To start don’t just think of him as an Ajax system guy. He cut his teeth with Bayern II when pep was there and learned under him. He brings a version of pep ball with him but he’s shown a clear vision to adapt to his talent under that system.
At Ajax he has had both domestic and European success (Lucas aside, that’s was a great run for Ajax beating real and juve over 2 legs).
He’s worked with youth systems at Bayern and Ajax and at the latter was able to continuously incorporate youth players into his system while still winning, and turning over the squad.
I think he’s a great option for us BECAUSE I think ENIC sucks, and that isn’t easily changed. He will make current talent better and incorporate youth while playing fun and winning football.
would I prefer conte and this mythical huge investment in talent? Of course. But it doesn’t exist and ETH is by far the best option to work in our current setup.
he could be better than Poch.
This is a great write up and you touch on what I wanted to add when you say turn over the squad and for me that is a key point. He didn't just do it based on the back of a few players, when he lost a lot of the key players he had he was able to keep having success. He brought in both youth- De Ligt, De Jong, Gravenbach and vets- Klaassen, Blind and Tadic and making it work with all of them.
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