Robin van Persie is still trainer of Feyenoord, because the policymakers of the Rotterdam club cannot fire him without endangering their own position. That states Football International. The medium also knows that there is no room for making transfers during the winter transfer window.
“The club has only one objective: to become second,” writes Football International in a major article that focuses on Feyenoord’s current training camp in Spain. “That has to happen under a coach who is responsible for a total sporting collapse.”
Not only does the fact that Van Persie is a former top player and former Feyenoord player play a role, but according to the medium there is also another reason for his stay. ‘It is also a factor that policymakers do not want to and cannot dismiss two trainers in eleven months, without this having consequences for their own position. All this ensures that Van Persie is fully supported by the management and the Supervisory Board.’
Feyenoord fans should not expect reinforcements this winter. ‘The truth is that Feyenoord does not have the money for major investments. The club reserves funds for the buyout of the Friends of Feyenoord (VvF) and the stadium, which must be done once the club has acquired the shares. Technically, the most that can happen is through a rental structure, unless Feyenoord sells players. It is still quiet around Quinten Timber, although this does not apply to Anis Hadj Moussa.’
“When the first half of the season is really evaluated later in Rotterdam, Mark Ruijl will probably be the one who will be killed, although general and technical director Dennis te Kloese denies that this is already the case,” says VI. ‘Then apparently it is other leaders in the management who think that the technical manager should leave.’ The curtain could also possibly fall for Stijn Vandenbroucke, the head of the medical department.
