Last season it did not always work out between the players group and the technical staff of Feyenoord. A few days after the departure of Dick Advocaat, assistant trainer Cor Pot opened a book about the turbulent period at the Rotterdammers. After the lost league match at sc Heerenveen, Lawyer was about to pack his bags and leave the club. “Then Dick said: ‘This is no use, it is my way, otherwise I will stop’”, said Pot in the podcast Dick Voormekaar from Football International.
“That went on for a while and at one point it turned out okay at the end. He eventually wanted to continue. You can’t always walk away. He had already packed his things. That’s how he was in it. ” A number of mishaps with captain Steven Berghuis also influenced the atmosphere. “He is a winner, who trains and plays football on the cutting edge in every way. That caused a lot of irritation. The group of players has not said anything about it ”, continues Pot.
“We only had a fight once with Orkun Kökcü. He hit him right on the face. It is good for him that he was occasionally put in his place. ” Pot finds Berghuis ‘beyond that’ a very nice guy. “He is very social. When I had that pulmonary embolism, he was the first to send a message. But it can also get the blood from under your nails. He thought we were better than we really were. When I said something about the players of AZ, he was completely devastated. ”
Last season, the lawyer also had difficulty with an incident during the break of the game with Ajax. Leroy Fer went crazy at half time. Dick then said something and left. He was so upset, I have never seen him like this ”, admits Pot, who was the right-hand man of Lawyer for years. “Leroy was completely over the moon, but then called Dick several times and apologized, so he resolved that well. But there was something broken with Dick, after that moment. That was a very important moment. ”
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