During the international break, we speak with coach John van 't Schip. We look back on the past period and look ahead to the final series of matches of the season.
"Is the cup still the same? I remember it being huge and very heavy." Despite the passage of time, Branco van den Boomen can still recall many details from the 2012 Future Cup. Twelve years ago, the Ajax midfielder and his teammates won the prestigious youth tournament at De Toekomst. "De Toekomst was packed with supporters. I hadn't experienced that before."
The legends teams of Ajax and Liverpool faced each other on a packed Anfield on Saturday afternoon. The entertaining charity match resulted in no less than six goals: 4-2. Goals from Derk Boerrigter and Kiki Musampa in the first half turned out to be insufficient for the victory.
After the Future Cup in 2010, the general public slowly got to know the name Mitchell Dijks. Together with the defender, we look back on the first edition of this tournament, where he stood out in the defense and was part of a beautiful class: "I'm happy that I got to play in this team."