Giovanni van Bronckhorst has admitted it is his ambition to become head coach of the Netherlands.
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The KNVB are looking for a new head coach after Frank de Boer stepped down last week following the European Championship exit.
Van Bronckhorst’s name has been mentioned as a possible successor and the former Feyenoord head coach is open to getting a call from the KNVB.
He told NOS, “I have said before that it is an ambition for me to be a coach of the Oranje squad. I was able to be part of that for 14 years from 1996 to 2010. That was a great honour. It would also be an honour for me to coach the team. Whether it happens later or not, I don’t know. “
Van Bronckhorst would not reveal what he would change about the national team if he got the job, “If I were to become national coach, I would tell you that. But I think we have seen and heard enough analyzes in the last few weeks. I want to leave it at that.”
A 5-3-2 is not his preference though, “I like the dynamic: 4-3-3 and being able to switch. It’s about winning the match. That can be done in many ways: with attacking football, with a good block… Every opponent is different. Preparing of a team at a match and the dynamics in a match itself, I think that is the great thing about being a trainer.”
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Why not? van Bronckhorst did a pretty damn good job with Feyenoord. Perhaps he has some new innovative ideas that can help the Oranje to better results.
Not too many coaches seem interested in this job now
Koeman bailed,deboer was too negative lots of coaches not showing interest.I believe Giovanni cocu are front runners.
They could do worse. Maybe he would bring a fresh perspective and it would certainly make for a good change of pace to bring in someone from a different generation compared to the last SIX previous choices the KNVB has made (many of which have shown blatantly that choosing the most “experienced” managers doesn’t necessarily translate into success)
Wait wait wait
LVG did not succeed? Koeman did not succeed?
Let’s not paint with a wide brush
How much was his title win with Feyenoord due to him and how much was it due to the entire club playing hard for Dirk Kuyt to retire as an Eredivisie champion?
Given that it is likely necessary for Oranje to run the table to win our World Cup qualifying group, I would still rather see a proven winner, and likely foreign as our proven Dutch coaches are all old and the game has surpassed them. Who? I’m not sure. Perhaps Gio could be an assistant to a coach with winning experience with a succession plan in place.
I think Gio is no better than De Boer. Only Got one Eredivisiet title at Feyenoord and his experience in China is not a success. Haven’t proven in bigger stage.
No to forget De Boer got 4 Eredivisie titles before his failure experience in Inter Milan and became the ‘worst manager’ in Premier league. We need an fully experienced coach such as Van Gaal or Wenge.
I think Gio is no better than De Boer. Only Got one Eredivisiet title at Feyenoord and his experience in China is not a success. Haven’t proven in bigger stage.
No to forget De Boer got 4 Eredivisie titles before his failure experience in Inter Milan and became the ‘worst manager’ in Premier league. We need an fully experienced coach such as Van Gaal or Wenge.