“HIDDINK HABIT to achieve maximum results with teams with minimal resources. Give Gus a club from which five people leave each year, and he will still feel at ease. During the time that he led PSV, many leaders left the club: Waterreis, Kezhman, Robben, Rommedahl, van Bommel, Park Ji Sung, Lee Yong Po, Vogel, Bouma ... But Hiddink found a replacement for them all, as a result of which the team became a champion at once.
But this is not the whole of Hiddink. Give him the national team - as far away from Holland as possible with the least known players, and he will succeed with it. The last example is Australia: Hiddink happily torn between PSV and the national team of this country and brought the latter to the World Cup. So Hiddink is not only an excellent breeder, he is also a brilliant coach. And it is not surprising that clubs and national teams from around the world, including Russia and England, are lining up for his services.
I think Gus should have led two teams at once - England and Russia. That would be in his style. And at the same time - to lead a couple of clubs, say, CSKA and Manchester United. This is a joke, of course, but there is some truth in it, since Hiddink introduced us to the new work style of the coach. All he needs is a pair of good assistants to guide the training process. And he himself can carry out general management of his teams by phone from an airplane ... "
Mick Schots, Friesch Dagblad
“THE TEAM OF RUSSIA is the ideal team for the sports psychologist Hiddink, since in Russian football, it seems, only hooligans are full of self-confidence. There are football traditions and talents in Russia, but their implementation is hindered by problems with the mentality. “The problem of the Russians is in the head. They must be convinced all the time that they are capable of much, ”says Czech coach Vlastimil Petrzela, who worked with Zenit.
Hiddink is intended to make real winners out of fragile stars, but Russian coaches are skeptical about the experiment. Ex-coach Gazzayev doubts that Hiddink will understand Russian traditions. Former goalkeeper Kavazashvili is afraid that Hiddink will be horrified by the stench in Russian toilets when he goes to look at players in the hinterland. ”
Kun van Zwol, nrc.nl
“NOT ALL IN RUSSIA share optimism about the invitation of Guus Hiddink to the post of head coach of the national team. There are also enough skeptics - for example, Alexander Bubnov, a well-known player in the past, refers to them. “The Dutchman will have little time,” he says. - But Russian football players are not used to strict discipline. They drink, smoke, and use soft drugs. ”
Volkskrant
“LAST TIME , giant money has been invested in Russian football. New stadiums grow in Moscow like mushrooms after rain; oil concerns conclude profitable sponsorship contracts with clubs; wealthy businessmen pay for the construction of ultramodern youth complexes. And foreign footballers are increasingly coming to play in Russia. Clubs succeed - CSKA won the UEFA Cup. But the team remains a “problem child”. And she is an ideal patient for the “miracle doctor” Hiddink.
In Russia, it is hoped that the Dutchman will open a new era for her. He must put into practice the ideas of the displeased President Putin, the ambitious head of the Federation, Mutko and the generous billionaire Abramovich. They all have one common goal: to make Pele refuse the sarcastic remark that Brazil will win the world hockey championship rather than Russia in football. ”
Remco Riding, Brabants Dagblad
“VERA RUSSIAN has noticeably shaken in her team in recent years, but Hiddink gave them new hope. Some are wondering if the Dutchman is going to naturalize any of his compatriots in Russia. But Gus does not like such radical plans; he does not want to look like a messiah. “I did not come here to change everything radically. Only some things, ”he says.”
Remco Riding, Eindhovens Dagblad
“FOR THE FOURTH PLACE , taken by the South Korean national team at the 2002 World Cup, Hiddink became an honorary citizen of this country and its capital Seoul, acquired a Korean name - He Dong Gu, and the stadium was named in his honor in Korea. In Holland, Gus received the Golden Tulip from the Ministry of Tourism - a prize for excellent advertising in our small country. Buses full of Korean tourists come to Warsfeld, Hiddink’s hometown, to take a look at his museum, Guzey. With PSV, the coach also achieved success - it is not surprising that he became an honorary citizen of Eindhoven. But now, billionaire Roman Abramovich has taken our Gus to Russia. Hiddink hesitated for a while, choosing between Russia and England. Apparently, Abramovich offered him the title of honorary citizen of Moscow, the Zolotaya babushka prize for the man of the year, as well as the Russian name. For example, Grigory Vladislav. ”
Kees van Newkerk, spunk.nl
| No. 16 (59) September 4 - September 17, 2006 |
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