Ex-Farioli assistant: Ajax failed for internal reasons, not him | OneFootball

Alessandro Schoenmaker was Ajax’s assistant coach and worked with Francesco Farioli at the Dutch club. Speaking to Antena 1, the coach praised Francesco Farioli.

“He is Italian and has a strong personality. He is intense in training and in matches. That is what he demands. That is how he leads the players. He has always been a student of football, and even though he is young, he started his career early. He already had experience before arriving at Ajax,” said the coach, assuring that Ajax’s collapse last season was not caused by the current FC Porto manager.

“At Ajax, with an 11-point lead and five games to go, no one thought they would lose the title. There are internal reasons for this failure and it was not related to Farioli. They are still not in first place now,” said Alessandro Schoenmaker.

By contrast, now at FC Porto, Francesco Farioli is close to being crowned national champion. The Porto club only need to win one of their three remaining matches to secure the title.

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