Van Basten steps down as Ajax coach

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Van Basten steps down as Ajax coach

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*sigh*

Can't say im surprised though after we didnt get the CL spot again... losing it to Steve McClaren's FC Twente...

After our last game the fans confronted him and the team for the bad results during the year

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s_jJiMzLLk
Van Basten steps down as Ajax Amsterdam coach

Former Netherlands striker Marco Van Basten has resigned as Ajax Amsterdam coach.

"The main reason for Van Basten resigning was he concluded that he didn't meet his goals and he doesn't have the feeling he is capable of improving next season," the club said.

Assistant coach John van't Schip will take over from his former team mate until the end of the season.

The 44-year-old Van Basten joined Ajax in July 2008 after a four-year spell as coach of the Dutch national team.

Despite investing about 35 million euros ($46.60 million) in their squad, Ajax will finish the season third behind champions AZ Alkmaar and Twente Enschede in the Dutch league.

The club also suffered an early exit from the Dutch Cup, while Olympique Marseille beat the four times European Cup winners in the last 16 of the UEFA Cup.

Van Basten's Netherlands team were eliminated by Portugal in the first knockout round at the 2006 World Cup, while Russia beat them in the quarter-finals of Euro 2008.
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I saw Ajax's next season away kit the other day, looked fantastic, very similar to Liverpools but much better colours
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Who to bring in for next season?
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rijkaard is being brought to the front line

i hope that happens
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