Van Basten Will Quit After Euro 2008
I mentioned earlier today that Marco Van Basten’s future would be decidedafter a meeting with the KNVB - and now it has.
Going into the meeting with the Dutch FA this afternoon, Van Basten had already said he had his mind made up about his future but he wouldn’t be going public until discussing his plans with his employers. Come the end of Euro 2008 next June, Marco Van Basten will no longer be head coach of the Netherlands senior team. Van Basten’s assistant, John van’t Schip, is also leaving his role with the Dutch side.
Van Basten is calling it “time for a change of scene”, the former AC Milan man having been in the job four years come the end of next summer’s tournament.
Credit to him, it was likely a tough decision to make, moreso if the Netherlands advance out of Group C into the knockout stages of the competition. A lot of talk has been aired on radio lately too in relation to the length of contracts on offer to international managers - look at Steve Staunton on a four year contract, booted out after two. Steve McClaren booted from England after less than a year in the job yet these nations are looking for long term solutions, going four years and beyond.
While it was likely a tough decision for Van Basten to make I view it as the right one. He’s enjoyed a good run with the national side but after four years, successful or not, it is time for a change. Bring in a new coach with new ideas, connections to new players and developing squads.
What are the odds of Gus Hiddink getting a phone call from the KNVB to step into the fray and lead the Netherlands to South Africa in 2010? I reckon club football beckons for Van Basten…
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