The Cup. A bit of surprise, but this surprise also made the final absolutely predictable: RBC Roosendaal reached the final. Nice – the 10th placed Second division team. But the other finalist was Ajax… only miracle could help RBC, but Cruijff was not exactly the man allowing miracles to happen. And on top of everything the final was played at Ajax’s stadium… so 3-0 was perhaps graceful loss for RBC.
RBC Roosendaal had nothing to be ashamed of – the difference of class was so great and there was nothing to do about it. They reached the Cup final and that was may be their greatest achievement ever. Too bad Ajax did not win the championship, but even without European tournament it was wonderful.
Winning the final was not big deal by itself, but winning the Cup was important – Ajax and Cruijff finished the season with a trophy. This squad had only one rival – PSV Eindhoven – and the battle with them was exciting. Most importantly, Ajax seemingly managed to build a team close to the legendary one from the 1970s. Holland was theirs, now it was time for reconquering Europe.