The Dutch coach John Heitingaformer player of Atlético de Madrid, will manage the ajax as the Amsterdam club look for a permanent replacement for manager Alfred Schreuder, who was sacked last night after failing to win any of his last seven games, a run that ended with a home draw against FC Volendam yesterday.
The 1-1 draw against Volendam, who are 15th in the Dutch Division of Honour, was the seventh consecutive game without a win for Ajax, who moved to fifth place in the Eredivisie, seven points behind the leaders , Feyenoord Rotterdam, who took the lead. the club immediately sacked Schreuder as manager.
“It’s never good to let go of people who have worked hard, but we can’t continue like this. Alfred was given the time and our confidence to change and improve our situation. In recent weeks, it has become more evident that he can. Do not change the direction of what we believe is, despite many transfers, a strong team that deserves a championship,” manager Edwin Van der Sar told ESPN. Assistant coach Matthias Kaltenbach will also leave the club.
Ajax had their joint longest winless streak in club history, failing to get past the group stage of the Champions League.
Van der Sar added after the game, in a press conference, that it was “a painful decision, but a necessary one”, and he expects the name of the new coach for the next match against Excelsior to be known on Sunday. Rotterdam.
According to Dutch newspaper ‘De Telegraaf’, John Heitinga, 39, will take charge of training if no agreement is reached on a new coach on Sunday. Heitinga, who played for Atlético de Madrid in the 2009-10 season, is currently the coach of the Ajax youth team, fifteenth in the first division.
Schreuder, 50, took over at Ajax in the summer to replace Erik ten Hag after he left the Dutch club for Manchester United.
Source: La Verdad
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