Old acquaintance in the picture at Feyenoord to become Arne Slot’s successor
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 7:38 AM
Dennis te Kloese will not make hasty decisions in appointing a successor to Arne Slot, De Telegraaf said on Wednesday morning. The general manager of Feyenoord will proceed carefully, but does have a few names in mind.
There is no copy of Slot around, but the people of Rotterdam are aware that there are several trainers who have some aspects of the trainer Slot. There has not been much time to think about it yet, as Feyenoord was busy negotiating the buyout of Slot’s contract until last weekend.
More: De Telegraaf: Geertruida ‘would love to go to Liverpool’ and is also on the radar | Arne Slot: the trainer who woke up ‘sleeping giant’ Feyenoord
However, Te Kloese has already taken into account the scenario that Slot would leave Feyenoord. Last year, Slot negotiated for a long time with Tottenham Hotspur, but both parties ultimately failed to reach an agreement. That agreement now appears to have been reached with Liverpool.
Previously, De Kuip had already discussed Pascal Jansen as a possible successor to Slot. The 51-year-old trainer was long seen as a success trainer at AZ, but was later considered responsible for the decline of the Alkmaar team and was therefore dismissed in January.
That is why Jansen is no longer in the picture in Rotterdam, De Telegraaf reports. Marino Pusic certainly is. The Bosnian Croat worked for Feyenoord for a long time as Slot’s assistant, but decided to close the doors of De Kuip behind him in October 2023 for an adventure as head coach at Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine, where he is now heading straight for the title.
Pusic is still very popular at Feyenoord, because of his ability to make footballers enjoy their profession from a very social role. Pusic is seen as a real ‘people manager’, which makes him comparable to Slot.
With Graham Potter, who is at the top of the shortlist at Ajax and is reportedly close to an agreement with the Amsterdam club, there is a second strong candidate, who also has experience abroad and has proven to build strong teams with limited resources and especially young players. to be able to build. Dick Schreuder, who is currently impressing with Spanish CD Castellón, is also a possibility.
