Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 10:24 AM• Rian Rosendaal • Last update: 10:30 am

Anouk Hoogendijk thinks that after the announced departure of Sarina Wiegman, the KNVB will opt for a male national coach and the former international of the Oranje Leeuwinnen would consider Louis van Gaal a very good option. Hoogendijk, however, takes into account that bringing in the currently clubless coach will not be feasible.

“You said Louis van Gaal, I would really like that,” said presenter Hélène Hendriks Wednesday evening in the studio of Veronica, where the friendly between the Oranje Leeuwinnen and Germany (2-1) was analyzed. “I think that would be a very good trainer for this group of players”, Hoogendijk replied enthusiastically. “To add right away:” But I think the chance is very small. “The KNVB has been looking for some time to a successor to Wiegman, who will exchange the Dutch women’s team for the England national team after the Olympic Games this summer.

Hendriks also put forward the names of Alex Pastoor and Sjaak Polak as possible candidates. Polak is already familiar with women’s football because of his role as coach of the ADO Women. Hoogendijk also expects that the KNVB in the search for a replacement for Wiegman will eventually also end up with a male trainer. “When I look at the warming-up of the Dutch national team now, I think: We already did that ten years ago. All automatisms, they no longer have to think. They need to be stimulated again, something completely different. “

“You notice that there is a lot of searching for a woman, but that flush is indeed very thin”, Hoogendijk referred to the heavy task of the KNVB to appoint a successor to Wiegman. “You have three trainers with the UEFA Pro diploma, and two are now training. And of those three, two have already been national coaches: Vera Pauw and Wiegman. So there are very few who have that diploma. “, says Hoogendijk, who made a clear statement. “You should not necessarily want a woman. As an association I understand that you like to give those good women a chance, because they do not get a job with the men. It is already very difficult for a woman to get that diploma and Become a trainer at the highest level. But since there is so little choice, I don’t think they are going for a woman now, “the analyst concluded.