Dick Advocaat is disappointed that Feyenoord does not have the same financial possibilities as Ajax or PSV. The 73-year-old trainer, who announced on Tuesday that he will leave the team from Rotterdam at the end of this season, says that “something is going wrong” at his employer.
“Normally, 45,000 people come to this club every week, but financially we can never do the same as Ajax or PSV. Then something goes wrong in that area”, Lawyer said at a press conference on Wednesday, in the run-up to the Europa League. duel with Dinamo Zagreb.
“Everything is available here. We have an excellent youth department and a good professional department. It’s great to work at a club like Feyenoord, I just have to perform. And that makes sense. Then it’s just a shame that I don’t do the things. can do that should happen.
Lawyer has been a trainer of Feyenoord since October 2019. At the time, he succeeded the dismissed Jaap Stam. Under the Hagenaar, Feyenoord made a rise to third place in the Eredivisie and reached the final of the KNVB cup. Due to the coronavirus, both competitions were ended early.
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Dick Advocaat emphasizes once again that Feyenoord is very likely his last employer. (Photo: ANP)
‘I think it’s enough like that’
The lawyer once again emphasized that there is a very good chance that he will completely withdraw from football after his departure from Feyenoord. “I still feel very good, but I think it is enough that way”, said the former national coach of the Dutch national team and Russia, among others.
“Every morning the alarm clock still rings at 6.30 am and I still think that’s fine. But at some point it will stop and I have to make a decision. I have done that.”
Lawyer already indicated internally a month ago that this would be his last season at the Rotterdam club. “Such an announcement is never convenient or inconvenient. There was some commotion in the newspaper so this seemed like a good time to tell, but the people around me have known it for some time.”
He did not personally tell his selection. “After last Sunday’s match against FC Utrecht (1-1, ed.) I didn’t feel like addressing them. And players don’t care who the trainer is.”
Standings Group K Europa League
- 1. Dinamo Zagreb 4-8 (+4)
- 2. Feyenoord 4-5 (-1)
- 3. Wolfsberger AC 4-4 (-1)
- 4. CSKA Moskou 4-3 (-2)
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‘Have to watch out for the counter against Zagreb’
Feyenoord will play the penultimate group match in the Europa League against Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday. With a profit, the Rotterdammers take a big step towards European wintering.
“They will settle for one point and I assume that they will play from a closed organization. They are lurking on the counter and want to let us make the mistake. We have to watch out for that,” said Lawyer.
“I think it is one of the best teams in our group, although we should have won in Zagreb. We had four or five good chances to score, but failed to do so. That will have to be better tomorrow.”
Feyenoord-Dinamo Zagreb starts on Thursday at 6.55 pm in the empty Cockpit and is led by the English referee Chris Kavanagh. Orkun Kökçü, Jens Toornstra and Tyrell Malacia are available again at the home club.
View the standings and the program in the Europa League
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