“Management and I have the same goals for the future of Ajax, but we have a difference in insight into the way we want to work and operate to achieve those goals,” Fararoli explains. “Given these differences in the principles and foundations of this project, I feel deep in my heart that this is the best time to separate.”

After the match against FC Twente, ESPN came out with the news that Farioli was thinking about leaving the Amsterdammers. According to the sports channel, the differences in insights would be about, among other things, the hassle around the staying of captain Jordan Henderson and whether or not to attract Dusan Tadic, in which Faroli would not have seen salvation. The tears that the coach flowed for the supporters and at the press conference already spoke volumes about his decision.

Not a champion, but goal achieved

About a year ago it was announced that Ajax was working with the Italian trainer. “We wanted to bring new energy to all Ajax players, share a positive working atmosphere and create the same way of thinking throughout the club. It was an absolute privilege to be the first foreign Ajax coach since 1998 and the first Italian trainer ever,” said the trainer.

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