from Alfred Schreuder’s appointment at Ajax and Vincent Kompany’s eyebrow-raising move to Burnley, all the way to Belgium’s prospects in the 2022 World Cup in...
How do the Belgian Pro League regular season and playoffs work? Unlike any of the major European leagues, the way a champion is crowned in Belgium works completely differently. The Belgian Pro League is broken down into two parts: the regular season and the championship round/European playoff round. During the...
When Andreas Skov Olsen joined Bologna in the summer of 2019 from Nordsjælland as a 19-year-old, much was expected. But, after an underwhelming 2.5 years Skov Olsen has swapped Emilia-Romagna for Bruges, joining current Belgian champions Club Brugge. The hope is that with a new environment, Skov Olsen will once...
After 2.5 years in charge of Club Brugge and back-to-back Belgian Pro League titles, Philippe Clement left the club in early January to replace the former Bayern Munich manager Niko Kovac, who was sacked by AS Monaco. There were many names linked to replace the departed Belgian, with Club Brugge...
This weekend hosted the final round of Bundesliga fixtures which saw Hoffenheim travel to the Signal Iduna Park to take on Borussia Dortmund. Going into the game, Hoffenheim were currently sitting in 7th place, and needed to win against Borussia Dortmund and hope that Vfl Wolfsburg lost in their home...
