- Ajax have sacked head coach Marcel Keizer, his assistant, Hennie Spijkerman, and Dennis Bergkamp
- The club board includes chief executive officer and Manchester United legend Edwin Van Der Sar
- Michael Reiziger has taken charge of the Dutch club on an interim basis, ahead of the winter break
Ajax sacked head coach Marcel Keizer, his assistant, Hennie Spijkerman, and Dennis Bergkamp.
Keizer arrived as replacement for Peter Bosz in the summer but hasn't impressed the club hierarchy despite the Amsterdam side currently being second in the Eredivisie.
The club legend leaves the club five points behind league leaders PSV Eindhoven.
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Last season the club reached the Europa League final but were dumped out of the Champions League in the second qualifying round.
They were further embarrassed in the Europa League preliminaries by Rosenborg.
In midweek, the former European giants lost in the Dutch Cup on penalties to FC Twente, but had won their previous three league games - including against leaders PSV and third place AZ.
Michael Reiziger has taken charge on an interim basis, ahead of the winter break.
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The Arsenal legend and the 67-year-old both returned to Ajax and played a key role during Frank de Boer's successful tenure.
Last season under Bosz, Bergkamp, 48, switched to a position working with the club's young players, no longer sitting on the bench during matches. There are suggestions that he clashed with his ex-Arsenal teammate Overmars and chief executive officer Edwin Van Der Sar.
Van Der Sar is a legend with Manchester United having played 266 games for the Red Devils.
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Source: Sports.naija.ng
ROSY CREST
Saturday, 23 December 2017