Johan Cruyff is tired and stops at Ajax

GAMES

"For years I count that's the core of my vision is not effected within Ajax. Moreover, I increasingly got the feeling that this is done deliberately. And I do not participate in games, "he writes.

This puts an end to the Velvet Revolution, which he launched five years ago. Cruyff then opened a frontal attack on Ajax by - also in his column - to set the broom had to be taken by the club."This is Ajax no longer" there stood over his writing.

TO THE TOP

The former number 14 did call some more, but this time he was not going to stand alone on the sidelines. No, he took up the challenge and wanted to help Ajax back to the top again. This he would accomplish by bringing ex-footballers in power.

Frank de Boer had a trainer take the first step and in the background was another club stars such as Dennis Bergkamp, ​​Wim Young, Aron Winter, Frank Rijkaard and Marco van Basten and Piet Keizer pushed forward. Together with Cruyff they wrote a report in which a new vision has been written for youth.

Emphasis was placed on the individual development of young players and more ex-players should be given a role in the future. That Cruyff collided head-on with the board. Not much later stepped chairman Uri Coronel and the supervisory board.

DROP

In the four years after that piled the struggles (despite four league titles) located within the club.Cruyff was the last straw for the ejection of Jonk, who is responsible for youth development. The former defender felt by the rest of the so-called Technical Heart of Ajax not taken seriously.Cruyff was tired of games that were played with his pawns and keep it forever seen.

For the five former players still under contract with Ajax, he has an opinion. "Go quickly sit together and look at yourself first. Make sure it will be fine. Only that will not happen under the umbrella of the Cruyff plan. "

LUNG CANCER

In his column Cruyff also discusses his illness. It was recently diagnosed with lung cancer. The first course of his treatment is over and he has no adverse effects had to. "We are so happy the way and offer me the football enough distraction. I am very busy with all sorts of technical analysis, which I'm going to discuss in my column. "

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