VVV-Venlo will immediately say goodbye to Hans de Koning, among other things Football International. The team from Venlo lost the last seven games in the Eredivisie and are therefore dissatisfied with the poor results under the trainer. The weekly reports that Jos Luhukay is in the picture as the successor of De Koning.
VVV has the top scorer of the competition with Giorgos Giakoumakis, but has been wandering for months. Due to the advance of Willem II and the series of defeats, the relegation streak has now come close for the Limburgers: the lead on number sixteen Willem II is still one point, while ADO Den Haag (seventeenth) and FC Emmen (eighteenth) are seven and eighteen respectively. eight points.
On Sunday after the defeat against Fortuna Sittard (1-3), De Koning showed himself to be fighting. “Everyone respects me,” said the now fired coach. “I have been around long enough to recognize that. I can give boys a shit, I can give them a pat. If it would be better for VVV if I leave immediately, I will be the first to say: then but without me. But that is not the case. “
It was already known that De Koning would leave VVV at the end of the season. The club management thought according to Football International to Luhukay for the coming year and his interest in the clubless trainer has now intensified. Luhukay was born in Venlo and played six seasons for VVV as a midfielder over two periods. During his coaching career, the Dutchman has mainly worked in Germany, most recently in the 2019/20 season at FC St. Pauli. Luhukay will work with assistant Jay Driessen, in whom the club management has a lot of confidence.
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