The Match That Never Was
The Match That Never Was
Dutch newspaper Algameen Dagblad hailed AFC Ajax of Amsterdam’s victory over Internazionale in the finals of the 1972 European Cup as “the death of defensive football”. Ajax was seen as a team of swashbuckling buccaneers, romantic adventurers and supremely talented artists who had finally done away with what was perceived to be the pragmatic ultra-defensive philosophy championed by Inter and AC…
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