Maurice Steijn and Rick Kruys are both in the picture to start working as trainers of FC Utrecht after this season. Hans Kraay junior comes to Voetbalpraat with that news. Both trainers will face each other in the KNVB Cup on Thursday, when Sparta Rotterdam and FC Volendam compete against each other.
Jans recently announced that he would retire after this season, meaning Utrecht will have to look for a new trainer. “Sparta-Volendam is a duel between two trainers who are singing around in Utrecht to succeed Ron Jans,” Kraay begins. ESPN. “So also Maurice Steijn. It seems that he is on a serious list. He has been heavily criticized at Ajax, but I must honestly say: he always does well at Sparta. He is now also neatly eighth, even though he does not have a world team.”
In addition to Steijn, Kruys is also in the picture. The Volendam coach was born and raised in Utrecht and already has a history with the club. “I think he recently signed another contract for two years, but a Utrecht clause will certainly have been discussed,” Kraay suspects.
Karim El Ahmadi also puts forward two Eredivisie trainers who could be interesting for Utrecht. “I think Anthony Correia is an interesting trainer and Robin Veldman is also very good,” says the former midfielder, who praises the latter in particular. “He can adapt to opponents, play multiple systems and you see that players know exactly what is expected of them. Moreover, he comes across well in front of the camera. He can really take the next step.”
