A Liverpool fan aged 12 at that time. I dreaded school the next day. Everton was beaten 2-1 in the cup winners cup. But, 5-1 defeat was a drubbing I still remember. But this was the beginning of glorious total football and Cryuff. I can now take this drubbing with some relish and respect because Ajax went on the win the trophy 3 years in a row in the early '70s. Ajax then was a wonderful football team.
After the match the ludicrous and hapless “genius” Bill Shankly informed anyone who would listen that Liverpool would win the return 7-0.... Liverpool eventually scraped a 2-2 draw at Anfield, going out 7-3 on aggregate. At the time an unprecedented humiliation for a top flight British club in Europe.
I am reading the book "oranje brilliant" right now and in the first chapter there was an anecdote about this game. It gives me fucking chills to see how ajax played. Liverpool had a way better reputation at this time and ajax had some trouble although the identity of total football was slowly coming out
A Liverpool fan aged 12 at that time. I dreaded school the next day. Everton was beaten 2-1 in the cup winners cup. But, 5-1 defeat was a drubbing I still remember. But this was the beginning of glorious total football and Cryuff. I can now take this drubbing with some relish and respect because Ajax went on the win the trophy 3 years in a row in the early '70s. Ajax then was a wonderful football team.
Had Ajax won against Tottenham in that semi-final match, This match would have repeated.
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After the match the ludicrous and hapless “genius” Bill Shankly informed anyone who would listen that Liverpool would win the return 7-0.... Liverpool eventually scraped a 2-2 draw at Anfield, going out 7-3 on aggregate. At the time an unprecedented humiliation for a top flight British club in Europe.
Yes, Cruijff scored twice in the return fixture at Anfield
It was when Cruyff was 19. GOAT
This was the day "A-Jax" became Ajax
I am reading the book "oranje brilliant" right now and in the first chapter there was an anecdote about this game. It gives me fucking chills to see how ajax played. Liverpool had a way better reputation at this time and ajax had some trouble although the identity of total football was slowly coming out
Those were the days boy
A-JACKS TO EYE AX... A drubbing the mighty cruyff but shankly did learn from this ambush in Amsterdam
Is that the same Nanninga who scored for Holland in the World Cup Final of 1978, when they lost 3 - 1 to Argentina?
No this was Nuninga.
This game in fig wouldn't be played now
Gerry Loftus is the commentator. Ajax sounds like a bleach powder, the less about 'Crof', the better
The time when people just knew how to run xD
Was this filmed during a bombing raid or something, can't see a fucking thing
so ein Mist
game was played under the heavy fog
Lit match fham
the Red Shite...……...The Most Hated Team in Europe.....even in 66