Henk ten Cate has revealed to De Telegraaf that he was offered the role as Netherlands head coach on Monday but decided to turn the job down.
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The race to replace Danny Blind appeared to be between Ten Cate and Fenerbahce boss Dick Advocaat, with several outlets reporting that the latter was favourite.
However, in a shock twist, Ten Cate has revealed to De Telegraaf that Hans van Breukelen promised him the job but in the end he turned it down due to a lack of support from within the KNVB.
Ten Cate said, “I was promised the job on Monday. But in the end I decided not to do that.
“If you accept such a responsible job, to me the most honorable in Dutch football, it is essential that the organisation is behind it, or it will not succeed. ”
Van Breukelen stated on Tuesday that he was hoping to present a new head coach by the end of the week and its looking more and more likely that it will be Advocaat returning for a third stint in charge.
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Shame knvb this is a circus nobody want to coach national team..forget russia 2018 and another dizaster summer for dutch fans..thanks for that knvb
It’s a shame he would have been a good choice
Well, this story doesn’t make much sense because it has no specifics. How can an organization offer a job to a individual, and then the individual turn down the offer claiming that he did not have enough support? What kind of “support” is he referring to–it is not clear. If he did not have support, he would not have been offered the job. Something bothered him, but we do not known what.
I would like to think that, although, van Breukelen was behind him, there was still some other members of the KNVB that did not support then ten Cate decision. He should man up and prove the doubters wrong! It’s Oranje! Make us great again!!
Agree. You want the job, get offered the job–and then turn it down because of rumors that some KNVB people were not enthusiastic? This only shows that Ten Cate is weak-minded and not the man for the job. If you want the job, you will want to prove you can get the squad to play well and get results. Isn’t that the point? Do that and everyone will be enthusiastic. The Dutch don’t need another weak coach.