Editing Marco van Basten (section)

===Return to Ajax===
Van Basten became manager of Ajax after Euro 2008 but resigned on 6 May 2009 after his team failed to qualify for the [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]].<ref name="Marco van Basten resigns as Ajax coach">{{cite news|title=Marco van Basten resigns as Ajax coach|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/5285475/Marco-van-Basten-resigns-as-Ajax-coach.html|access-date=25 February 2015|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=6 May 2009|archive-date=1 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801221308/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/5285475/Marco-van-Basten-resigns-as-Ajax-coach.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Van Basten started the season well, having spent millions on players such as [[Miralem Sulejmani]], [[Ismaïl Aissati]], [[Darío Cvitanich]], [[Evander Sno]], [[Eyong Enoh]] and [[Oleguer Presas|Oleguer]]. However, in the second half of the season, striker [[Klaas-Jan Huntelaar]] left for [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]], and Van Basten started switching around his lineups. When Ajax lost 11 points in four matches, the [[List of Dutch football champions|Eredivisie title]] was out of sight. However, Ajax still had the chance to finish in second place, which would have ensured a place in the third qualifying round of the Champions League. Two important losses against PSV (6–2) and Sparta Rotterdam (4–0), however, ensured that Van Basten's Ajax could only finish third in the league. Van Basten decided to resign as Ajax manager at the end of the [[2008–09 Eredivisie|2008–09]] season. Van Basten subsequently became a pundit for [[Sport1 (Netherlands)|Sport1]], but was still planning to return as a manager. He finished his reign with a record of 26 wins, 8 draws and 11 losses in 45 matches.<ref name="Marco van Basten: Why stress prompted manager to leave role"/>