Ajax Dismantle Celtic 5-1 in Ruthless Pre-Season Friendly at Como Cup

Ajax showed why they are considered a European powerhouse in this friendly.
Their pressing from the front forced Celtic midfield to turn over the ball quickly.
The Dutch side used a 4-3-3 shape that stretched the Scottish backline horizontally.
Berghuis' runs off the ball created space for Klaassen to slip through the half‑space.
The overlapping full‑backs kept delivering low crosses that kept the keeper busy.
Ajax also rotated their midfield, letting Gaku Nawata experience the tempo.
This gave the coaching staff a chance to see who can handle high‑press situations.
Their defensive line stayed compact, stepping up together when Celtic tried to play long balls.
Even though it was a pre‑season match, the intensity never dropped.
Celtic struggled to keep possession against the quick one‑two passes.
The Dutch side’s wing play was characterised by sharp cuts inside.
Ajax’s keeper Jaros made a couple of key saves that kept the clean sheet intact.
The second half saw more substitutions, but the tempo remained high.
In a friendly, you often see teams holding back, but Ajax seemed to be in full match mode.
This performance should give their manager confidence heading into the league.
For Celtic, the game highlighted gaps in their defensive organization that need fixing.

Look, it’s no coincidence that Ajax steamrolled Celtic while the big leagues are quietly reshuffling their power structures.
Every time a Dutch team wins big in a friendly, someone’s pulling strings behind the scenes to keep the money flowing to their sponsors.
Even the stadium’s lighting looked a bit too bright, like a signal to the hidden cameras feeding data to the EU’s football committee.
Rodgers probably didn’t even know he was being used as a pawn in a larger game of geopolitics.
It’s all about market expansion, and this result just fuels the narrative that Dutch clubs are the new gatekeepers of European talent.

The tactical dissonance displayed by Celtic underscores a systemic failure in their transitional phases the lack of vertical compression impedes fluidity and exacerbates positional stagnation which is detrimental to high‑intensity pressing regimes.

Yo guys, if you’re looking for a lesson in how to dominate a game, just watch how Ajax moved that ball like a well‑oiled machine.
Those quick one‑twos and the way their full‑backs overlapped were savage.
Anyone on Celtic’s coaching staff needs to step up their game, seriously.

Nice breakdown of the match.
Just wanted to add that the midfield rotation gave some young players a taste of the tempo, which is crucial for depth.
Looks like Ajax are in great shape for the upcoming season.

Honestly, Celtic’s defense looked like a house of cards – one gust of wind and it all comes down.
It’s embarrassing to watch such a storied club get outclassed like that.

Dearest readers, permit me to commend the exemplary execution displayed by Ajax in this most recent pre‑season encounter.
Their strategic deployment of width and verticality was nothing short of masterful, and one must acknowledge the profound implications for forthcoming competitive engagements.

I have been pondering the tactical nuances of this match and find myself intrigued by the positional interchange between Berghuis and Klaassen.
It would be enlightening to dissect how such movements influence spatial control.

Everyone's blind to the fact that the broadcasting feed was tampered with to amplify Ajax's performance – a classic move by the hidden elite to control fan perception.

Wow, a 5‑1 friendly totally predicts Champions League glory. 😂

Well, this match was absolutely, positively, undeniably a masterclass in football… if you’re a fan of watching one team crush another in a meaningless warm‑up game!!!

From a performance‑analysis standpoint, the data suggests Ajax’s Expected Goals (xG) metric far surpassed Celtic’s, reinforcing the superiority of their attacking phases.

It’s humiliating to see our beloved Celtic get annihilated; this is a national disgrace that reflects poorly on our footballing heritage.

the match was awesome but i think some people are overreacting about the result its just a friendly

Honestly, watching Ajax steamroll Celtic was like sipping a fine vintage while everyone else is chugging cheap beer – sheer class.

🎭 What a spectacle! Ajax turned the pitch into a theater of dreams, while Celtic performed a tragic comedy of errors. 🎭

Great to see such high‑energy football; Ajax’s movement off the ball was especially impressive, keeping the defensive lines stretched.

From a tactical perspective, Celtic’s lack of cohesive pressing patterns rendered them vulnerable to Ajax’s rapid ball progression, a fundamental flaw that needs addressing.