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Feyenoord have sacked supervisor Brian Priske two days earlier than their Champions League play-off tie towards AC Milan, blaming a “lack of chemistry” between the 16-time Dutch champions and the Dane who succeeded Arne Slot lower than eight months in the past.
Whereas Slot has guided his new membership six factors clear on the prime of the Premier League, Feyenoord are 12 off the tempo within the Eredivisie and went out of the Dutch Cup with a 2-0 quarter-final defeat at PSV on Wednesday.
“As knowledgeable and as an individual, I nonetheless maintain Brian in excessive esteem,” Feyenoord technical director Dennis te Kloese mentioned, calling the choice “very disappointing for all events”.
“Nonetheless, generally you must conclude that, regardless of everybody’s good intentions, issues are simply not figuring out, and you’ve got reached a degree the place there may be not sufficient assist to proceed ahead collectively.”
Feyenoord vs Milan
Former Midtjylland, Royal Antwerp and Sparta Prague supervisor Priske guided Feyenoord to the play-offs for the Champions League spherical of 16 regardless of a 6-1 hammering at French membership Lille on Matchday 8.
The 1970 European Cup champions and two-time Uefa Cup winners have crushed Bayern Munich, Sparta, Benfica and Girona this season, in addition to recovering from 3-0 behind at Manchester Metropolis to earn a draw with three objectives after the 74th minute at Etihad Stadium.
They completed two factors beneath a Milan aspect who go to De Kuip for the primary leg on Wednesday (8pm GMT) earlier than the return recreation at Stadio San Siro on February 18 (5.45pm).
“Though Feyenoord achieved some spectacular outcomes with Brian – particularly within the Champions League – the primary group’s efficiency has been far too inconsistent in latest months,” defined Te Kloese. “Sadly, we see too little structural progress.”
Feyenoord are one among two Dutch sides on this season’s Champions League, with PSV going through Juventus within the play-offs for the appropriate to hitch Liverpool and 7 different groups who’ve gone by mechanically following the league section.
Arne Slot Feyenoord report
Slot succeeded former Netherlands supervisor Dick Advocaat within the Feyenoord hotseat earlier than the beginning of the 2021/22 season, main them to 3rd within the prime flight and the inaugural Convention League closing.
The Dutchman gained the Eredivisie by seven factors forward of PSV in 2022/23 and lifted the Dutch Cup the next season.
He gained the Eredivisie Supervisor of the 12 months award in each of his campaigns in cost. Feyenoord completed seven factors behind PSV in 2023/24, shedding two of their 34 league video games.
