Wim Jonk should become Ajax’s new trainer, says Harry Vermeegen. The former journalist and program maker thinks that Jonk would be the perfect successor for John van ‘t Schip for the Amsterdam team, who appears to be leaving as head coach of Ajax at the end of the season.
“I read all kinds of names, such as Frank de Boer and Pascal Jansen, a whole battery of names and proposals pass by,” an enthusiastic Vermeegen begins in a video on Instagram, the medium on which he often gives his unvarnished opinion about what is going on. in football: “My proposal, you can’t get anything better, Wim Jonk! Nothing else, don’t look any further, just call,” Vermeegen advises the new general manager Alex Kroes.
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“He loves being the trainer of Ajax and has actually performed nothing but miracles with FC Volendam,” says the 73-year-old born Amsterdammer. Vermeegen also knows who should be Jonk’s assistants. There is no room for Hedwiges Maduro, Said Bakkati and Michael Valkanis: “As an assistant we also put Gerald Vanenburg, also a real football man, completely pure football,” Vermeegen suggests.
In addition to Vanenburg, in the eyes of the former journalist, Ajax must also ensure that a former assistant returns to the club: “In addition, we are committed to completely securing the defense so that no mouse can get through, Winston Bogarde,” says Avoid. In the past, Bogarde was active as an assistant coach of Ajax under the leadership of Erik ten Hag.
