| okr said: Suggestion for thread title: How have Ajax fallen so far? I feel bad for them, btw. |
1 reason: Overmars is shit. He always says Ajax can't get quality players because:
- The player is too expensive (Ajax has over €100m in the bank)
- The player doesn't want to play in the Eredivisie
- We have a talent in our Youth Acadamy coming up (doesn't mean shit if that talent still needs 2-3 years of development to be good enough)
Prime example which nobody in The Netherlands right now understands is Overmars' refusal to buy Ziyech. He's absolutely amazing, costs about €10mil and has basically confirmed that he would play for Ajax if given the option.
Also, Overmars loooooves selling players. A few weeks ago he promised they wouldn't sell Milik this season. Now I get it, €32mil for Milik is an insane offer, but a player like Milik could get you into the Champions League (that's at least €12mil in Prize Money, €3mil in TV money + ticket sales for at least 3 matches) and could win you the league. Also, what does he do with that €32mil? Nothing. Instead of partially re-investing it into an experienced, good striker he loans Traoré, a 20 year old striker from Chelsea who's only had a season and a half experience at Vitesse. And so far Traoré is a failure, 4 matches (289 minutes) played, 0 goals. And now they're selling Cillessen for €14mil, and instead of re-investing some of that into an experienced goalkeeper they can use for the coming years they're loaning Krul. Sure, Krul is a good, experienced goalkeeper but loaning him means you need to go find a new goalkeeper against next season.
