Arne Slot's old Liverpool assistant fired months into new role as official statement released

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Former Liverpool coach John Heitinga, who left Arne Slot's team in the summer to join Ajax, has been fired just months after taking the role. We have given John that time, but we believe it’s best for the club to appoint someone else to lead the team.

We thank John and Marcel for their efforts and wish Fred the best of luck, starting with Sunday’s away match in Utrecht." After a shaky start to the season, which started with struggling home wins over lowly Telstar, Heracles Almelo, and PEC Zwolle and then draws away at Go Ahead Eagles and FC Volendam, Ajax lost its Champions League opener against Inter Milan. The low point for Heitinga came a couple of days later, when Olympique Marseille handed Ajax their joint-largest Champions League away defeat in a 4-0 demolition.

After that, Ajax won just one of its next seven games (a 3-2 away victory at FC Twente). In the Champions League this season, only Ajax and Benfica are yet to pick up a point.