Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 07:34• Daniel Cabot Kerkdijk

For the third time, Louis van Gaal is presented as national coach of the Dutch national team, Tuesday afternoon in Zeist. He sees perspective to shine one more time in a final round, the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Johan Derksen says he will ‘obviously’ watch the press conference. “Maybe it’s enjoyment, maybe it’s annoyance, but something always happens,” the analyst told Monday evening. Veronica Inside.

Presenter Wilfred Genee jokingly noted that he expects ‘a thank you’ from Van Gaal, referring to the plane ‘Kies Louis’ that flew over Hilversum at the beginning of July. “We indicated in the broadcast that he was the only choice and you even recorded it for him,” he pointed to Derksen. “I assume tomorrow he will say, ‘Johan, thanks’.”

Derksen recalled that the program had ensured that Van Gaal received 15,000 euros for Spieren voor Spieren, the foundation of which the national coach is honorary chairman. According to Genee, that was something different. “There was a man who offered Van Gaal 16,000 euros if he would sit at our table. Louis then offered 17,000 euros not to have to sit here. That man then offered 18,000 euros and Van Gaal in turn 19,000 euros to just sit here.”

“That then went on to 30,000 euros. Then ringmaster Wilfried de Jong said: ‘This is going to be very painful’. He asked the man whether he would rather not visit his company for that money, whereupon he said again: “I have I’d rather he join the programme.’ But Van Gaal was going to outbid, on his own, so as not to have to sit here. So I don’t think he’d like to come here very much.” Derksen: “But we are not waiting for Van Gaal here either.”