Undoubtedly, the Ajax of the early 1970s was one of the greatest club sides ever as they dominated Dutch football and, more significantly, won 3 European Cups in a row between 1971 and 1973. We took a deep dive into Michels' famed 'Total Football' team and who better to join us than Gary Thacker, who is just about to release his new book, Dutch Masters: When Ajax's Totaalvoetbal Conquered Europe.
Matt and Marc's Choices
1. Vic Buckingham
2. The Ajax shirt
3. Barry Hulshoff
Gary's Choices
1. Ajax v Bayern Munich in the 1972/73 European Cup quarter-final
2. Gerrie Muhren's keepie-uppies at the Bernabeu
3. Cruyff leaving Ajax.
You can find Gary on Twitter at @All_Blue_Daze and you can find a Twitter dedicated to his new book Dutch Masters at @DutchMasters73.
You can also pre-order Gary's new book Dutch Masters: When Ajax's Totaalvoetbal Conquered Europe here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dutch-Masters-Totaalvoetbal-Conquered-Europe/dp/1801504415
You can find Matt on Twitter at @MattLostBoyo and Marc on Twitter at @MarcLostBoyo.
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Music: Chimez by Dan Henig