Johan Cruyff's philosophy forcing Ajax Amsterdam directors to quit: Football News
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AFC-Ajax-c38228 Amsterdam and Barcelona FC midfielder and manager, Johan Cruyff, is believed to be one of the greatest artists in the football history. Cruyff recently joined with the Eredivisie giants in an advisory role. However, no one in Amsterdam
expected that Cruyff would cause a dramatic departure from the entire board of directors at the Amsterdam Arena.
Will this departure lead the Amsterdammers in a new golden era or cause a devastating effect that could see the club to plunge from sky to earth?
The 63-year-old legend rejoined the Amsterdammers in an advisory role, with the prime focus on De Joden’s renowned youth academy. However, team management were not able to define him the parameters of his role, as a player of his class, who won eight Eredivisie
titles and three European cups with the Amsterdammers. He was likely to cast a major influence on his return. Nevertheless, nobody at Amsterdam Arena was expecting this kind of impact.
The Amsterdammers board of directors were not happy with the 63-year-old legend’s influence. Consequently, they resigned from their respective posts after a break down in their working relationship with the club legend.
Cruyff wanted to introduce former players like Dennis Bergkamp and Wim Jonk to be the part of the club. However, he was unable to define what these players’ roles would be at the club. He also wanted that De Joden manager, Frank de Boer, should have a greater
responsibility, rather than just to train the team.
The former De Joden legend recently stated that club’s current board of directors have no understanding of football. He said, “For the people on the board, maybe it is a power struggle. They have no understanding of football. If necessary, the directors
and the board need to be replaced. But this will not be easy.”
Many believe that Cruyff’s efforts are just to see some real improvement on the field, as the Amsterdammers have not won the Eredivisie title since their triumph in 2003-04 season. Cruyff believes that it is a big break for a club of its calibre, as the
Amsterdammers have always been able to produce excellent players. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Christian-Eriksen-c9074 can be seen as one of the recent prospects of the club.
Now the question arises, is Cruyff the perfect man to rip down and rebuild a club like the Amsterdammers. Nobody can argue his class and expertise in assessing situations on the field and without any doubt Cruyff will have the full support from the club’s
supporters. The club has been struggling to perform highly for the last seven years. There is lots of room for improvement and the Amsterdammers beloved fans see Cruyff as the perfect saviour.
The 63-year-old Dutchman would be looking to form the Amsterdammers according to his own philosophy. He has the complete knowledge of the Amsterdammers, as Cruyff was with at Amsterdam Arena when they had the dominance in the Dutch football. Cruyff would
be hoping that he can transform the upcoming prospects of De Joden into his beliefs, then hopefully, this could be the moment that could redefine the Amsterdammers history in coming years.
Many would still argue that the recent resignations from the club’s board of directors would certainly result in devastation for the Amsterdammers, as Cruyff can only guide the club on the field with his football knowledge. If the directors do not have enough
knowledge about football, they surely have the knowhow of running things off field. However, if Cruyff’s philosophy could guide the club into a new golden era, he would surely become a saviour at Amsterdam Arena.
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