I’ve been going down a rabbit hole watching tactical breakdowns of the '95 Champions League final, and it’s still mind-blowing how Ajax pulled that off. You look at that Milan team Baresi, Maldini, Costacurta, Desailly that defense was practically a brick wall. Most teams would have parked the bus, but Ajax just went right at them with that fluid 3-4-3. It feels like a total torch-passing moment. Van Gaal’s kids just ran circles around them. Watching the match footage, it’s crazy how Ajax flooded the midfield and made Milan’s engine room look completely lost. Rijkaard acting as the pivot against his old club was clearly the tactical "x-factor," but was it just purely superior fitness and movement, or did Capello totally misread the game by expecting Ajax to play a more traditional style? For the people here who actually remember watching this live: was this the moment you realized the old-school Italian defensive style was finally starting to hit a wall against the modern, high-pressing era? Or was this just a "perfect storm" game where everything clicked for Ajax?   submitted by   /u/Hour777 [link]   [comments]