ANP
Wednesday, Could 22, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Amsterdam
Ajax desires to finalize the arrival of head coach Francesco Farioli this week. The 35-year-old Italian comes from OGC Good, the place he’s underneath contract till the tip of subsequent season. In response to sources across the Amsterdam membership, a three-year contract is prepared for the successor of interim coach John van ‘t Schip.
Ajax had been in search of a brand new head coach for months. Louis van Gaal, advisor to the supervisory board of the membership from the capital, now not has the vitality to work with the primary staff each day. Erik ten Hag continues to be underneath contract with Manchester United and Graham Potter determined to not switch to the document champions of the Netherlands following a number of conversations.
Ajax has had a number of conversations with Farioli. However the Italian first wished to complete the season properly with OGC Good, which ended the French competitors on Sunday with a fifth last classification. It’s anticipated that Farioli will take his present assistants Felipe Sanchez Mateos and the Italian Daniele Cavalletto to Amsterdam. Ajax desires to switch Dave Vos, the present coach of Jong Ajax, to the technical workers of the primary staff.
As soon as the ultimate contract particulars have been labored out, Farioli will develop into Ajax’s first international coach since Morten Olsen. The Dane was fired on the finish of 1998. The Italian, who’s 5 years youthful than reserve goalkeeper Remko Pasveer, studied philosophy and sports activities sciences.
He then labored as a goalkeeper coach at Benevento and Sassuolo underneath his instructor Roberto De Zerbi, who stated goodbye to Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday. He then went on to work as head coach at Turkish golf equipment Fatih Karagümrük and Alanyaspor, earlier than signing for OGC Good final 12 months.
Calvin Stengs educated underneath Farioli at Good within the preparation for this season. Significantly due to this, he hardly needed to get used to Feyenoord, he stated per week and a half in the past. Stengs sees many similarities between Farioli and Arne Slot, who left Feyenoord for Liverpool. Each coaches are impressed by Pep Guardiola, the profitable coach of Manchester Metropolis.
Farioli additionally likes neat and attacking soccer, with consideration to protection. Good has conceded the fewest targets of all golf equipment within the French league this season. Though Farioli says he places most of his vitality into attacking, the quantity 5 within the last rating has solely scored forty instances in 34 matches.
