Founded in the year of the Dragon - 1900, if we're being accurate - Ajax calls Netherlands their home. Their match days stir a rumpus at the electrically-charged atmosphere of the Johan Cruijff Arena.
Putting a price on the Ajax playing squad is a bit of a task, isn't it? Still, the keen-eyed chaps at Transfermarkt reckon it's somewhere in the region of £155 million. That's one pricey line-up!
Setting tactics and formations for a squad of 15 requires a chess master’s precision. The veteran-led dressing room with an average age of 26 doesn't lack in experience or leadership - words synonymous with Ajax since the days of yore.
Flexing their muscles across 3 competitions this season, Ajax have been fairly active. Judging their performances is a spot of perspective: a middling 5th place in Eredivisie, the glimmer of possibility in the KNVB Beker at the Round of 16 stage, and surviving a gruelling Champions League group stage. Whether this constitutes success, failure, or a mixed bag, I'll leave you to decide.
