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John Heitinga nightmare continues as Ajax fans demand former Liverpool coach to be fired

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John Heitinga is facing calls to lose his job as Ajax manager after the team lost a fourth successive game in the Champions League. Ajax has lost all of its games in the competition since the start of the season and sits bottom of the 36-team league phase, with one goal scored and 14 conceded.



AFCA Supporters Club, one of Ajax's leading supporter groups, issued a statement in the wake of Wednesday's 3-0 loss to Galatasaray calling for Heitinga to be replaced with a more experienced manager. Heitinga left Liverpool for Holland during the off-season, with the Reds replacing him with Giovanni van Bronckhorst "Tonight's match against Galatasaray was another dismal performance, marking our fourth consecutive Champions League defeat," the statement said.

But now we evaluate him as the manager of Ajax 1. "After 11 league matches with 13 losses and an 8-point deficit to the top spot, the dismal performance in the Champions League, and a style of football that constantly brings tears to your eyes, we can only come to one conclusion: Johnny is not the right manager for this Ajax 1.