Peter Bosz of Lyon could succeed Erik Ten Hag at Ajax

Dutch publication De Telegraaf says this Saturday that the manager best positioned to succeed Erik Ten Hag, who with several suitors could leave in June, is Peter Bosz of Lyon. He was the favorite of Marc Overmars. But the resignation of the sports director can change the plans of the club and that from now on other candidates arise

Bosz favors an attacking style of play, based on ball possession and aggressive pressing. Bosz’s tactical ideas are heavily influenced by the football of Johan Cruyff.

On 29 May 2021, Bosz was appointed as the head coach of French side Lyon and signed a two-year contract, replacing Rudi Garcia. Before that, the Dutchman has coached Ajax, Borussia Dortmund, and Bayern Leverkusen.

In June 2017, Ajax received nearly €5 million from BVB for compensation in order to buy out Bosz’s contract. It was a record buyout of a head coach for a German club, breaking the previous record of €4 million.

Bosz’s style does have its detractors. His failure at Dortmund was partly credited to a perceived idealistic attacking approach which left Dortmund continuously vulnerable to the counter-attack. After no wins in their Champions League group stage, Dortmund dropped into the Europa League. On 10 December 2017, Bosz was sacked and replaced by Peter Stoger.

A year later, the former midfielder was appointed as the new head coach of Bayer Leverkusen. After his appointment Leverkusen’s form improved significantly leading to Leverkusen securing UEFA Champions League qualification in the final game of the season. Bosz was sacked in March 2021 after the team dropped to sixth place in the Bundesliga.

Lyon are currently sixth placed in the Ligue 1, just one point behind fourth place Strasbourg.