PSV also won very difficult. It could well be that both Ajax and PSV will not become champions this year.
If it continues like this, PSV and Ajax will definitely not be champions this year, unfortunately I think Ajax have even less chance of becoming champions than PSV. Who would have thought that at the beginning of the season.
What would we expect if a team is disrupted like that, to continue winning after all of that? Of course, they had some trouble but I am pretty sure that they are going to end up with a lot of wins again, they just need time to rebuild the team again which we all know they will do, they are famous for doing that, they have built a system where they are never bad, and I think it's going to work pretty well again this summer, just one bad season is fine.
I also think that Ajax will make the Tourn around again, but whether they will make it this year 2023? Money would be available for it in any case.
This kind of season has been a long time coming for Ajax. They sell their best players at will to other bigger clubs so what do you expect? Its difficult for very good players to play more than 2 full seasons at Ajax. I don't blame them for selling their players that have high market value but they should know that there are side effects and this season shows that. They sold Antony and Blind without any real real replacements. When the offer came for Antony, he wanted to leave so thy couldn't keep him but 100m is enough money to get a better replacement but they didn't. Then there's Blind who is not only a good player for the team but has lost of experience and can be a leader. He was sold with no replacement too. They also lost their coach too so their form this season is not surprising, what would have surprised me is if they still maintained top form despite all these.
For me, these are two different pairs of shoes. Antony brought in 100 million and you have to let him go. But Blind's contract was mutually terminated and he was given away for free, which is clearly a fail by the management.