Ajax Show Míchel's Influence with Dominant Performances
Ajax are beginning to look unmistakably like a Míchel team. Not just in flashes, but across full matches, across weeks. That is the verdict from Catalan sports daily Mundo Deportivo, which sees a side in Amsterdam accelerating towards a genuine title push.
“Míchel's Ajax have reached their cruising speed,” the paper declared on Wednesday, a headline that captured the growing sense of momentum.
From Spain, the view is clear: this is a team playing with the cohesion of a long‑established group, even though the coach has only been in charge for a few months.
The latest evidence came in the 5-1 demolition of Willem II. Ajax dominated the ball, hogging 70 per cent possession, and unleashed a barrage of 33 shots. They went in 2-0 up at half-time. The striking part was what happened next. Rather than manage the lead, they kept the throttle open, pressing and attacking as if the score were level.
That relentlessness has become a pattern.
Over their last four league games, Ajax have poured in goals: four against Telstar, one against PSV, and five each against Fortuna Sittard and Willem II. Fourteen in total across that run, a tally that underlines how quickly Míchel’s attacking structure has taken root.
The only blemish in that sequence is the 1-3 defeat to PSV. Mundo Deportivo argues that even in that loss, Ajax merited more. The performance, in their eyes, matched the league leaders for long stretches and hinted at a narrowing gap. In the other three fixtures, Ajax took the maximum nine points and did so with a swagger that has caught attention beyond the Netherlands.
It is not just about the goals, either. The Spanish paper also singles out defender Youri Baas, praising his strong performances at the heart of the back line. As Ajax’s attacking numbers surge, Baas’s composure and consistency have given Míchel a reliable anchor behind the front-foot football.
A few months into this “new project”, the shapes, patterns and intensity are starting to look familiar. The question now is not whether Míchel’s influence is visible. It is how far this version of Ajax can ride that cruising speed in the title race.
