Bayern II finished 2nd the season before he got the job. They won the league his first season, finished 2nd in his last. They then finished 6th, 2nd, 2nd, 1st, 1st. Hard to ascribe all of that to him.Yes, people simply ignore his success with Bayern II and Utrecht. The way he plays football, the way he uses established players while also incorporating youth, the way his teams always go all out for him.
This was the guy. This guy screamed Tottenham. And it's gone now. There's no chance anymore, we need to move on to someone else.
Utrecht struggled immediately before him, and he got the 5th one season and 4th the other. Since they've finished either 5th or 6th.
Not to dismiss the guy, but the way you phrase it is as though he worked miracles. He was approximately "above average" in his stops prior to Ajax.
Ajax managers have a terrible history beyond Ajax. That is simply a matter of historical record. So, no, I'm not going to crown the guy as the savior we missed out on. He's probably 16-28 months away from flaming out at some higher profile gig, according to the odds.