René van der Gijp does not understand the appointment of Frank de Boer as the new national coach of the Dutch national team. In the studio of SBS6 The analyst states on Wednesday evening that De Boer does not claim the job based on his recent performance. Earlier in the evening, the KNVB announced that De Boer has signed a contract up to and including the World Cup in Qatar, which will be held in the autumn of 2022.

De Boer succeeds Ronald Koeman at Oranje, who earlier this summer left the Dutch national team behind for an employment contract with Barcelona. After his successful employment with Ajax, De Boer was fired after short periods from successively Internazionale, Crystal Palace and Atlanta United. “Surely there is no other country in the world where you can be fired three times, where people who laugh no longer fall asleep because of your training, your meetings, and to top it all off you become the national coach? What does that mean? That would be unthinkable in Germany or France. “

Table mate Wim Kieft speaks of ‘the safest choice’ the KNVB could make. He does not see De Boer as a ‘Ronald Koeman 2.0’. “The Ronald Koeman I know is not only capable, but he is also a man: he tries to bend things to his will, provokes a bit in a group and generally gets things on edge”, says Kieft just before the match between AA Gent and Dynamo Kiev in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, which is being watched by the analysts. “Now they bring in someone they know will not cause any problems outside.”

“If you bring in Henk ten Cate or Louis van Gaal, then you bring in troublemakers. But you might be able to get some of that uniqueness out of it”, says Kieft. He speculates that the KNVB actually already knew from the first moment which candidate was at the top of the wish list. “Maybe they wanted De Boer from the start, and they approached Frank Rijkaard for the stage who wouldn’t do it anyway, and Peter Bosz who is still under contract with Bayer Leverkusen. But of course Van Gaal and Ten Cate were also candidates. They were probably too difficult for the KNVB. “

De Boer was previously active with the Dutch national team as assistant coach of Bert van Marwijk. Together they reached the final at the 2010 World Cup. Then international Rafael van der Vaart says against FOX Sports that the players already saw a future head coach in De Boer. “He then also lived up to that at Ajax. After that a few dompers followed, and he did very poorly, but this opportunity is bestowed on him. Communication may not be his best quality, but he has so much insight. I think the guests have a lot of respect for him and will be happy with him. “