Blind to break with bad debut at Orange tradition – Voetbal International

Danny Blind will be Thursday in the European Championship qualifier against Iceland fortieth trainer as coach of the Dutch national team has taken a seat on the bench. The 54-year-old former international must immediately break his debut with the bad tradition of his predecessors perpetuated over the years.

Blind assistant began their side Louis van Gaal and Guus Hiddink both with a defeat in their second term as lord choice of Orange. Van Gaal lost on August 15, 2012 in the friendly match 4-2 with Belgium, Hiddink almost exactly a year ago did the same against Italy. On September 4th, 2014 in Bari 2-0 for the was Azzurri .

The few successful start of Van Gaal and Hiddink does not stand alone. This century not won any Oranje coach his first game. Bert van Marwijk started in August 2008 with a 1-1 draw against Russia, Marco van Basten kicked four years earlier also with an undecided exhibition game 2-2 against Sweden, while Dick Advocaat in 2002 was won by England (1-1) .

. Marco van Basten, now assistant Blind, started on August 18, 2004 with a 2-2 draw against Sweden. A month later led the first World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic or in a victory (2-0).

Van Gaal in 2000 was the last coach who was once the container in a qualifying series . Hardly had the dramatic elimination in the semifinals of the European Championship at home against Italy, the Netherlands lost in the Arena right away two points against Ireland (2-2). Ultimately Orange a ticket for the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea go wrong.

The last coach to blind led by example, was a contemporary of de Zeeuw. Frank Rijkaard, in the eighties and nineties teammate of the new Orange coach at Ajax and the Dutch national team, the long series of friendly matches began in preparation for the 2000 European Championships in Belgium and the Netherlands with a 2-0 win over Peru.

It is a result which will blind draw tonight. The Dutch team must win to keep an eye on direct qualification for the European Championships next year in France. Iceland is currently the leader in Group A with five points. Czech Republic occupied by three points over second place, which also provides a direct ticket for the European finals.