Feyenoord dismissed the manager Brian Priske two days before their Champions League The playoffs against AC Milan, blame a “lack of chemistry” between the 16 Dutch champions and the dune which succeeded the Arne slit less than eight months ago.
While Slot guided his new club at six points clearly at the top of the Premier leagueFeyenoord is 12 on the rhythm of the Eredivisie and came out of the Dutch Cup with a defeat of 2-0 quarter-final at the PSV on Wednesday.
“As a professional and as a person, I still hold Brian in high esteem,” said Feyenoord technical director Dennis Te Kloese, calling for the decision “very disappointing for all parties”.
“However, you sometimes have to conclude that, despite the good intentions of everyone, things simply do not work, and you have reached a point where there is not enough support to continue to move forward together.”
Feyenoord vs Milan
Former Midtjylland, Royal Antwerp and Sparta Prague Manager Priske guided Feyenoord to the players for the Champions League of 16 people despite 6-1 hammering at the French club Lille on day 8.
The Champions of the 1970 European Cup and the two UEFA Cup winners beat Bayern Munich, Sparta, Benfica and Girona this season, as well as to recover from 3-0 behind in Manchester City To win a draw with three goals after the 74th minute at the Etihad stadium.
They finished two points below a Milan team who visited Kuip for the first leg on Wednesday (8 p.m. GMT) before the return match at Stadio San Siro on February 18 (5:45 p.m.).
“Although Feyenoord has obtained impressive results with Brian – in particular in the Champions League – the performance of the first team has been far too incoherent in recent months,” said Te Kloese. “Unfortunately, we see too little structural progress.”
Feyenoord is one of the two Dutch teams in the Champions League of this season, with PSV against Juventus In the play-offs for the right to join Liverpool and seven other teams that automatically crossed the league phase.
Arne Slot Feyenoord Record
Slot succeeded the former Netherlands manager, Dick Advocaat, in the Feyenoord Hotseat before the start of the 2021/22 season, leading them to third place in the elite and the inaugural final of the conference League.
The Dutchman won the Eredivisie by seven points ahead of the PSV in 2022/23 and raised the Dutch Cup the following season.
He won the Eredivis Manager Prize of the year in his two campaigns in charge. Feyenoord finished seven points behind the PSV in 2023/24, losing two of his 34 championship games.
