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Van Gaal III from the Netherlands

2021-08-18T17:01:10.828Z


The coach, who says that he had also been chosen for the position, assumes for the third time the mandate of the 'Oranje' with the aim of being "world champion"


Van Gaal, during the press conference to introduce himself as the new Dutch coach.ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN / AFP

After De Ligt was sent off for a last-man foul, the world of Netherlands coach Frank de Boer fell apart.

Also the Netherlands, who received two goals from the Czech Republic and was down in the last 16 of the last European Championship.

Hours later, the technician resigned from his position.

A void that could not be delayed any longer because the

Oranje

The valid journey for the Qatar World Cup begins in early September against Norway, Montenegro and Turkey. Thus, the federation chose Louis Van Gaal (Amsterdam; 69 years old), who will lead the team for the third time in his career. “My personal goal is to become a world champion. I want to transmit that to my footballers. But I'm not doing it for myself, but to help Dutch football ”, the Tulip coach said neither short nor lazy; “And if I was in the position of the federation, I would also have chosen myself. That's why I said yes ”.

It happens, however, that he was not one of the favorites for the position, but Erik Ten Hag (Ajax) and Joachim Löw (ex from Germany) rejected the proposal while Van Gaal always had good ties with the offices of the federation. A bet that surprises

cruyffistas

confessed -sonados were the squabbles between both- and also later generations, who consider their proposal is outdated. This is not how Van Gaal sees it, who was in office from 2000 to the end of 2001, also from 2012 to 2014.

After tasting the glory with the conquest of the European Cup (1995) with an Ajax as magnetic as young, Van Gaal would soon suggest that the position of Holland made him chiribitas. “I have a very particular vision of how a coach should work. And I don't see anyone doing it. So, if only to show that my idea is correct, I would like to try it, ”he stated at the time. In 2000, their wishes were fulfilled, after Rijkaard left after falling in the semi-finals of the European Championship. "You have a happy man before you," he announced at his first press conference as coach. Especially because they gave him carte blanche to implement his

Master Plan

, a project created with his former assistant Raymond Verheijen that focused on tactics and infrastructures.

This was explained by Van Gaal himself at a symposium to publicize the project, which included 50 regional directors who were in charge of another 50 clubs to guide the training courses.

I had Clairefontaine (French national football institute) as a reference.

His booklet included any team in any division, created a diploma for junior coaches, and introduced a licensing system for clubs that depended on the number of teams they had.

But he forgot about the ball and the principles of Johan Cruyff (the third man, the depth, originate the one against one ...), of a style that elevated the country.

More information

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That, added to the fiasco of not qualifying for the 2002 World Cup, led to his resignation.

“Most of the internationals disagreed with the way of managing the team.

In the federation they asked me for a more relaxed relationship, but I am who I am ”, he resolved with regret.

A decade later, after the resignation of Bert van Marwijk, he was reappointed as the Netherlands coach.

It was a better time, third in the 2014 World Cup - after falling in the penalty shootout in the semifinals against Argentina - and with the satisfaction of leaving without reproach and with good relations with the federation, no matter how many presidents have succeeded each other over time .

But the Netherlands was never the same again, without contesting the Euro 2016 or the 2018 World Cup. "We had to review our football," wrote Jelle Goes, the federation's technical manager, in the epilogue of the new manual for technicians and players of the country, titled

Winnaar van morgen

(Tomorrow's winners), where the winning mentality, physical appearance, training scouts, reinforcing technical teams are highlighted. With Koeman - he left office to take over the Barcelona bench - the team that De Boer led to the second round began to be forged. Now, Van Gaal, who will have as assistants Danny Blind, Frans Hoek and Henk Fraser, picks up the baton. "We want a coach with Koeman's aura and that players can say: 'he is the boss," said the sporting director of the Dutch federation, Nico-Jan Hoogma, before appointing Van Gaal. “When you look at my career, you know that my first few months are never good. The players have to get used to the regime ”, the coach resolved in his presentation; "I consider myself strict, but at the same time fair and honest." Y,although you will be allowed to continue living in Portugal for tax reasons (as stated

De Telegraaf

), Van Gaal begins his third reign.

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