Rafael van der Vaart Reflects Nostalgically on Ajax’s 2018/2019 Season

Rafael van der Vaart reflects with nostalgia on Ajax’s 2018/2019 squad, expressing that the current team falls short of that remarkable era. He suggests that a player from that season, Joël Veltman, may return this summer, even though he had almost forgotten about him.

During a recent appearance on the show Rondo, Van der Vaart reminisced with midfielder Lasse Schöne about the extraordinary season that led Ajax to the semi-finals of the Champions League. He remarked, “Just look at this team; it fills me with nostalgia. Everything seemed to fit together perfectly during that time.”