Why The Ajax Golden Generation Of 2019 FAILED! | Explained
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This summer, Ajax are set for another huge turnover of talent, with the likes of André Onana, Ryan Gravenberch, Sébastian Haller and Noussair Mazraoui all leaving the club. With Erik ten Hag also off to take charge at Manchester United, it signals the end of another great side produced by the Amsterdam giants.
The departing players all have exciting futures ahead of them. However, they should be warned that sometimes the grass is not always greener away from the success and security of Ajax.
Just take the clubs golden generation of 2019. Matthijs de Ligt, Frenkie de Jong, Hakim Ziyech, Donny van de Beek and Kaspar Dolberg have all left for new adventures, yet have struggled to find stability on the road.
But why is this? In our latest Football Daily Explained, we break down the problems at Juventus, Manchester United and Barcelona, plus see how Chelsea’s style has struggled to accommodate Ziyech. We then decide whether the players simply had it too good back in Amsterdam!
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Somehow blaming De Ligt, De Jong and Van de Beek for their clubs miss using them and their general miss management seems like a massive stretch 😅
Yes and no. You're correct they were misused, but they should've all known they wouldn't be used thesame way and I think all 3 chose the wrong club. At Barca, there was no way De Jong was going to replace Busquets. Barca needed a more attacking midfielder with depth at the time, maybe Van de Beek would've been a good option. Van de Beek himself went to Man Utd when Bruno Fernandes had just established himself in Donny's position with a completely different playstyle. Utd needed (and still needs) midfielders capable of progressing the ball, like De Jong. There was clearly no place for Donny. De Ligt went to Italy, where he knows not all of his strengths will be taken advantage of, as in Italy defenders are only there to defend, whereas De Ligt was capable of more than just that. So all 3 have themselves to blame. Only Ziyech was unfortunate that he got injured, Lampard did so poorly he got the sack, and then Tuchel changed Chelsea's playstyle in a way that doesn't suit him. Ziyech has occasionally shown he can excel when used correctly, but he's not done it enough to convince Tuchel apparently.
@@thomasvrielink299 I think your right across the board, but I don't agree with the conclusion you draw. First of they were all under 23 when leaving Ajax, so saying that it was all their responsibility to pick the right club feels a bit harsh to me. Especially when Barca and Juve promised De Jong en De Ligt that they were the hiers to Busquets and Chiellini. On top of that Frenkie and Busquets are pretty different players so I won't see why his presence should've stopped Frenkie from moving there. De Ligt was clear in many interviews about his ambition to go to Italy because there he could develop the parts of his game he struggled at. Van de Beeks move was quite surprising to me, and to be honest Donny never had the talent the other 3 big stars of that team had, and needed a tactically elite manager like ETH to flourish. But especially if you're a player like him, a club like Man U only comes by once, so can you blame him for Man United just throwing money at us without know who they signed?
@@thomasvrielink299 My point is that yeah they would definitely had a beter tactical fit somewhere else, but outside of the Donny move, all three seemed completely logical at the time. The fact that Barcelona and Juventus fell of feels more like an coincidence than them signing players from that Ajax team.
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The title should be: How European Superpowers failed Ajax's 2019 golden generation.
Seems really harsh, De Ligt is Juventus' best defender and if he stays future captain. Frenkie de jong was Barcelona's second best player after Messi but has never been used like he was at Ajax or is at the Dutch National team. Ziyech has improved as a footballer at Chelsea but never really settled having played a bunch of positions even fullback, Manchester United is an absolute shitshow so it's not really surprising that Van de Beek has failed there, especially since Fernandes was untouchable and Donny only got 3 minute sub appearances.
Van De Beek has been dreadful at Everton as well
@@reganbrannigan3006 entire everton team was dreadful last season
@@sammybosak10 Towards the end of the season they weren’t. Donny couldn’t even get into the team.
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Donny isn't a cam anyway
De ligt did not fail at juve he's their best defender 🤣
And that is why they have a terrible defence
@@karabomafa5609 not his fault tho he's playing with dinosaurs at the back plus allegri is a boring coach with no flair whatsoever
What do you expect these clowns to know about an “inferior leagues” defenses lmao
@@nassier12 keyboard warrior. So easy to bad mouth a coach because from a distance it seems as easy as playing football manager
Yeah but you know Italy did not believe in young players.
They didn't necessarily fail. They generally play good, but their teams either play them out of position or are just not competitive. These players are still hot products on the market because they still display their ability to be great players.
selling de jong will be the most Barcelona thing ever...
But a necessary thing, sadly. I think he is a good fit, because Xavi knows how to play him. But he is the most sellable asset in that team, besides maybe Pedri. And they do need money. Their pursuit of Lewy could also get another boost, if they sold Frenkie. But I'd actually rather keep De Jong than sell him to finance Lewy, because, yes, Lewy is a generational striker, no doubt, but the defence and order in midfield could fall apart without Frenkie there.
But as I said, this move might sadly be a necessary one.
@@chico1786 They don’t have to sell players since they have had a cash injection of 700M
@@timo42069 ok, but to be in the ffp regulations, they still have to generate income. So the situation might be all the same.
@@chico1786 Pretty sure they have an abundance of players that could be leaving soon so I’m sure that’s still not a concern if they want to keep De Jong.
See the clubs failed them. They didn't have clear vision and strategy on how they will be using these incredible players.
De Jong did not fail but Barcelona don't know how to use him
Funny how every big club in England want De Jong and De Ligt despite them “failing”. Funny how they’ll somehow be young promising superstars once again when they’ll have completed their moves to the Prem.
This players haven’t failed but haven’t been able to reproduce their form at Ajax for a myriad of reasons where some are in struggling clubs (juve utd & barca) while others play in a system that doesn’t suit them
De Ligt: Is still good for Juventus but plays second fiddle to Bonucci and Chiellini despite both of them passed their best.
De Jong: Was played out of position by Valverde, Setien, Koeman and Xavi plus Busquets is still killing it at CDM.
Van De Beek: No question failed at Manchester United. Ole and Ralf had no idea how to use him plus Bruno, Pogba and McFred were ahead of him.
Ziyech: Good player in a wrong system.
Dolberg: Failed to kick on after his solid first season at Nice.
These are not bad players but they either play out of position, don't fit the system, joined a wrong club or failure to maintain their form from their Ajax days. I could have included David Neres but he was a one season wonder at Ajax.
De Ligt doesn't even play second fiddle to Bonucci and Chiellini. He has played 10 more games than Bonucci and almost double the amount of games that Chiellini played this season. And even last season he was the first choice next to one of them.
Failed???
All the channels have left is explained, Sunday vibes and continental club worth watching really
Please explain why the number 9 shirt is cursed at Chelsea
They are good but I think needed a middle club or longer in Ajax then move. The reach their potential,
Yeah not a great title choice today boys… the only one of the “starting XI” (even though he definitely didn’t start regularly on that ‘19 team) who left and who doesn’t have the explanation of being criminally mis- or under-used at their new club is Dolberg. I mean that I know of, to be fair we don’t get many OGC Nice games in the States.
As football fans, we should really be more discerning about which players failed their clubs and which clubs failed their players. I see the same error being made with things like the “Bundesliga tax.” KDB came from the Bundesliga, did City have any tax to pay or was he *utilized correctly* and thus flourished? Conversely, does anyone know what position Sancho plays at United? Havertz or Werner at Chelsea? All three have been moved around, dropped, recalled, because it’s clear that the clubs did not have a solid plan for how those incredibly talented individuals would fit in their squads, even if Tuchel might be on the path to figuring it out at Chelsea and who knows with Ten Haag at United but it can only get better…
Issues arise when clubs buy players for commercial or other non-sporting related reasons without ensuring that those players can come into the team and play the role that made them so successful. We should start blaming the profligate clubs who buy without a footballing strategy, not the players who get lured in by a big name and big money at the likes of Man U, Chelsea, Juve, Barcelona or Real (as we all would in their shoes).
Love how they use Godenzonen because no one uses that here. It's such a Wikipedia nickname haha. It's only used by Ajax fans not really in a serious way.
Just because De Ligt didn’t go directly to England doesn’t mean he’s failed…
Donny was way better than McTominay and Fred whenever he played. Ole just didn’t want to take the others out.
He wasn't though, that's the harsh reality. Doesn't offer anything, doesn't suit the previous system
@@jhaych what system?
@@guleedabdule Ole ball 😂😂😂
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Why The Golden Generation Of Football Daily Failed! 🤡 | Explained
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Set-up a channel, and do a better job yourself.
Instead of talking 💩.
EVS makes a great point, it also applies to the likes of Sancho or Dembele leaving Dortmund’s set up that focuses on very technique based training to leave to a club that’s in shambles lol that’s what I think may happen to Ten Haag if he’s not careful w/ Utd being such a mess behind the scene.
Well Erikson, Suarez n a lot others shows it can be done plus all these players are good but being bought by one coach with different tactics from a new coach will affect any player
Yet veltman is great for Brighton
This is crazy I was thinking about this topic and it immediately showed up in my sub feed. 😅🤔
Yeah these big clubs spend big money on the biggest talents of Europe and then miss use them. That is the problem
failed??
I hope Frenkie and Donny will do well at United this season
can I know why people thought frenkie went to united
i think de light would of done better at united
van de beek would of done better at barca
de jong would of done better a juve
You might have a point
De ligt at barca, frenkie at united and donny at juve.
@@floran8913 yea in all fairness de ligt would work in most leagues
De Jong should replace Pogba in that double pivots at United as he will do soon, while Pogba would do perfectly in De Jong role at Barca lol
One of the worst takes ever. Ziyech and Dolberg is fair, but the other absolutely not. VDB hasn’t gotten playing time, De ligt was the best defender in the Serie A last year, and De Jong is Barcelona’s best midfielder and the most over criticized player itw
Blaming these guys for the teams’s results is absolutely unfair. Juventus should’ve started a rebuild after the UCL final and instead got older, Barcelona… we know what happened. And we can’t even sit here talking about Man United. A mess since SAF left.
De ligt is the best defender at juve, de jong is one of the best midfielders in the world atm and ziyech is in the top 5 best wingers in the Prem. Wouldn't really call that failed 😂
Zyech is not even top 10 premier wingers
Maybe they should have used a steping stone club, like Haaland, instead of going to the top clubs, who I agree have mismanaged them.
Juventus just has a very bad team. Mathijs de Ligt can't do nothing against that, he just has to leave
i think the 2018/2019 ajax team is much better than the juve teams over the past 3 years
De Jong out of position because of single pivot philosophy, and Busquets are just irreplaceable in his role. If frenkie wants to succeed, Barca needs to play double pivot with kessie.
Ajax’s 2019 Team Was Some Team!😁👏🏻
Gravenberch, Mazzaroui chose Bayern a far better club than the ones chosen by these players so they were smarter.
Hahahaha Ajax fans gonna be mad for this, might be your best video ever.
Ridiculous how Xavi doesn’t see de Jong in Busquets position. Nobody will be the ideal Busquets replacement, but de Jong plays at his best in that position. People comparing Bernardo and de Jong are just ignorant, two very different players with Bernardo being more offensive, which is what Xavi stupidly expects of de Jong
You cannot question xavi
@@midfielderlounge2592 at times, you have to. Why resign Sergi Roberto? Why chase Alonso out of all the LB options? Why persist with Ferran when he was desperately out of form? He’s not perfect, and the way he played de Jong shows that
These players didn't fail at their respective clubs..they went to an unsettled club
They havent failed YET, but its true they havent lived up to their expectations
Misleading title
Van de Beek is actually a really good player. Man U just decided that some duck footed CR7 wannabe was a better choice
One name...... Lucus Moura!
Normally your videos are alright, but you have dropped the ball on this one hard. Dislike.
Ajax would have beaten liverpool in that final, its a shame they couldn't hold on against spurs
lol
Liverpool would have destroyed that Ajax side..
@@MHLFC07 no they wouldn't. Liverpool hardly beat Tottenham. Ajax was going to tear up Liverpool
@@MHLFC07 honestly, that Ajax side was capable of tussling with every side in the world, imo. They were that good. Liverpool was the best team in the world that season, no doubt about it, but Ajax was capable of beating them on a good day. Ajax was as close to the top of world football as you can get without being the very best. Like honestly they were top 5 that season.
@@MHLFC07
Like they did against Madrid?😂
gotta feel bad for anyone who went to play with europa league teams like man u
It’s cause they lost all their players after that season
Failed?!! Mate, if you’re out of content, take a nap and quit making useless videos.
System players. You have to do your homework before signing them.
Close to his wife lol
Glad to see all the commenters are smarter than this dude
HARSH TITLE
Very good
In 2019 I didn’t need a video from the future to tell those Ajax players were overhype to core 😂. They were tipping de ligt to be a ballon de oro by now . The fact of the matter was they were a decent good side who got extremely lucky , especially knocking out the weakest Madrid 18/19 in the last 15 years and coming from a Madrid fan . I don’t need to watch the video I just simply wanna write my thoughts
yes that's why you lost to them 4-1, it doesn't make Ajax 18/19 team overhype, they were clearly at least the top 5 best team in Europe that time and could beat Liverpool in the final if they're a little bit more lucky against the most lucky Tottenham team ever
@@tynn443 😂
@@tynn443 you must been Ajax fan because ain’t no way you say this idiotic shit so confidently. If we were to have a relax between Madrid and Ajax from a couple years ago Madrid would win 3 times out 5 . Van de beek on bench of Manchester unit . Zyich stuck in the Chelsea . De jong unwanted at Barcelona 😂. The worst Barcelona In history doesn’t want de jong , and de light flopped so bad in first season , and looks like 20 million defender 😐😂
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Doug how do you have a girlfriend? You are sassier than the gayest man alive
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Ajax are a failed club full stop
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