Ronald Koeman Watch

My prediction: Koeman will be sacked on Monday, or shortly thereafter. He will be desperate for a new gig and to get back on his feet. KNVB is having a horrid time to find a suitable willing replacement for Advocaat. KNVB and Koeman agree on a contract by virtue of being "in the right time and in the right place" - not so much by merit.

That said, I would prefer Koeman than Gullit. At least Koeman has some coaching mileages, both good and bad. Hopefully he can learn from his mistakes. He seems to work well and is influential to young kids, which is important as the Dutch NT is a complete rebuild mode.

 

Koeman sacked

 

I'm praying that he gets the NT position. Say what you want about him but right now I think he's our best option, and I don't think he's a bad coach at all. His buys were pretty poor this summer, but there's a lot more to work with for the Dutch than there was at Everton (who are shit).

 

Koeman really is our best option for Oranje right now.
But will he take the job?? Not exactly a talented group of guys to work with.

We dont have another vdSar.
Our midfield sucks
Our wingers suck
Our strikers suck
Our defensive future looks good however.

 

^^^ given all the circumstances, not really that funny O14

*throws paper cup at O14*

 

All we need. Just excercise to the hilt on penalties to win the shoot outs and we're ready for glory.

 

Haha....I was just gonna post something funny but O14 beat me to it....LOL.

Thanks for stealing my thunder, O14

 

Did you guys know you can actually win a world cup without scoring a goal??

Its true. Just 0-0 everyone to death,and win on PK's.

Eazy peazy

 

Didnt Italy make it to the 1994 world cup final by barely scoring 1 or 2 goals??
I'm too lazy to google it, but they were pretty darn close.....LOL

 

Unlikely. He might not even make it to January.
Koeman and La Liga managing just don't seem to mix.

The question then becomes does KNVB take him back??

 

There's no election coming soon for a new Barcapresident, so he will make it into januari.
The quetion is will Barca make it post Januari, given the bankruptcy threat if players donot give in to the demand of another pay cut of 30%. Remember given the current rules if Barca can't pay players, their contract are forfeited, which means they're free agents.

 

I haven't followed Koeman much over the last decade or so, so I'm not aware of whether or not he's evolved as a coach, but I must say that I was surprised that Barca would want a coach like him. Doesn't strike me as his style is compatible with the way Barca has always portrayed itself as playing. Has he really evolved into the kind of manager who can coach Barca's style?

 

Are you sure??

https://www.ad.nl/buitenlands-voetbal/fc-barcelona-wil-presidentsverkiezingen-in-januari~ac0299f1/

 

I think they have more pressing things on their mind, unless there's a president to be with a billion to spare in his pocket.

 

Anyway, given the threat of bankruptcy and the lack of money with an aging team, who will want to replace Koeman who's reputable enough to coach there. Pep already said no to the offer of one of the presidency candidates, and was it Cavi who already turned down the offer, before Koeman was asked? Things arenot looking better than before Koeman accepted, so not likely Xavi comes in.
So that's two major candidates out of the loop. Who else available and willing?

 

Frank de Boer - straight up swap! I'll throw a bag of peanuts to sweeten the deal

 

Maybe it's just the end of an era in which Barcelona is a superclub.
They rose to stardom beginning with Koeman as a player who scored the goal to give them their first European champion's trophee and maybe that era ends with Koeman as a coach.

 

Koeman and Dest getting praise by the Spanish press:
https://www.voetbalprimeur.nl/nieuw...n-n-dest-e-n-van-de-beste-bar-a-aankopen.html
Spaanse pers lyrisch over Koeman én Dest: 'Eén van de beste Barça-aankopen'

Spanish press estatic about Koeman and Dest