Sjors Ultee sees Erik ten Hag as one of his teachers. According to the only 33-year-old trainer of Fortuna Sittard, the influence of the Ajax coach on his career is ‘very great’.
“I learned from Erik how you can change a group in terms of mentality”, Ultee explains The Telegraph. “By constantly insisting on basic principles. In the beginning I sometimes thought to Erik: ‘Are you going to bring that up again?’ But it’s so important to repeat, repeat, repeat. “
“And a lot to demand”, continues Ultee. “Erik never said about a situation ‘that can happen once’. In every situation he demanded the maximum.
“That period with Erik ten Hag was very formative for me. I learned a lot from Jan Wouters and especially Robby Alflen in terms of tactics and systems, but working with Erik was a revelation in terms of top sport climate”, says Ultee.
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