Official: Feyenoord sack head coach Brian Priske two days before facing AC Milan | OneFootball

Feyenoord have confirmed that they have sacked head coach Brian Priske ahead of their Champions League play-off tie against AC Milan.

Priske was hired at the beginning of the campaign to replace Arne Slot, who departed Feyenoord in favour of a move to Liverpool, who are top of the Premier League at present showing that there were big shoes left to fill.

This season has not gone to plan for the Rotterdam club, who won the league title in 2022-23 under Slot. They are fifth in the table, with even FC Utrecht and AZ Alkmaar above them, while Ajax and PSV Eindhoven are the runaway duo fighting for the title.

Feyenoord won the derby against Sparta Rotterdam at the weekend but in the game before that they were dumped out of the cup by PSV, and on their official website they confirm that they club have ‘mutually agreed to part ways with Priske with immediate effect’.

The club cites the inconsistent results and a lack of chemistry as the main reasons. Alongside Priske, assistant coaches Lukas Babalola Andersson and Björn Hamberg will also be leaving Feyenoord immediately. Feyenoord expects to announce an interim trainer and backroom staff tomorrow.

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“It is very disappointing for all parties that we had to come to this decision,. Although Feyenoord achieved some impressive results with Brian, especially in the UEFA Champions League, the first team’s performance has been far too inconsistent in recent months, and unfortunately, we see too little structural progress,” said general and technical director Dennis te Kloese of Feyenoord.

“As a professional and as a person, I still hold Brian in high esteem. However, sometimes you have to conclude that, despite everyone’s good intentions, things are just not working out, and you have reached a point where there is not enough support to continue forward together.”

As a reminder, Milan head to De Kuip on Wednesday for the first leg of their Champions League play-off tie in what will be a return for Santiago Gimenez after he left the club in the winter window.