That Dirk Kuyt will eventually succeed Dick Advocaat as a trainer at Feyenoord has long been an open secret. According to club watcher Mikos Gouka, ‘a very large movement within De Kuip’ has already made an appointment internally with the Katwijker.
It had been clear for some time that Kuyt – internally and outside of Rotterdam – would be prepared for the main trainer. This week even the technical staff for the 2021/2022 season has already been ‘unofficially presented’: Henrik Larsson and Fons Groenendijk should become Kuyt’s assistants. “It is true that there is a very large current within De Kuip, which Dirk Kuyt has already promised to become a head coach and has great faith in,” says Gouka in a Q&A item for Algemeen Dagblad.
The Feyenoord watcher mentions the names of supervisory directors Sjaak Troost, Toon van Bodegom and head of training Stanley Brard. Technical director Frank Arnesen also seems to be tacking. “Who said: it is promised to him. That is before my time, but I am comfortable with it. It is clear that they are firmly convinced of Kuyt. “
While following his trainer course, 104-time international Feyenoord took care of O19. “There has been criticism internally about his functioning. On the other hand, it is someone who opens doors, a great figurehead from the recent past. Feyenoord does not have many icons. And if they have them, they often live with them They want to do things differently at Kuyt “, says Gouka, who speaks of a ‘Van Bronckhorst construction’ for the Katwijker. “Quickly put it on the head, compensate for lack of experience with experienced people in the staff and then hope it works out well.”
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