Ajax manager Farioli quits after Eredivisie title collapse | OneFootball

Francesco Farioli has decided to leave Ajax with immediate effect after the club’s collapse during the Eredivisie title run-in.

Ajax were nine points clear at the top of the table in the Netherlands with just six games to go, but a loss of form saw the Amsterdam outfit blow their lead. A four-game winless run saw PSV Eindhoven overhaul Ajax with the former clinching back-to-back Eredivisie crowns with a win over Sparta Rotterdam on Sunday.

Farioli, who became Ajax’s first foreign head coach in 26 years last summer, has now decided to step down from his role.

“My journey at Ajax started almost one year ago, at De Toekomst, with the aim of bringing Ajax back to where it belongs,” Farioli said in a statement on the club’s official website.

“And it ended at the Johan Cruijff Arena, finally bringing back Ajax to Champions League, the biggest stage of European football. We wanted to bring new energy to the whole Ajax community, sharing a positive way of working and thinking with the club at all levels.

“Being Ajax first non-Dutch coach since 1998 and the club’s first-ever Italian one have been an absolute privilege: together with my staff we embraced this huge challenge with respect, responsibility, passion and determination to succeed. Earning the respect and support from Ajax fans we felt throughout the whole season meant a lot for myself and my staff. We lived unbelievable and unforgettable moments all together: a unique, intense, emotional season in which we shared belief, fighting spirit and pride, finally achieving our goal, accomplishing our mission.

“The management and I have the same goals for the future of Ajax, but we have different visions and timeframes about the way we should work and operate to achieve those goals. Given these differences in the principles and foundations of the project, I feel deep in my heart that this is the best moment to part ways.”

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