Glorious Reinvention is the story of how Ajax rediscovered their
mojo to compete again with Europe's best. In November 2010, after
Ajax's 2-0 loss in the Champions League group stage to Real Madrid,
Johan Cruyff wrote a newspaper column criticising his former club.
He believed the side were poorly run, had lost their identity and
been left behind by modern football. Cruyff wanted change. He
wanted Ajax to rely on their academy as they once had, and he
wanted former Ajax players in high positions calling the shots at
the club. This was dubbed 'the velvet revolution' - a peaceful coup
that would propel Ajax to once more compete with the best. A few
years on, with many of the changes in place, the side reached a
Europa League final and a Champions League semi-final with an
exquisite style of football and methods that Cruyff would have
appreciated. Ajax, now run by former club greats such as Edwin van
der Sar and Marc Overmars, combined the techniques of old with
modern elements.
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