Among market vendors at the Albert Cuyp market there is particular understanding for the dismissal of Maurice Steijn from Ajax. There are also doubts about John van ‘t Schip, the man named as his successor. “He has not achieved much as a trainer, but he does have an Ajax heart.”
“He can’t get it on track anymore,” says a market vendor. “There should be improvement now. He has a team that is better than most clubs in the Premier League.” Others are more lenient towards the Hague trainer: “That man had no chance at all. The material is unworthy of Ajax but also unworthy of the Premier League.”
I don’t agree with him, says his neighbor on the market. “This is just an exit. That man doesn’t say anything anymore. I defended him for a while, but I don’t like it at all.”
Brighton away
Ajax’s next match is scheduled for Thursday. In the Europa League the team will play against Brighton in England. It is clear that Hedwiges Maduro is interim coach for that match.
For the medium term, Ajax seems to be targeting John van ‘t Schip. The former player, who also has a past as an assistant and youth coach at the club, confirms to NOS that there have been discussions.
There are mainly doubts on the Albert Cuyp market as to whether Van ‘t Schip is the ideal man to take over. What has he achieved in the coaching profession? Not really much either. But what he does have is an Ajax heart.