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John Heitinga is being questioned in the Netherlands following his early departure from Tottenham Hotspur.

ajax1 Comments from cover journalist Tom Knipping at Voetbal International today. He is less impressed by the dramatic year since Heitinga’s dismissal.

Heitinga left Tottenham in the middle of the month after spending more than 30 days as assistant manager to Thomas Frank at the club. His exit followed Frank’s dismissal, despite Igor Tudor reportedly asking him to stay.

Instead the Dutchman decided to leave his post. He reportedly came after her There was belief that Spurs would offer him the interim position. Instead he decided to sign for Tudor until the end of the season.

Agent’s comments on Tottenham

Sport Witness has covered the results since then. This includes his agent, Rob Jensen. Providing all the details on Tottenham and Heitinga’s future plans.

It’s now up to the 42-year-old to take the next step. Heitinga looked to be on his way to victory after serving as assistant manager to Arne Slot at Liverpool last year.

Indeed, it was clear from his report at the time of his departure that Liverpool were sad to lose him. Observers have also attributed some of his struggles this season to his exit.

That work landed him the manager’s job at Ajax, who appointed him as head coach the previous summer. Unfortunately, it lasted only 128 days after a disastrous start to both their domestic and European campaigns.

back in the market

After a short, unsuccessful and questionable spell at Tottenham he has now returned as a free agent. However, Knipping has no sympathy for the Dutch coach.

“Losing your job in both the Eredivisie and the Premier League in one season. Not many managers can do that,” He said.

“After being fired in Amsterdam, Heitinga left his position as assistant manager at Tottenham, where he had started just a few weeks earlier.

“His bank account has undoubtedly seen a nice bounce in recent months, but his coaching career is certainly not taking the turn he might have imagined when he took over as head coach at Ajax earlier this season.

John Heitinga’s agent Rob Johnson has revealed that Tottenham Hotspur wanted his client to remain at the club.

The representative talks about his client’s brief stint at Tottenham on the podcast KieftJansenEgmondGijp and fcupdate Has released his comments.

Jensen joins journalist Michel Van Egmond and former Dutch players, Wim Kieft and René Van der Gijp to discuss football.

The quartet discussed Heitinga’s Tottenham exit in the latest episode.

short tottenham spell

Tottenham have endured a difficult period under Thomas Frank, winning seven of their 26 league matches this season. The Danish coach tried to improve things by adding Heitinga to his backroom staff on 15 January.

Last month, Assistant Manager the agent said He did not expect the Spurs to remove Frank. He was wrong as the north London club parted ways with their manager on 11 February.

Three days later, Spurs appointed Igor Tudor as interim manager until the end of the season and Heitinga exited on Friday.

Spurs wanted Heitinga to stay

sports witness Recent Dutch claims covered Heitinga left the Premier League side after talks with Tudor.

Jensen now says otherwise, with Tottenham insisting their client becomes part of the Croatian team. He explained why the Dutchman decided to leave the club.

“They were allowed to stay. They also asked them to stay. All the other coaches, all Scandinavians, left. And after three weeks, they told them: ‘Please stay and look at your contract here.’ That’s quite an achievement for someone who worked there for three weeks.” He said.

“But he said: ‘Yes, but now Croatian coach Igor Tudor is coming with the whole staff for three or four months.’ That guy is always hired for emergency jobs.

“It almost never works. Why they did that is a mystery to me. And then another coach would come. So, you could go twice. That new coach would also come with 45 people. He said, ‘This is pointless, Rob. I have to go now’.”

Why did Tottenham ignore the Dutchman?

Kieft told Jensen that he was aware of Frank’s situation at Tottenham when his client took over the job. When responding to this, the agent admitted that Heitinga’s initial plan was to take over from the Dane, but Spurs lacked confidence.

“But there was a possibility that he would take over; we had that in mind. Only: the club didn’t do that. After three weeks, they decided it was too soon. So, then you have an interim manager,” Johnson explained.

“What does the management do, or in this case, the owners, the Lewis family? They opt for some kind of security. They hire someone with a track record, someone known as a crisis manager at struggling clubs for a few months. That saves their image. Unless they dare to continue with Heitinga and a new staff, but they won’t.”

When the agent was asked if Heitinga received compensation from Spurs, he said: “As you know, I’m always good at drafting contracts in advance.”

John Heitinga was expected to get the Tottenham Hotspur job on an interim basis following the dismissal of Thomas Frank.

This is according to journalist Valentin Driessen, Via Football News. He explained that Igor Tudor’s appointment took him by surprise.

Heitinga left his role as Tottenham assistant manager on 16 February.^thJust 33 days after joining the club. Tottenham brought him in to support Thomas Frank as the pressure on him increased.

He previously worked as assistant manager at West Ham and Liverpool, the last season they won the title.

short tottenham spell

The hope was that he could help turn things around at Tottenham with his expertise. Instead, Spurs remained without a win in five Premier League games during his time on the touchline.

Despite this, according to Driessen, he was expected to take the job on an interim basis when Frank was eventually dismissed. Instead, he turned to Tudor and went to Dutchman.

He said, “If you read the statement: He could have stayed, and certainly he would have still been there.”

“That manager had been fired last week, and John could have stayed, but he was expected to be interim manager for the rest of the season. Then he heard Igor Tudor was coming.

“Then they sat down together, and he thought: ‘I don’t see any future here, because next season there will be a completely new staff and a new manager. He will bring his own people with him.’

“And he probably didn’t want to work under that Tudor, after which he said: ‘I’m closing the door behind me.'”

What does tottenham follow?

The question now is what’s next for Heitinga. A return to Liverpool could make sense, but with Arne Slott now in his place is Giovani Van Bronckhorst.

On the other side of Merseyside there’s always David Moyes. He originally brought him to West Ham as his assistant and also worked with him as a player. However, his team in Hill Dickinson looks ready.

Or perhaps there is a bigger job somewhere to allow the 42-year-old to finally establish himself.