Less than a year after taking over following his stint as National Team coach, Dutch legend Marco van Basten has walked out of Ajax following their failure to qualify for a place in next seasons Champions League.

Via Guardian 

The club’s statement said: “Marco van Basten has told managing director Rik van den Boog he has decided to resign his position as head coach of Ajax. He cites the main reason for his decision as being that the objectives have not been reached and that he did not feel able to improve things next season.”

Ajax lost 4-0 at Sparta Rotterdam on Sunday to slip four points behind second-placed FC Twente, who beat newly crowned champions AZ Alkmaar 3-0, with one match remaining.

Van Basten’s assistant John van’t Schip will take charge for the final game of the season, at home to Steve McClaren’s Twente, on Sunday.

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