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Ajax Remains Particularly Fragile. and the Worrying Thing for Coach John Heitinga: There's Little Foundation to Build On.

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In a match that was anticipated as a key one for John Heitinga's position, Ajax once again found themselves in serious trouble. To improve their struggling play, the coach wants to add a fourth assistant.

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In a match that was anticipated as a key one for John Heitinga's position, Ajax once again found themselves in serious trouble. To improve their struggling play, the coach wants to add a fourth assistant.

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Ajax captain Davy Klaassen admitted after the match to ESPN's camera that he and his team had come through the eye of the needle at Sparta.

·Amsterdam, Netherlands
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After the drubbing in Marseille, Ajax also suffered a loss in the Eredivisie on Saturday. They narrowly avoided defeat at Sparta Rotterdam: 3-3. At Het Kasteel, Ajax also fell sharply below the lower limit in stages, putting continued pressure on manager John Heitinga. The manager is searching for explanations and solutions: "It's fragile, it's vulnerable."

Davy Klaassen still supports coach John Heitinga, as he revealed in an interview with ESPN. Ajax played a disappointing 3-3 draw against Sparta Rotterdam on Saturday evening, and so the pressure on the Amsterdam side's head coach is mounting. Klaassen begins by stating that Ajax is "not the best"...

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De Telegraaf broke the news in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Saturday, October 4, 2025.
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