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Eric ten Hag's choice to depart Ajax to take cost of Manchester United has impressed the Dutch giants greater than many anticipated.
The Amsterdam-based membership, which received three league titles together with two on the bounce underneath Ten Hag, has discovered itself on the tail of Feyenoord and PSV. The latter, specifically, have emerged because the dominant drive in Dutch soccer in current occasions.
After successful the Johan Cruyff Protect and Dutch Cup final season, PSV are heading for the league title this marketing campaign.
The Eindhoven crew is 10 factors forward of second-placed Feyenoord, which had not misplaced a recreation within the 2023/24 Eredivisie.
The crew is presently led by ex-Ajax boss, Peter Bosz, however it could not be fallacious to say that it was Ruud van Nistelrooy who laid the muse for his or her unbelievable performances.
The previous Man United striker instilled an attacking fashion of play into the PSV crew and by introducing academy abilities similar to Johan Bakayoko into the primary crew, he set them up for future success.
Nevertheless, simply earlier than the tip of his final time period, Van Nistelrooy determined to sever ties with PSV, reportedly because of lack of administration help.
Regardless, the nation's main soccer minds nonetheless acknowledge his good work on the Philips Stadium.
Former Tottenham Hotspur star Raphael van der Vaart, who shared the Netherlands dressing room with Van Nistelrooy, has impressed his former teammate to guide Ajax amid their poor kind.
“I’ve talked to individuals. And it looks as if Van Nistelrooy is definitely an excellent coach,” Van der Vaart advised Studio Voetbal.
“Okay, then let's meet Van Nistelrooy. I need a huge title to return to Ajax.
The four-time Champions League winners are fourth within the league, having received only one of their final 5 matches.
Interim head coach John van 't Schip has carried out comparatively higher than Maurice Steen, however he’s clearly not ideally suited to guide the membership again to the top of Dutch soccer.