Sjaak Polak would very much like to work for the Oranje Leeuwinnen in the long term. The KNVB is looking for a successor to Sarina Wiegman, who will start working for the English national team after the Olympic Games. The current coach of ADO Women would like to take over from Wiegman and the former left back thinks that a collaboration with Louis van Gaal could turn out very well. He would certainly not refuse a role as assistant in advance.
By Kalum van Oudheusden
“No, yes, good. That is a dream”, explains the frank Polak in an extensive interview with Football zone. “I will not run away from that, to run with the best players in the Netherlands, and to be able to work and train. That would be fantastic. I just think it is great that my name is mentioned, that also gives a bit of recognition. my work And what I achieve and what I do I do not have my papers at the moment, but it would be nice if you could also work as an assistant at the beautiful Oranje, because that is ultimately the highest achievable. “
“But nonetheless, I also enjoy working at ADO”, Polak emphasizes. “We’re all going to experience it.” A possible role as right-hand man of Van Gaal, who has been mentioned several times as successor to Wiegman, is then discussed by the former defender of ADO, FC Twente and Sparta Rotterdam, among others. “If you can learn so much from that man, who knows all the tricks of the trade. Who has also worked all over the world and has such an enormous track record and so much knowledge. then say ‘no’ Then you’re not good Sorry, then you’ve had a little too many of those ‘nippies’ But yes, well, it’s a fantastic name, but you don’t know if he’s open to it. you should ask him. “
Polak also shines a light on the ADO men’s team, which is at the bottom of the Eredivisie and must seriously take into account direct relegation. “I think you have to go up one flight of stairs, there is Mohammed Hamdi (general director ADO, ed.)”, The women’s coach says with a joke. “I think you can ask him that question, I think that’s the best. It does me a lot, let me put it this way. It hurts me a lot to see the club so low. The contrast. with the women, where we are doing well, that is a strange situation. That is the only thing that matters to me now. I am not going to be tempted to answer this “, Polak concludes.