BRAZIL - Future Netherlands coach Guus Hiddink is grateful for the work incumbent Louis van Gaal has done at the World Cup and feels taking over the coaching reins in September will be like accepting a gift.
The Dutch have planned a smooth transition between coaches with Hiddink replacing Van Gaal at the conclusion of the World Cup for the Euro 2016 campaign, before Danny Blind, currently an assistant coach in Brazil, takes charge after that tournament.
"The team that this technical staff will deliver after the World Cup feels like a gift," Hiddink said of Van Gaal in an interview in yesterday's Algemeen Dagblad.
Hiddink said the dramatic development of players like Ron Vlaar, Stefan de Vrij, Jasper Cillessen and Bruno Martins Indi was a massive boost for his task of qualifying the side for the next European Championships being held in France. - Reuters
Hiddink grateful to Van Gaal for 'gift'
BRAZIL - Future Netherlands coach Guus Hiddink is grateful for the work incumbent Louis van Gaal has done at the World Cup and feels taking over the coaching reins in September will be like accepting a gift.
The Dutch have planned a smooth transition between coaches with Hiddink replacing Van Gaal at the conclusion of the World Cup for the Euro 2016 campaign, before Danny Blind, currently an assistant coach in Brazil, takes charge after that tournament.
"The team that this technical staff will deliver after the World Cup feels like a gift," Hiddink said of Van Gaal in an interview in yesterday's Algemeen Dagblad.
Hiddink said the dramatic development of players like Ron Vlaar, Stefan de Vrij, Jasper Cillessen and Bruno Martins Indi was a massive boost for his task of qualifying the side for the next European Championships being held in France. - Reuters
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