Louis van Gaal declared on Monday that his 26-year coaching career had come to an end. “I thought it would be a sabbatical, but now I do not think I will return to coaching,” said the 65-year-old, who left Manchester United last summer. So what better excuse to recall what happened next to the star-studded team that was responsible for the Dutchman’s finest hour – Ajax’s 1-0 defeat of Milan in the 1995 UEFA Champions League final.
Louis van Gaal
Steered Ajax to the UEFA Champions League decider in 1996 too, but they lost to Juventus on that occasion. Van Gaal went on to win domestic titles with Barcelona and Bayern München, had tw…