Valentijn Driessen: ‘Only that can keep Maurice Steijn in the saddle at Ajax’
Monday, September 25, 2023 at 8:24 AM
Valentijn Driessen made a harsh judgment about the Ajax board on Monday morning. According to the football chief of De Telegraaf, Ajax must quickly start a major cleaning action. Trainer Maurice Steijn is also not unaffected. “Only fast performance can keep him in the saddle.”
Ajax was historically blown off the field on Sunday afternoon by Feyenoord, who already led 0-3 after 37 minutes. Frustrated supporters could not stand it and threw fireworks onto the field twice, after which referee Serdar Gözübüyük, in consultation with the so-called triangle, decided to call a definitive strike. According to Driessen, the position of a number of people can no longer be maintained.
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“Pier Eringa, as chairman of the supervisory board, has completely failed as supervisor of the now dismissed technical director Sven Mislintat,” Driessen says. The journalist writes that Eringa’s escape route runs through the position of chief of police in the national police. “If Eringa does not accept the police’s offer, the Ajax association with 73% of the shares will have to kick him out through the shareholders’ meeting.”
Interim general manager Jan van Halst also has to pay the price. “He also let Mislintat have his way when he made Ajax 115 million euros lighter. He was right on top of everything and went along with all Mislintat’s stories, even though he had been warned about the German’s practices. When Alex Kroes As general manager, he will start on March 15, 2024, and the problem will resolve itself. It would be ideal if Kroes could be released from AZ sooner.”
In addition, Senior Sports Officer Maurits Hendriks also has to pack his things, according to Driessen. “He occupies a created position with no added value. His departure would not be a loss for the club.” Driessen writes that it is also a matter of time for Hendriks to leave. “Kroes has already hinted in a small circle that he will scrap the position and opt for a head of youth development.”
Ajax coach Steijn will be spared for a while, but according to Driessen, 49-year-old Hagenees will have to come up with results quickly, otherwise his head will soon be on the chopping block. “He will have to get the defensive organization in order quickly, because it is now keeping pace with the mess within the Ajax organization and is leading to a truckload of goals conceded. Only quick results can keep him in the saddle.”
2023-09-25 21:48:00
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