Michael Cox
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778 appearances
7 recordings
2 series
first heard Jan 2026
last heard 4d ago
Michael Cox’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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not just play passes.
I mean, Koeman was more of a sprayer, 50-yard diagonal ball going back to 88.
Rijkaard, I think, was great at dribbling.
could dribble 20 yards and he loved playing one-twos.
And I think that's, in my mind, that's what I think of most with Rijkaard, just through the middle, running with the ball, laying it off and always going for the return pass.
And again, it's just something you don't really see that much of
In the modern game, I think in a way that's why people were so excited in 2019 when Frankie de Jong came along for Ajax, maybe hasn't quite become the player that some expected in that mould, but he was so unusual because he was a dribbler as a holding midfielder and that to a certain extent was the role that Rijkaard played, I think.
getting it?
Why are they getting
Oh, them, yeah.
of Football Statistics.
Ajax?
A little bit before my time in terms of experiencing at the time.
But I've watched a lot of the Ajax side for book research in particular.
And Rijkaard does stand out for his intelligence at that point.
Maybe a less mobile, dynamic player in his 30s.
But again, he's still doing, I mean, I mentioned earlier the one-twos.
When he gets the winner against Milan in 95, sorry, when he sets up Kluivert
winner in 95, he clearly intended that to be a one-two.
And that was classic Rijkaard to try and play a one-two through the defence.
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