Erik ten Hag calls a job as national coach of the Dutch ‘very attractive’. In conversation with ESPN However, the Ajax coach emphasizes that he is not available at the moment, as he is under contract in Amsterdam. One day he would like to work as a trainer of the Dutch national team. “Who wouldn’t want that? It’s an honorable job, that’s for sure.”
Prior to the practice match against Quick’20, Ten Hag was asked about a possible national coach, as Frank de Boer resigned after the disappointing European Championship. “That is not possible, because I signed with Ajax”, was the answer from the Ajax coach, who decided to discuss the situation of the the Dutch squad. “It is of course very attractive, the Dutch national team. Especially because I have a history with 75 percent of the players, I have worked with that.”
Ten Hag thinks that the the Dutch squad can do a lot with the current selection. “They are very good players, so if they form a good team, you can achieve a lot with them. It would be very attractive, but you can’t. Because I’m at Ajax,” said Ten Hag, who was asked whether he could be seduced by the KNVB. “No, because I signed up here for a year. So that doesn’t look right. No not at all.”
The 51-year-old trainer sees many ‘young boys’ at the Dutch. “If that forms a team, they can perform incredibly well. Then they can compete with the best in the world,” continued the trainer, who emphasized that he would like to work as a national coach in the future. Henk ten Cate previously indicated that he is not available as a successor for De Boer. Giovanni van Bronckhorst left the NOS know that it is available on the other hand.