{"id":113662,"date":"2023-10-24T10:24:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T10:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/24\/maurice-steijn-leaves-by-mutual-consent-after-four-months-in-charge\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T10:24:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T10:24:11","slug":"maurice-steijn-leaves-by-mutual-consent-after-four-months-in-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/24\/maurice-steijn-leaves-by-mutual-consent-after-four-months-in-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Maurice Steijn leaves by mutual consent after four months in charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/131511579_tv087986026-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"_131511579_tv087986026\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steijn previously managed ADO Den Haag, VVV-Venlo, NAC Breda and Sparta Rotterdam in the Netherlands<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Coach Maurice Steijn has left Ajax by mutual consent after just four months in charge.<\/p>\n<p>The 49-year-old joined from Sparta Rotterdam in June on a three-year deal.<\/p>\n<p>But a poor start to the season has left the 36-time Dutch champions second bottom of the Eredivisie table with just one win from seven league games.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Steijn and Ajax\u2019s management agreed to part ways after meeting twice on Monday, with assistant coach Hedwiges Maduro taking over as caretaker boss.<\/p>\n<p>Ajax won just two of their 11 games in all competitions under Steijn, who has also managed ADO Den Haag, VVV-Venlo and NAC Breda.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bChief executive Jan van Halst said: \u201cWe have worked together very intensively and professionally in recent months, but the sporting results and the development of the team lagged behind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is why we sat around the table again. Maurice now also indicated he had doubts whether he is still the right man in the right place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag led Ajax to three straight league titles before leaving for Manchester United in the summer of 2022 and his replacement Alfred Schreuder was sacked in January 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Interim boss John Heitinga was given the job until the end of last season, when Ajax finished third, before joining West Ham United as a first-team coach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a terrible shame,\u201d Steijn added. \u201cEveryone knows that I have done everything I can to bring Ajax back to where this club belongs, but I was not successful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"jIKYxA2FVqk\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dam Spillage: GHS pledges psychological, health service support for affected communities (23-10-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jIKYxA2FVqk?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steijn previously managed ADO Den Haag, VVV-Venlo, NAC Breda and Sparta Rotterdam in the Netherlands Coach Maurice Steijn has left Ajax by mutual consent after just four months in charge. 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