Quote Originally Posted by Sarmatian View Post
That's not the issue. Ajax developed some pretty great players over the years and they were European champions a few times. We're talking reputation, not present ability.
The entire dutch league is now basically a feeder league for the bigger leagues... It's no use producing a ton of great footballers if they're all sold before they can play a full season...

Also, no 8-year old bases his love for a club directly on results... A team can be as crappy as all hell, a proper fan will still love the club unconditionally(I have personal experience as a fan of a crappy team...).

Anyway, back to Zlatan:

Did anyone catch his 45 minute press conference? A quote: "I don't know all the players in the french league, but they all know me".