Marco Van Basten has given the ground with his former team! »” “To Ajax were brought too many pygms and masks”
Article by Daniel Scorpie – published Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 21:33 / Updated Tuesday, October 7, 2025 21:34
Marco Van Basten, former European champion in 1988 and triple winner of the Golden Ball (1988, 1989, 1992), criticized the team he played for six years and which he trained for ten months. “I know very well what is happening at Ajax. They have come to remove all the valuable persons! ”, The legend from the Netherlands, aged 60, accuses.
The situation at Ajax is quite cloudy this season, and John Heitinga's position is under increasing pressure, fans of the “chains” demanding the resignation of the coach, who was only named three months ago, after Francesco Farioli left.
The vice-champion in the Netherlands is after eight stages in the third place, six points behind the Feyenoord leader, and in the group of Champions League started with two failures to zero :: 0-2 with inter and 0-4 with Marseille.
Marco Van Basten (57 years old), photo: Imago
Van Basten: “I was made the offer and I had even signed, but in only eight months many things have changed at Ajax”
“Alex Kroes (no – former general manager and now technical director) started a mission almost two years ago, and those who turn in the agent world know how things work. But so far nothing has been done. John van't Schip has to get a position as a football man near Kroes. Only that feature does not exist at all.
My offer was made and I had even signed, but in eight months many things have changed. Alex became technical director, instead of being kept as general manager. Then came Marijn Beuer (no – sports director) ”, confessed Marco Van Basten for the Neeruz Ziggo station.
The 24-goal striker in 58 selections for Oranje explained what would have done in Ajax: “I would have become Maurice Steijn's gaps, I would have supported Kelvin de lang and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, that was my task at the beginning. John has Ajax in his soul, he knows what this club means. But too many pygma and clowns were brought to the club. ”
