Monday, May 29, 2023 at 7:54 PM• Rian Rosendaal • Last update: 19:58

Kenneth Perez wonders whether Ruud van Nistelrooij will return as head coach elsewhere after his sudden departure from PSV. In that context, the analyst refers to Marco van Basten, who, after a few disappointing experiences, came to the conclusion that being a trainer did not suit him. Perez thinks that Van Nistelrooij still has a good future in the coaching profession, but at the very highest level.

“Is this the end of his coaching career, do you think?” Perez wonders Monday evening Football talk by ESPN. “It took a while.” Arno Vermeulen thinks that Van Nistelrooij should mainly do self-reflection. “It’s about how he handles this year. Whether he thinks à la Van Basten: This is not for me, I’m going to do something else. At that moment Van Basten said: ‘I’m done with it anyway’. And that is entirely up to Van Nistelrooy.”

“The funny thing is: I think I read in The Guardian that he was linked to Tottenham Hotspur,” Vermeulen continues. “Because, according to them, he had a fantastic year at PSV with the cup win and the Johan Cruijff Scale. And second place, so a top talent as a trainer. We are a bit more critical in the Netherlands.” Maarten Wijffels of the General Journal wonders whether Van Nistelrooij would be wise to resume his coaching career at a club like Excelsior.

“Van Basten did that too, he went lower and lower,” Perez refers to the fact that the former attacker worked at sc Heerenveen and AZ after his period as Ajax coach. “So maybe Van Nistelrooij is à la Frank Rijkaard. Being a trainer at the highest level (Rijkaard trained Barcelona, ​​ed.), then it will work.”