Guus Hiddink

[joyno]

Without a shadow of a doubt, the more i think of it - i'd take that in a heartbeat too

i sadly look down at my adidas sambas with caramel soles and my le coste t shirt from the game with st etenene, and with manhattan tranfer playing in the background i realise i am definately old school, how lucky am i.

[lickedlollipop]

hiddink? dream on

[wildman]

Hiddink. Vastly overrated, people talk like he'll come in and wave a magic wand. Rubbish.

[Harv]

he's not overrated at all.

He has a knack of turning **** into gold. Look what he did at PSV, and Australia.

[5europeancups]

http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/...ngland-return/

GUUS HIDDINK'S shadow was looming over Rafa Benitez last night after the former Chelsea manager Hiddink admitted he would like to return to England.

Liverpool are standing by Benitez, despite a dismal campaign which reached a new low with the FA Cup defeat by
Reading, and have not discussed his future.

Benitez’s position will only be reviewed at the end of the season, but speculation over his position will only
intensify with Dutchman Hiddink claiming he would be keen to work in the Premier League again.

Hiddink spent the second half of last season at Stamford Bridge, winning the FA Cup, and will meet Russian football
chiefs later this month after failing to guide the country to the World Cup.

“The first thing that I want to do before making any decision on my future is speak with the Russian federation
president, but it is the case that I would like to coach in England again,” said Hiddink.

Liverpool are ruling out any approach and despite Hiddink being heavily linked with taking over at Juventus, that move has not materialised.

Indeed, Roberto Bettaga, Juventus’s vice general manager, knows Benitez and may move for him if current coach Ciro Ferrara is fired.

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There's another similar article in the mail. My faith in Benitez has been rock solid the past few years, but the recent performances, and poor judgement in the transfer market has left me with a few seeds of doubt.

One of the main reasons I have kept faith in Rafa is because I dont think there are any managers of the same calibur who would replace him. If Hiddink was interested in the job that would end that argument in my opinion.

Im still hoping Rafa can turn this round

Is this the same Guus Hiddink that failed to qualify for the world cup in a fairly winnable playoff..

cough cough...

Martin O'Neil or David Moyes for me.

[SK]

Is this the same Guus Hiddink that failed to qualify for the world cup in a fairly winnable playoff..

looking back at that game, i more or less think the players let him down big time, even before the playoff began, russia's players were a bit arrogant in thinking they've done all that's to be done, and will pass by us with ease. on the other hand our lot had absoltely nothing to lose, were motivated as hell, played like a team, not as a group of individuals(like russia did) and managed to win.

he did how ever, had the best result russia have ever had as an independant nation, with them reaching the semis in euro2008

[fah-q]

Then we'd be champions, we'd have removed the biggest monkey the club's ever seen off its back and we'd have the belief & confidence that comes with being champions, we'd have every top manager in the world wanting the job and we'd be the most attractive proposition to investors that we've been for ages.

Are you calling Hiddink a monkey?

[redkop]

Just get whoever in, can't be worse then the crap football we are playing now, back and side passes and back to the goalkeeper. Our trainers are drunk, dumpt the while lot and we'll be playing attractive football.

[Fivex]

Is this the same Guus Hiddink that failed to qualify for the world cup in a fairly winnable playoff..

cough cough...

Martin O'Neil or David Moyes for me.

It must have really hurt when you hit those keys?

[Daniel 7]

Bob Paisley Age 64 When he retired
Joe Fagan Age 64 When he retired
Del Bosque Age 59
Capello Age 63
Trapattoni Age 70
Hodgson Age 62
Ferguson Age 68

Age IMO has nothing to do with it

It does if you don't want to have to go through the whole managerial search after a short time again. You just summed up with that post why Hiddink IS too old. Paisley retired at 64 after YEARS at Liverpool and in charge. Same with Fagan.

I think he is too old, Hiddink. Del Bosque, Capello and Trapattoni are effectively in part time jobs. Ferguson has been at Man Utd for over 20 years, Roy Hodgson - got nothing to say about him other than good job at Fulham, not as much pressure.

[Craig_H]

Are you calling Hiddink a monkey?

I dont think i was

[Rafa Justice]

Did he? I'm not trying to defend Chelsea, but I can't really see how he ****ed that up. IIRC the ref did a decent job of that for. Plus, no shame in losing to Barcelona!

This. As funny as it was to see Chavski go out that night, it was "a ****ing disgrace"

[lickedlollipop]

it's official. he'll leave russian national team in summer

[tiktu]

Next England's manager as Capello is ousted after Terry misses semi final's penalty.

[Vermilion]

it's official. he'll leave russian national team in summer

Not surprising really having failed.