Why Erik Ten Hag's Ajax Are So Good

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Erik Ten Hag is quickly becoming one of the most talked-about managers in Europe. He has created an Ajax side that is not just exciting to watch, and dominant in the Eredivisie, but is dominant in the Champions League as well.
JJ Bull sits down with Joe Devine to discuss Ten Hag’s use of positional play, his influences, and how he manages to rebuild his Ajax team every season.
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  • @Rogarcai
    @Rogarcai2 жыл бұрын

    He's already a big manager at a big club. I know some say it doesn't count unless he manages West Ham on a cold, windy night in Burley but in reality he doesn't have to manage West Ham in order to be one of the best.

  • @andrew7taylor

    @andrew7taylor

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ajax's history is incomparable to almost every club in the world. In the Premier League only Liverpool and MU are bigger than them. Plus Chelsea and Man City if you count the money.

  • @ishan2001

    @ishan2001

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@andrew7taylor Man City got no history

  • @andrew7taylor

    @andrew7taylor

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ishan2001 Would love to agree with you. Unfortunately I can't. They've won the 5th most trophies out of all the English clubs. More than anyone except MU, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea.

  • @Rogarcai

    @Rogarcai

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@andrew7taylor I agree, but aparentently it doesn't count unless you're premier league proven (tm) in the eyes of many folks. Even so called "experts" most of whom don't even see European football unless it's the champions league. Back when my eyes were bleeding under Valverde, I heard many people say that Barcelona still played "tiki taka." We haven't done that consistently since Luis Enrique back in 16-17. Right now it's that we're starting to get back on track. As for Ten Hag, the only upgrades in terms of status would be Liverpool and Man United, Bayern currently. He could also go to Chelsea or Man City in a year or two once Pep decides he's had enough but that wouldn't be a bigger club he would be moving into.

  • @liam00

    @liam00

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Rogarcai it was hardly tiki taka under Enrique because they bypassed the midfield, that wasn't a problem just a different style. Valverde on the other hand 🤦‍♂️🥱

  • @florisdevries8235
    @florisdevries82352 жыл бұрын

    I think the two main tactical ideas of Ten Hag aren’t explained that well. 1. During the build-up, berghuis and Gravenberch will often become two number tens, with Gravenberch often dropping deep. At the left side, Blind can easily progress the ball to the two tens, target man Haller or Tadic. But when Timber has the ball, Mazraoui tends to push up in the half space, leaving the passing line open to Anthony. So the left back has to choose between keeping the pitch narrow or leaving Mazroui free between the lines. So consequently, Anthony has a lot of space to dribble with this left foot like Arjen Robben or play a through pass to the running Mazraoui. Either way, they can create space to get a (low) cross to the striker or the two tens, who are running between the lines. 2 By pressing at the goal kick quite narrowly, the full backs will be left free. But if a long ball will reach them, one of Ajax backs had already left their position to pressure the opponent’s back. When Alvarez drops deep between the two central defenders, the back four (3+ Alvarez) is allowed to step out very aggressively to the winger or the striker. This is of course a very high risk/high reward strategy but the big compliment to Ten Hag is how perfectly everyone is cooperating as a machine.

  • @colouredIncognito

    @colouredIncognito

    2 жыл бұрын

    Tifo has gotten extremely simplistic the last few years

  • @strangedragon9018

    @strangedragon9018

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@colouredIncognito that's because majority of people wants to know more information in less time they are just capitalising on it

  • @colouredIncognito

    @colouredIncognito

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@strangedragon9018 they just offer less information than before though

  • @shawngillogly6873

    @shawngillogly6873

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's high risk/high reward, but unlike most Total Football, where the problem was, "What happens when your attackers are caught defending?" With all these legitimate multi-positional players across the back (all of Timber, Blind, Alvarez, and Martinez can play centerback or the 6, and are comfortable at one of, if not both, fullback spots), there isn't the ability to target a weak player who gets caught 1v1 defensively. Which massively helps the defensive solidity of the club, as they can hold up when they are caught in transition.

  • @albertobuckley9646

    @albertobuckley9646

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like he very much tries to do the same thing Pep does at City, each of them adjusting the path to do it according to the profiles of their respective players. Antony seems like a perfect Mahrez replacement at some point.

  • @leniesta2392
    @leniesta23922 жыл бұрын

    Berghuis progression since leaving Rotterdam is amazing. Don’t get me wrong he was great at Feyenoord but he took Ajax (and himself by doing so) to a new level, the wonderful recruitment policy of Ajax struck once again… they play beautiful football but they are run even better

  • @2229JMAN

    @2229JMAN

    2 жыл бұрын

    Burghuis 🐍🐍🐍🐍

  • @ICULooking

    @ICULooking

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's funny because at the time of the De Jong/Ligt sales, leadership was very unstable but they turned it around by making tough personnel choices

  • @vincentlieve9251

    @vincentlieve9251

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ik weet niet naar welke wedstrijden jij zit te kijken..

  • @rh.m6660

    @rh.m6660

    2 жыл бұрын

    Are you high? Berghuis has been VERY disappointing as of late.

  • @walnoot1234

    @walnoot1234

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sorry, don't agree. Berghuis started reasonably well, contributed in some big games in a meaningful way (goals, assists) but it goes to far to say that he took Ajax to a new level. If anything, I feel he has to be at his best to be at the level required. Not that he is elevating others around him to a higher level. And let's not forget the many games where he is substituted because it's simply not enough what he's showing at the 10 position at Ajax.

  • @veydaantkhanna
    @veydaantkhanna2 жыл бұрын

    Lovely to see Joe learn about football in real time

  • @jeffrueter94
    @jeffrueter942 жыл бұрын

    It's great to see Joe using what he learned from Alex's "Why you should care about Johan Cruyff" seminar.

  • @montibeats
    @montibeats2 жыл бұрын

    He is a Great trainer but above him Overmars and V d Sar are building behind the scenes this Ajax team over again, with new stars.. just how Cruijff wanted this with them. If yu see how many stars Ajax brings into the world its Amazing sick!! So many left like frenkie ziyech de Ligt and still they killing the CL with another team🔥🔥

  • @thierryparte2506

    @thierryparte2506

    2 жыл бұрын

    Cant forget R9, Ibra, Suarez even Cruijff

  • @waggna469

    @waggna469

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@thierryparte2506 no one was talking about the overall history of Ajax mate. But you did your research so cheers

  • @souravsinghbhandari9699
    @souravsinghbhandari96992 жыл бұрын

    I remember Ten hag because of the amazing performance that Ajax put in 2018-19 champions league season that was a magical team.

  • @chrisborst4488
    @chrisborst44882 жыл бұрын

    Nice that you mention that ten Hag is coaching a team with former unsuccesfull mid-table premier league players and getting extremely succesfull in the UCL with them. Something that I noticed is that the players he was succesfull with in 18/19 (de Jong, de Ligt, van de Beek, Ziyech, Tagliafico, and Neres) might, with hindsight, not be as good as they seemed under ten Hag. Perhaps another indicator that ten Hag is an incredibly good manager.

  • @djdewaal289

    @djdewaal289

    2 жыл бұрын

    Don't underestimate Ziyech, he was good before Ten Hag.

  • @chrisborst4488

    @chrisborst4488

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@djdewaal289 Ziyech was indeed incredible before ten Hag, as well.

  • @theenilenation

    @theenilenation

    2 жыл бұрын

    De jong and ziyech are incredible

  • @Winalways-tn3dc

    @Winalways-tn3dc

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@theenilenation de Jong is meh he’s not where he should be for the wages he gets and his time he’s already seen in the field seems to not be getting better

  • @slungellife

    @slungellife

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Winalways-tn3dc De jong played a very good first season at barca, but has since been deployed literally everywhere on the pitch, except for his preferred position which is as a deep defending midfielder. How well would Busquets fare if you would ask him to play as an attacking midfielder?

  • @mrtada8101
    @mrtada81012 жыл бұрын

    It's amazing how he copes with so many players leaving all the time

  • @HEROplanetX
    @HEROplanetX2 жыл бұрын

    Can’t call tadic a Southampton failure. He did rather well there right?

  • @Icekiller7

    @Icekiller7

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah I was about to say. Calling Tadic a failure at Southampton is a total mischaracterization.

  • @AntagoProta

    @AntagoProta

    2 жыл бұрын

    Southamptom didn't even want to lose Tadic and tried to convince him to stay, he just wanted to play for Ajax.

  • @davidsaville5239

    @davidsaville5239

    2 жыл бұрын

    During Tadic's time at the Saints they twice qualified for the Europa League

  • @-mikabe834

    @-mikabe834

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@AntagoProta And we are very happy with Tadic. 😊

  • @SJMMA

    @SJMMA

    2 жыл бұрын

    Failure? No? Success? Again, probably no. Good footballer, always was, and it was obvious that he was. But the others in that squad always got the credit (Mane, Wanayama, JWP, Big Virge. He just didn’t have the pace to play on the wing, or the energy and defensive output to play centrally. Now in a better team that could’ve been covered more, but in that squad it wasn’t. Never a failure though, just not a success

  • @WongaCoup173
    @WongaCoup1732 жыл бұрын

    Ten Hag is an amazing manager. He ensures performance in the light of some very serious personnel issues at Ajax, especially last year. Onana out for months due to doping, Haller (biggest incoming transfer ever) was not registered for Europe last season, Promes being prosecuted for allegedly knifing his cousin in the knee (and subsequently and suddenly being dumped at Spartak Moskou, in a country with which the Netherlands has no extradition treaty). 2021 was a horrible year for Ajax as a consequence of poor personnel management and Ten Hag still managed to secure the championship. Amazing.

  • @tyneadik7189
    @tyneadik71892 жыл бұрын

    Can we have more goblin talk next time, feel like you got carried away with the Ten Hag portion of the video

  • @dylanbrady9925
    @dylanbrady99252 жыл бұрын

    I can't imagine too many scenarios that goblins wouldn't be accepted. Maybe an anti-Goblin march? Probably wouldn't go down well there.

  • @liamdevine8063

    @liamdevine8063

    2 жыл бұрын

    If you know goblins like I do though you know that's exactly where they will turn up the bastards.

  • @buxycat

    @buxycat

    2 жыл бұрын

    Goblins are bad for your Elf.

  • @jakeparker6610
    @jakeparker66102 жыл бұрын

    Great video. As a United fan I feel we've always been behind on appointing managers due to the inept clowns in charge. Moyes wasn't good enough, Van Gaal & Mourinho were managers past their best, we didn't go for Poch when he was on the up and then carried on with Ole for way longer than we should have. It's about time we targeted the best up and coming boss in the game and Ten Hag fits the bill. Brilliant football, a demanding winner and a modern football mind, he ticks a lot of boxes. Wishful thinking maybe but fingers crossed Rangnick's arrival & Woodward's 'departure' can hopefully start putting us in the right direction, and the prospect of Ralf sorting the football side out with Ten Hag as manager is very exciting. The worry is that he'll wait it out for Pep's job but after all, another King Eric at United has a nice ring to it

  • @phillyrockz

    @phillyrockz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Pipe dream.🤷🏻

  • @YoungGzBlitz

    @YoungGzBlitz

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@phillyrockz This didn't age well

  • @phillyrockz

    @phillyrockz

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@YoungGzBlitz Indeed it didn't. Apparently I gave him more credit than he deserved.🤷🏻

  • @MrJayManUtd08

    @MrJayManUtd08

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yep, good manager on the up. Van Gaal and Mourinho are past their best. We need a new direction

  • @patrickkairu7752

    @patrickkairu7752

    Жыл бұрын

    @@phillyrockz this did not age well 🤣🤣

  • @MylesB93-
    @MylesB93-2 жыл бұрын

    Because they play so WIDE

  • @urosstijovic6306

    @urosstijovic6306

    2 жыл бұрын

    As wide as athletic's sports coverage?

  • @fishyfish6510

    @fishyfish6510

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wayyyidee??

  • @perspii2808

    @perspii2808

    2 жыл бұрын

    W I D E

  • @nyzrh

    @nyzrh

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wide boys

  • @aidanmagill6769

    @aidanmagill6769

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wijd.

  • @chrispickens9719
    @chrispickens97192 жыл бұрын

    The most natural transition for him would be to City or Barca, but with the United job not only open but being completely rebuilt in the next 3 years he could make it in his imagine something that might appeal to him lo g term.

  • @stormlord23

    @stormlord23

    2 жыл бұрын

    Football will always be about the players interpreting ideas. The most amazing thing about ten hag is how he looks at Alvarez and Martinez and says "I like the way you play, you both can be also midfielders". And then he adapts them to being midfielders.... Same with de Jong. Who Barça see as an 8... Well... Anyway. He turned Berghuis into a attacking midfielder, he turned tadic from being a very limited player to an all around attacker And he he used Haller on a style of play similar to Eintracht... But he plays nothing like them. He just see what the athletes are good at and uses it

  • @waggna469

    @waggna469

    2 жыл бұрын

    The rebuild during a rebuild. Finished club

  • @tiggz8762

    @tiggz8762

    Жыл бұрын

    @@waggna469 aged well :)

  • @HominisLupis
    @HominisLupis Жыл бұрын

    What an exceptional video. Well done Messrs Joe Devine and JJ Bull!

  • @henryhayward6485
    @henryhayward64852 жыл бұрын

    Sorry but Tadic was class for Southampton. In his first 2 seasons he was one of the best for creating chances in the league and when you look at how many assists he got for a team like Southampton, I think it's totally wrong to say he was 'alright' or a 'failier'. Ajax bought him for a reason.

  • @phillyrockz

    @phillyrockz

    2 жыл бұрын

    They also don't factor in clubs buying players that don't suit their DNA at all and Ajax doing exactly that. Haller didn't fail Westham, Westham failed Haller. They spent 50 million on a killer in the box and then just told him we are gonna keep playing our super defensive counter ish football and we want you to constant runs into pace and to kinda be a Kluivert type of striker also on top of that. The man showed everywhere he's a cold blooded scoring machine. Westham was not his fault.

  • @jdjphotographynl
    @jdjphotographynl2 жыл бұрын

    I still believe Klaassen never really got a fair chance at Everton. He played his games when Koeman was around (and may have not been as good as he was at Ajax, but give somebody some time to adjust to life in the Premier League please), but the moment Allardyce came in, it simply was game over for Klaassen. Having said that, I always believed Klaassen is the kind of player that would fit well in the Bundesliga, and that's where he did end up doing alright at Werder Bremen. Shame Werder Bremen itself wasn't doing too well though.

  • @janmoritzz

    @janmoritzz

    2 жыл бұрын

    As a Bremen fan, I think Klaassen played very well there for the circumstances. And after he was gone, they played significantly worse and then also got relegated.

  • @-mikabe834

    @-mikabe834

    2 жыл бұрын

    See what is happening to v/d Beek, de Ligt in the beginning was also not so best now the say good be one of the best defenders. Some players need time to adept.

  • @jdjphotographynl

    @jdjphotographynl

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@-mikabe834 I always had the impression Van de Beek was bought by Manchester United in case Pogba would leave, except Pogba never left... Other than that, I believe Van de Beek, like Klaassen, would be a better fit in the Bundesliga, where they tend to rate hard working running box to box midfielders a bit more than they do in the Prem. Problem for Van de Beek is his 40 million euro price tag, something probably only Bayern can afford, however they don't need him. If Manchester United could settle for 20-25 million, Van de Beek could be a good addition to clubs like Dortmund, Leverkusen, or Wolfsburg.

  • @treasuren
    @treasuren10 ай бұрын

    Very interesting how JJ compared Martinez's progressive passing to Lindelof's who came on to replace Martinez when he was injured at the end of the 22/23 season

  • @MyAzhole
    @MyAzhole2 жыл бұрын

    Cold opens are actually hilarious and I love them

  • @JoeyFucktwice
    @JoeyFucktwice2 жыл бұрын

    Incredibly informative and educating/entertaining video lads! Thank you so much :D

  • @demensclay6419
    @demensclay64192 жыл бұрын

    The tactical expanation is very good, correct and to the point

  • @moistpeanut5986
    @moistpeanut59862 жыл бұрын

    I am surprised he is still at Ajax. I thought he would go to Barca before Koeman and Bayern before Flick.

  • @imanafdar

    @imanafdar

    2 жыл бұрын

    dont worry, United will take care of him next season

  • @1337menno

    @1337menno

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@imanafdar Nah. Don't see Ten Hag going to Man U

  • @ishan2001

    @ishan2001

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@imanafdar Yes he will .... He already said that he is ready for bigger challenge in the summer

  • @j.d.bolick8657

    @j.d.bolick8657

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ishan2001 the "right" challenge, which United isn't. Ten Hag doesn't speak much English and he loathes dealing with the media, and the latter is something that any United manager must do endlessly. Also, the roster does not fit what he wants to do at all. It is possible that United could offer so much money that he would go anyway, but I strongly doubt that he would accept that job.

  • @celtic69

    @celtic69

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@j.d.bolick8657 he interviewed for the spurs job, he’d 100% go to United

  • @anantvarmanprasad881
    @anantvarmanprasad8818 ай бұрын

    14:50 aged well

  • @matthewross1494
    @matthewross14942 жыл бұрын

    Great content. Shame you can’t use footage as examples. Keep up the great analysis.

  • @JimTheFly
    @JimTheFly2 жыл бұрын

    JJ's opening comments never fail to make me chuckle.

  • @mss11235

    @mss11235

    2 жыл бұрын

    Every video? First time I noticed. But maybe it was because Recruiter Goblins was my favorite. (Ringleader, Warchief, the lot)

  • @thejungwookim
    @thejungwookim2 жыл бұрын

    But why does the drawing look like Pep 🤣

  • @TheBusbyBabes
    @TheBusbyBabes2 жыл бұрын

    the intros are always great :D

  • @jamesjeffery2656
    @jamesjeffery26562 жыл бұрын

    Great video but I think there could be some improvements. In a lot of Tifo videos you go over concepts such as positional play and high pressing. Here for example positional play was mentioned and kind of explained but not fully. I know I've seen Tifo videos in the past where you have gone into more depth. So what you could do is for example say Ajax are great at positional play, a one sentence summary ('player's movements on the pitch are structured according to maintaining strict spatial distribution') and then link to the in depth video. This way you don't repeat yourselves every time, are guaranteed to fully explain the concept and then have more time to talk about Ajax. The other thing I would mention about this Ajax side and which you did to a certain extent is emphasise firstly just how good the defence is at playing the ball. You saw at the Euros that almost all of Holland's build up was through Blind, the man just has incredible vision and can put the ball on a 10c piece with his left foot. Martinez is similarly talented. Blind's clear and obvious drawbacks in his speed and overall physicality are made up by Alvarez's tackling and tenacity. I think all of Ajax's younger members have futures at Europe's top clubs, but in an age where CBs' ability to pass is becoming more and more important, Martinez is one to watch imo.

  • @daanvanlaerhoven546
    @daanvanlaerhoven5462 жыл бұрын

    Big Ajax fan. Great video

  • @chrisscollick261
    @chrisscollick2612 жыл бұрын

    He's interviewed for the Man Utd role. I Hope we do appointment him and the board give him time (2-3 years) to pretty much rebuild the team, like he has done with Ajax.

  • @Robin-uh6zo
    @Robin-uh6zo2 жыл бұрын

    Nice to see this as an Ajax fan.

  • @eribaik
    @eribaik Жыл бұрын

    he's got flexible approach to the game can defined united this season

  • @miistercrayon
    @miistercrayon2 жыл бұрын

    I think there is value in having “soft” games to really drill down play tactics in competitive games but easier games and then take that oiled machine to tougher games. Also it seems like he’s a coach who can create good systems which elevate players. It’s interesting in the past how much transfer value has been placed on players where later it feels like their value was actually elevated above their actual quality (hi Werner!)

  • @dddgtsd

    @dddgtsd

    2 жыл бұрын

    Literally came to comment this before even watching the video. Whilst it may be tough to get his team up to speed for high intensity competitive matches, he can experiment and rotate more in the league to then get the best out of them in the Champions League. Right, now to watch the video.

  • @smogma

    @smogma

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dddgtsd i mean our league is not as tough as the prem but acting like there are no teams that can beat you is a bit foolish. If you have a lesser day most teams will be able to hold you back and maby even win. ajax wins most of theire league games quite eazy but if they fail to show up it has shown to cost them points. they let in 5 goals but have droped 12 points. the moment they dont defend that well the opponents will punish you. the eredevisie is not a walk in the park even in that champions league season they where placed 2nd until the last 3 games. PSV, AZ and FEIJNOORD will perform well in the league every season and to beat them you need to play your best every week.

  • @dddgtsd

    @dddgtsd

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@smogma not saying no one can beat you but it's a less competitive league than say Italian/Spanish/English. Not saying there aren't tough games but there are more games where the top teams could hypothetically rotate or test out new systems with less of an impact on their season. I wasn't disrespecting the league just something to consider.

  • @smogma

    @smogma

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dddgtsd that's fair just wanted to let you know the Eredivisie is not as bad as people think. Most of the time the big teams make a lot of early changes when they are ahead rather than changing the starting eleven. Most of the time the starting eleven is changed before a game because it's an easy game it will come back to hount you

  • @dddgtsd

    @dddgtsd

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@smogma I'm not one of these Prem fans who assumes other leagues are weak. I also think the impatient owners and pressure of some leagues stops clubs from experimenting or implementing new philosophies. Perhaps in the Netherlands, the owners understand this stuff better and allow their managers to try different tactics knowing it will be fruitful in the long term.

  • @martinpees
    @martinpees2 жыл бұрын

    About Overmars and Vd Sar; Cruyff was the one who said, you should have people who played football in your management. At the revolution at 2010, it were vd Sar, Overmars, F de Boer, Jonk and Bergkamp

  • @Tomow20
    @Tomow202 жыл бұрын

    As a United fan despite how well Rangnick does Ten Hag has to be brought in, in the summer. Rangnick goes upstairs, and Ten Hag comes in as a long term project manager. Hope he also bring some Ajax players with him

  • @1337menno

    @1337menno

    2 жыл бұрын

    You don't deserve Ten Hag

  • @ishan2001

    @ishan2001

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@1337menno Shut up ... Man Utd are still the biggest team in premier league 🤡

  • @j.d.bolick8657

    @j.d.bolick8657

    2 жыл бұрын

    99% of managers would kill to get the United job but ten Hag is in the 1% who would not be interested. He wants to coach, not to deal with intense media scrutiny.

  • @footballvideos4246

    @footballvideos4246

    2 жыл бұрын

    Doesn't matter how great a manager is, United will find a way to ruin their career.

  • @aaronshibu1450
    @aaronshibu14502 жыл бұрын

    Can anyone tell me what website or app that tifo is using on the football tactical pad? I would really be grateful if you helped, thank you.

  • @MrDriss1986
    @MrDriss19862 жыл бұрын

    Ten hag was so nervous in front of the camera when he just started at ajax. I think overmars had a lot of faith in him from the beginnng, because he even fired a well performing trainer to get ten hag. Also , at this point , when ajax is in good form, which they are often, they can defeat any team in the world. Im sure they can hurt even man city and liverpool when on they are on their Agame

  • @Michaelkaydee
    @Michaelkaydee2 жыл бұрын

    United need to close this out and make the dream combination of Ten Hag in the dugout and Rangnick upstairs

  • @gamingundco.2303
    @gamingundco.23032 жыл бұрын

    I wish I had Ten Hag's name. It just sounds so powerful, like a Celtic spell or a the name of a important Morrowind Villanger. Every time I look in the mirror, I cry a little that that's not my name. I scream "Ten Haag" at myself when I unscrew the toothpaste tube in the evening. "Ten Haaag", I scream when I wake up and wash my face in the morning. Edit: I have now set everything in motion to replace my shameful name with "Ten Haaaag". My wife doesn't understand why I am doing this, but what does she know. I feel like she understands me less and less. She refuses to call me "Ten Haaaaag", no matter how many times I explain that I hate my birth name and don't want to be called that. I think she does it on purpose to humiliate me. But soon she will not be able to do otherwise, she will have to call me what my name certificate will say: Ten Haaaaaag. Soon it will be.

  • @holt253

    @holt253

    2 жыл бұрын

    In The HEDGE !!

  • @EyesArePlanets

    @EyesArePlanets

    2 жыл бұрын

    This made me laugh, well done... ...Ten Haaaag. :)

  • @lukemusto896
    @lukemusto8962 жыл бұрын

    Would be interesting to see how you would recommend playing against this system. Other than having the best players in the world, how would you tactically look to counteract this system

  • @abdullahlangcua6210

    @abdullahlangcua6210

    2 жыл бұрын

    The best way is probably a Mourinho-like park the bus tactic like the smaller clubs do in the Netherlands lately when they play against Ajax. Ajax have lost quite a few points in the first half of this season because of teams that play like that.

  • @conormclaughlin9731
    @conormclaughlin97312 жыл бұрын

    Ange Postecoglou video next plsssss! Nice one lads

  • @petervandersanden1374
    @petervandersanden13742 жыл бұрын

    As a PSV fan, I watched this with a begrudged interest

  • @Craig_whyte

    @Craig_whyte

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’m intrigued by Dutch football, how do other Dutch clubs see Ajax? Is it an intense rivalry or do they all get along?

  • @ThaDoggo

    @ThaDoggo

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Craig_whyte the toxic fans hate the other toxic fans nothing much. Its also a fact that the eredivisie is a lot better than most ppl think. (Az vitesse psv and feyenoord. The biggest rivalry is feyenoord and ajax.

  • @-mikabe834

    @-mikabe834

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's because psv fans are not the smartest people. 🤭

  • @mikevanos4229

    @mikevanos4229

    2 жыл бұрын

    In the dutch competition Ajax is always the team to beat during the season. Ajax has dominant periods shared with PSV or Feijnoord in the dutch competition but in European football Ajax shows what they are made for.

  • @kafkaten
    @kafkaten2 жыл бұрын

    These opening lines are the best.

  • @yellow6ird
    @yellow6ird2 жыл бұрын

    Please do one on Ange Postecoglou at Celtic.

  • @theredjediknight
    @theredjediknight Жыл бұрын

    He's here at United and has transformed us, he's even improved Harry Maguire!!

  • @catgladwell5684

    @catgladwell5684

    10 ай бұрын

    As a fellow Red I am daily thankful that this incredible manager has come to us. It will take some seasons for us to challenge City, with our useless owners velcroed to their seats and the dregs of former managers' teams still under contract, but Erik will get us there, whoever our new owners are. He's every bit as good a manager as Pep.

  • @moufdidjouadi

    @moufdidjouadi

    6 ай бұрын

    It's not going well guys 😢

  • @adimudiraj
    @adimudiraj3 ай бұрын

    Funny how the same manager is clueless as per you guys now that he’s having some serious player attitude issues, the non-stop media pressure, injuries and inept owners (INEOS still not approved as minority owners at the time of writing). How could the same manager not been given some leeway after seeing what he can conjure up, if given the right structure and time?

  • @slmtz2458
    @slmtz24582 жыл бұрын

    One of the best managers

  • @davidlean1060
    @davidlean10602 жыл бұрын

    JJ commenting on Lindelof's progressive passing is, honestly, the first time I've heard anyone say Lindelof was 'very good' at anything on a pitch!

  • @jarvis911
    @jarvis9112 жыл бұрын

    Your intros crack me up!

  • @kakashihatake3324
    @kakashihatake33242 жыл бұрын

    I actually want Ajax to win champions league won’t even be mad if they do even though I’m a Liverpool fan,they really play exciting football and they always developing new talent year in year out.I can only imagine how good they would’ve been if they still had the likes of Frankie de jong,Donny van de beek and hakim ziyech 🤯😮‍💨.

  • @nielsvanpoortvliet9161

    @nielsvanpoortvliet9161

    2 жыл бұрын

    De ligt too, man he was so good at ajax

  • @YoJoof

    @YoJoof

    2 жыл бұрын

    it was better that they left because thats how ajax runs

  • @RvdW22

    @RvdW22

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@YoJoof Yah - Timber and Gravenberch aren’t what they are now If they hadn’t left…

  • @pruthvi5
    @pruthvi52 жыл бұрын

    What app they are using on that screen??

  • @vipul3840
    @vipul38402 ай бұрын

    bruno and rashford could never pull this .. let alone having maguire and evans in the back ...... no wonder why we are so bad \

  • @MrSjoerdwitteveen
    @MrSjoerdwitteveen2 жыл бұрын

    Cool crew it is!!

  • @drell3813
    @drell38132 жыл бұрын

    I do find it kind of hilarious as a Watford fan that you were talking about Premier League failures and completely forgot Berghuis being an unbelievable flop for us. Signed him due to his form in the Eredivisie and hoped he would be this amazing creative player going forward and he couldn't even get in the team. Also funny how his main issue with us was being lazy defensively and now he's doing well in a high pressing team.

  • @tonymctonyps3

    @tonymctonyps3

    2 жыл бұрын

    Pressing forward vs running behind

  • @mariosimas
    @mariosimas2 жыл бұрын

    you shoul also do a video analysis on Ruben Amorim from Sporting Club of Portugal. only 36 yeas old.

  • @DanieloLobo

    @DanieloLobo

    2 жыл бұрын

    Won the league in his first season coaching!

  • @mikegreen3485
    @mikegreen34852 жыл бұрын

    According to the credits, Alex was in this video? Very convincing JJ costume

  • @shawngillogly6873
    @shawngillogly68732 жыл бұрын

    I would suggest ETH is already a big manager. He's just happy at Ajax. So he won't move for anything but the right situation. And I think that's something that needs to be discussed. Ten Hag is a brilliant COACH. But he isn't the player acquisition guy. He's not the press face of the club. He's not the traditional English manager. He needs the Continental Structure. Because his personality isn't suited to being out front, much like Tuchel hated all the politics of PSG, and was much better off when he could just focus on coaching at Chelsea. The kind of club Ten Hag would thrive at isn't one that uses the English model. I don't think he'd do well at United as its currently structured (or unstructured). He would be best at a club like Bayern, with a clear front office and set transfer policy. But they just hired a manager of similar profile. Chelsea once Tuchel leaves would also be a great landing place for him. And I hate naming both of those clubs. But it is what it is. He's not a manager for a club without a clear hierarchy.

  • @tamunotamuno3564

    @tamunotamuno3564

    2 жыл бұрын

    what about when Rangnick is the dof?

  • @its_jawnney

    @its_jawnney

    2 жыл бұрын

    I agree, however, seems like with Ragnick stepping into an executive role next season United might be constructing that hierarchy for ETH to settle into

  • @shawngillogly6873

    @shawngillogly6873

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@tamunotamuno3564 If Rangnick is actually allowed to become DOF, with final authority to control football operations? Then that becomes a possibility. If Rangnick is one voice in an already overcrowded boardroom, then that's a bad job for him.

  • @tamunotamuno3564

    @tamunotamuno3564

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@shawngillogly6873 if rangnick isnt listened 2. He would just resign. He isnt afraid of walking away. Look at what he did at schalke. He resigned bcos they sold gustavo without his consent

  • @shawngillogly6873

    @shawngillogly6873

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@tamunotamuno3564 I don't disagree Rangnick would walk away. But what his "consultancy" will look like still is clear as mud.

  • @NotAfraidToQuestionThings
    @NotAfraidToQuestionThings2 жыл бұрын

    I'm a Dutch Ajax fan and am very pleased with Ten Hag but I think he won't succeed with a big club... maybe if it's Bayern Munich. His English is poor, he's a humble guy, he doesn't have the credit yet so he'd have to immediately start winning and he's used to manage small names, not superstars. I would be truly impressed of he would be able to lift a big club to a higher level.

  • @benjaminkuhn2878
    @benjaminkuhn28782 жыл бұрын

    Has Joe been to the football tactics bootcamp? He knows the words now.

  • @mvanzijderveld3826
    @mvanzijderveld3826 Жыл бұрын

    Aged nicely

  • @tolgayardimci1669
    @tolgayardimci16692 жыл бұрын

    One small thing; Ajax and Ten Hag were not playing positional play. What they were doing were against the rules of positional play most of the time, but it was for sure attractive and efficient.

  • @donalex7553
    @donalex75532 жыл бұрын

    3:41 depay is 3rd at most key passes ?

  • @Nefariousbig
    @Nefariousbig2 жыл бұрын

    You know how if you hold a seashell up to your ear they say you can hear the sea? If you hold Joe Devine up to your ear you can hear Albatross by Fleetwood Mac

  • @russdavies2268
    @russdavies22682 жыл бұрын

    When the dreaded time comes and Pep eventually leaves us Erik Ten Haag is the perfect replacement and a natural fit.

  • @sathvic5174

    @sathvic5174

    2 жыл бұрын

    He is united bound brother with respect but obv city will have top manager

  • @anubhav111196
    @anubhav1111962 жыл бұрын

    I want to see a video on Marco Rose's Dortmund and since his departure, mönchengladbach has suffered and will he be the perfect successor for the dreadful day Klopp leaves us

  • @pritapp788

    @pritapp788

    2 жыл бұрын

    Dortmund have been shocking this season. Schooled by Ajax, outsmarted by Sporting in CL. Not exactly outstanding in the Bundesliga either.

  • @anubhav111196

    @anubhav111196

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@pritapp788 yeah, don't know what happened to Dortmund, they need good defenders and good CDMs too

  • @alexsupertramp5600

    @alexsupertramp5600

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@anubhav111196 Injuries happened. A lot of them, and they're already quite thin on some spots, and the squad was already quite imbalanced coming out of the transfer period.

  • @adityaup14
    @adityaup142 жыл бұрын

    So if we (Manutd) appoint ETH we are gng back to the LVG era.. where multi functional players are required instead of Mou's positional expert players?😐

  • @RV-sx9tt
    @RV-sx9tt2 жыл бұрын

    He already reached that point

  • @strawhatbraw
    @strawhatbraw2 жыл бұрын

    God, the opening cracked me up.

  • @mumandubula1788
    @mumandubula17882 жыл бұрын

    Coaching this high quality Ajax with top players and management, UCL, why leave for a small team ? Bayern,Real, Barca, Atletico,PSG, Juve, Inter, Milan, City,Liverpool, Chelsea, City and Man Utd are the only teams truly big enough for Ten Haag, Utd seems like the best option at the moment it's available, plenty money, seems to be heading towards better management with Murtough and Fletcher.

  • @pritapp788

    @pritapp788

    2 жыл бұрын

    Those guys are idiots, they think managing Crystal Palace or Southampton is a more prestigious position than Ajax. Ajax are the Dr. Dre of football, they transformed it.

  • @inekechroom560
    @inekechroom5602 жыл бұрын

    All great football coaches and players are inspired by, JOHAN CRUIJFF the true master. Ajax would win the champions leaque many times, if there players weren't bought by foreign clubs. There academy is the best in te world.

  • @gamesinperfection
    @gamesinperfection2 жыл бұрын

    KNVB should now talk to Ten hag and make him the coach after Louis van Gaal for the dutch national team

  • @abdellahafkir
    @abdellahafkir2 жыл бұрын

    There is one thing for sure. If Ten Hag gets the Manchester United job, given the fact that he prob. needs 3 or 4 years and pulls it off... He'll be a legendary manager and pure top class

  • @JoshMarshain

    @JoshMarshain

    Жыл бұрын

    @@obiessen wrong

  • @deanVodkahouse
    @deanVodkahouse2 жыл бұрын

    The disrespect for Ajax annoys me or maybe you aren't disrespecting them and just sharing your surprise Ten hag is still at Ajax. The truth is Ajax are bigger than man utd, they have more european cups/CL than them, they are bigger than man city, arsenal, spurs, chelsea and have more european success than of all of them put together. There is a great foundation at Ajax with Overmars and Van der sar runnings things nicely and Ten hag is at a big club, remember it's the league that is small, not the club, so i get annoyed with people saying "come to man utd" it makes me want a european super league, so Ajax will be in the same league as man u and co and then there will be less people saying " I am suprised he still at Ajax" Ajax are going to win the CL this season and that will really show all those of bags of money clubs.

  • @franalytics5995

    @franalytics5995

    2 жыл бұрын

    Can I have some of the stuff you are smoking, Ajax are not bigger than most of the teams you mentioned at all I hate it when people think they know about something

  • @franalytics5995

    @franalytics5995

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ajax are not winning the Ucl even in the next 10 years you probably are a deluded Ajax fan even Cruyff left you guys for barca

  • @Stayfocused1325

    @Stayfocused1325

    2 жыл бұрын

    Did you say ajax are bigger than Utd? Utd is part of the elite 4. Barca real Utd munchen

  • @deanVodkahouse

    @deanVodkahouse

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Stayfocused1325 Ajax are bigger than man utd in terms of European silverware

  • @franalytics5995

    @franalytics5995

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@deanVodkahouse yh but three of those ucls were from the 70s they have history but over the past 20 years they've been rubbish

  • @Xavyer13
    @Xavyer132 жыл бұрын

    LoL the intertext at the start XD

  • @chinonsoonwunaje7180
    @chinonsoonwunaje7180 Жыл бұрын

    Well he's the Manager of Manchester United now 💯💯💯

  • @grid462
    @grid4622 жыл бұрын

    Video suggestion. Fan rants E.g interview a (coherent if possible) psv or feyenoord ultra and ask them why they hate Ajax so much.

  • @glenrobinson10
    @glenrobinson102 жыл бұрын

    He could very well be to Manchester United what Klopp was to Liverpool & Pep was to Manchester City.

  • @AutopilotAndChill

    @AutopilotAndChill

    2 жыл бұрын

    😂🤣😂That United team are hopeless. The only players worthy of that jersey are Ronnie and Fernandes. Rashford should’ve been a spectacular player by now but as is usual, English players are over hyped.

  • @za-ky7il

    @za-ky7il

    2 жыл бұрын

    You don't think of the way United play. It doesn't really suit United's style of play and the players they have in key positions that Pep/Erik Ten Hag priorities. Pochettino or even Brendan Rodgers or even Ralf Ragnick are perfect for United. Look at Ralf compared to Ole. The changes are showing in the player's attitude (well not for every player such as the ones with big egos but in time they will).

  • @phillyrockz

    @phillyrockz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Erik is definitely not leaving Ajax for that Circus. The United fanbase needs to let go and move on. It's not happening.

  • @sathvic5174

    @sathvic5174

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@phillyrockz did he told u stop the cap even romano said erik might leave for united if united offer love u hate tho

  • @KEN-tf9sr

    @KEN-tf9sr

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@za-ky7il man utd need to adapt in order to succeed man utd need to change

  • @agdgdgwngo
    @agdgdgwngo2 жыл бұрын

    TBH I remember Tadic as scoring some niche goals for Southampton

  • @za-ky7il
    @za-ky7il2 жыл бұрын

    Erik Ten Hag at Manchester City would be interesting to watch. I mean we all saw what he did to rebuild Ajax. Imagine Erik Ten Hag at City after Pep set a philosophy on how to play which links to Ten Hag's style of play. Not only that but this time he will have a large budget at his disposal. The perfect Pep Guardiola replacement. I don't really see him at United as the way United play wouldn't really suit Ten Hag. The likes of Pochettino or Brendan Rodgers would be suitable for United rather than Erik Ten Hag, he be better of to manage Man City. edit: Ralf Ragnick is also suitable for United if you see how United play compared to when Ole was in charge (ignore match vs wolves).

  • @RonnyWelles
    @RonnyWelles2 жыл бұрын

    9:36 that's highly debatable, Ajax became champion 2 points ahead of PSV who faced feyenoord a week before in a highly controversial draw which if PSV won that game, they would have been ahead of Ajax and probably would have ended up being champions. And it was PSV who only 2 weeks ago beat Ajax in the cup final, so a lot being said is factually not true.

  • @deanVodkahouse
    @deanVodkahouse2 жыл бұрын

    I am not going to watch this as I love Ajax and I love what Ten hag is doing with them, no doubt you will say he could go to the prem and manage a big 6 club and that he has been linked to a big club like man utd, well Ajax are a big club and a more successful club in Europe than them but if you talk about ten hag winning the CL with Ajax this season and do it again next season then I will listen

  • @joshharley5397
    @joshharley53972 жыл бұрын

    Seb Haller had the movement of a fence post at West ham, can't believe he's pressing and scoring goals now

  • @Daniel-ko4mg
    @Daniel-ko4mg2 жыл бұрын

    Fun starter team on fm

  • @DaeLh
    @DaeLh2 жыл бұрын

    This was some serious ASMR stuff.

  • @adamjaya2025
    @adamjaya20252 жыл бұрын

    I Think They Are Reviewing "No Way Home" During The Beginning Of The Video 😆

  • @hb3393
    @hb33932 жыл бұрын

    Gravenberch ALWAYS blows up on my FM saves, fully expect the FM elders are right on him

  • @julesdewit4216

    @julesdewit4216

    2 жыл бұрын

    They aren't, he's probably the most overrated Dutch talent since Affelay

  • @Chilling2810
    @Chilling28102 жыл бұрын

    Do Sporting Clube de Portugal

  • @Pur3picness12
    @Pur3picness122 жыл бұрын

    I'm very interested in this goblin conversation

  • @michael-john4954

    @michael-john4954

    2 жыл бұрын

    they were talking about OGS

  • @samuelschonenberger
    @samuelschonenberger2 жыл бұрын

    Those damn Goblins

  • @samjones7296
    @samjones72962 жыл бұрын

    He should definitely use more goblins though

  • @fpl_cricket
    @fpl_cricket2 жыл бұрын

    0:38 when you can hear just fine but you don't speak Scottish 😅 had to rewind that one

  • @wheresmyfood5877
    @wheresmyfood58772 жыл бұрын

    He should be peps successor at city

  • @QazwerDave
    @QazwerDave2 жыл бұрын

    Who takes over after Klopp ? This guy ?

  • @fnxl11
    @fnxl112 жыл бұрын

    It's not "Sporting Lisbon". We would like our club to be called its proper name. Sincerely, every Sporting CP fan.

  • @fnxl11

    @fnxl11

    2 жыл бұрын

    @QUAD_RETURNS what? Can you elaborate on that?

  • @fnxl11

    @fnxl11

    2 жыл бұрын

    @QUAD_RETURNS oh I see. Sporting Portugal is fine I guess 😅

  • @tamunotamuno3564

    @tamunotamuno3564

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@fnxl11 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @silviofelix1991

    @silviofelix1991

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sporting de Lisboa 😂

  • @fnxl11

    @fnxl11

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@silviofelix1991 😢

  • @HoliGallistur1023
    @HoliGallistur10232 жыл бұрын

    He will be coaching Manchester United now , Curious how players will evolve under him ... Sebastian Haller is the best example ...

  • @manojku232
    @manojku232 Жыл бұрын

    Watching this after Man Utd Vs Liverpool game. Ten Hag is good at what he does. To be fair, you cannot say Glazers didn't spend on the squad. Actually they did but it was done by Non Football people. As Jose said "Man Utd lack structure in its management to be a modern football team". If Glazers wanted Man Utd on top of the world they should leave everything to the people who knew what they were doing. Their tendency to micro manage everything inside the club has destroyed it completely. It's time they leave things to people like Darren, Ten Hag, and etc.

  • @MrNash-hv5tn
    @MrNash-hv5tn2 жыл бұрын

    Can't believe Ten Hag is only a month older than my crush and I'm 28

  • @duoose5395
    @duoose53952 жыл бұрын

    the overmars "cool lads" thing has not aged well

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