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Peter Bosz is clubless and announced last week on the Ziggo program Rondo that he is open to being head coach at Ajax. If the people of Amsterdam called, he would say ‘yes’. Reason enough to ask him in Studio Voetbal whether he has already been called after that ‘open application’.
The answer is clear. “No,” says Bosz. “But if Ajax calls, then I would talk.” John Heitinga is now in front of the group at the Amsterdam club. Heitinga himself wants to continue as a trainer after the summer, he indicated earlier today, but the position is still vacant.
Bosz still hasn’t received a call from Ajax: ‘Would like to talk’
The fact that there has not yet been any contact between Ajax and Bosz surprises the other guests at the table. Jeroen Stekelenburg thinks it is “a bit strange” and according to Ibrahim Afellay, Bosz is “the ideal man for Ajax in every way.”
After his resignation from Olympique Lyonnais in October 2022, Bosz is without a club. In his coaching career he already had Ajax under his wing. That was in the 2016/2017 season. He was also at the helm of Vitesse, Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen, among others.
Mislintat presented Monday or Tuesday?
From his time at Dortmund, Bosz knows Sven Mislintat, the man Ajax has in mind for the position of technical director. The NOS has been in contact with Mislintat and the German said: “Just call back on Tuesday, then it will be more clear.”
“That seems to have been settled, it seems to be coming around in the coming days,” said Stekelenburg. It is then concluded at the table that the appointment of Mislintat “needs not be an obstacle” for Bosz. He was already asked by the German to become a trainer at Stuttgart.
Heitinga about the future at Ajax: ‘They are working hard behind the scenes’
Not only Bosz’s career was discussed in Studio Footballthe recent incidents with supporters in the Dutch stadiums were also an unavoidable subject.
Despondent from fan incidents
The week started on Tuesday with homophobic chants at the Spakenburg-PSV cup match directed at Xavi Simons. A day later things went wrong at Feyenoord-Ajax, when Davy Klaassen was hit by a lighter from the Feyenoord section.
The KNVB came up with stricter rules, but it was soon hit again when MVV fans threw fireworks on the field. “It doesn’t make me despondent, but I do get angry,” said Bosz.
Angry Bosz about stadium incidents: “You need politics for this”
Bosz: “The clubs are not going to solve this on their own. I think you really need politics for this. It is deeper in society. Society is hardening.” He also cites England as an example.
“I think it was a bit worse there and they have it under control there now. Well, because politics helped.”
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