Van der Vaart: We owe Farioli an apology, he was right | OneFootball

The influence of Francesco Farioli at Ajax became partly evident during FC Porto’s press conferences in Utrecht, while traveling to the Netherlands for the Europa League.

There, from time to time, the FC Porto coach becomes a topic of discussion again, especially because of the delicate phase the Amsterdam club is going through. Currently in fourth place in the league, 11 points behind leaders PSV, Ajax has yet to find a replacement for Heitinga, who was dismissed due to poor results.

Contacted by the Dutch press, Pierre Van Hooijdonk and Rafael van der Vaart, former prominent Dutch players, made references to Farioli.

The former Benfica player said on the “Studio Voetbal” program: “I would go for a foreign coach again, I think Ajax had a fantastic coach last season,” and, in agreement, Van der Vaart added: “In fact, we have to apologize to Farioli, he was the one who was right.”

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