Guus Hiddink
Guus Hiddink
Guus Hiddink; born 8 November 1946) is a Dutch football manager and former player. Hiddink enjoyed a long career playing as a midfielder in his native Netherlands, playing for sides such as De Graafschap and NEC Nijmegen, as well as some time spent playing in the United States. Since retiring from playing the game in 1982, Hiddink has gone on to enjoy an illustrious career in management, leading both clubs and countries from across the globe to achieve various titles...
target
I want everyone to be focussed on the big target and I like to be with the whole squad,
fast opponents tough
It will be a 50-50 game. Marseille will be tough opponents and they have very good, fast strikers.
flexible picked squad
We have picked a squad that is flexible and will be able to adapt,
easy game quality settled
We settled down and scored some quality goals, but, yes, it was an easy game ... as we expected.
deserved win
We deserved this win but we should have scored more than one goal.
began brazil cheer drew group won
When we drew Brazil there was a group of Australians who began to cheer as if we had just won 3-0.
against chances create played satisfied
We didn't create a lot of chances in the first half. But I am satisfied with the way we played against such a well-organized opponent.
We were a little nervous, and a little naive.
develop further good
When you are able to do that as a 19-year-old you have everything to develop further to become a good player.
ahead illusions south task
A lot of preparation has been done. We are under no illusions about the task ahead of us. As fifth-placed finisher in South America, Uruguay are a powerhouse in world football.
coach free given hand korea national nobody obstacle puts slightest south work
As national coach you are given a free hand to work like you are used to, like I have as coach of Netherlands, South Korea and Australia. Nobody puts the slightest obstacle in your way.
experts
They are experiencing something they couldn't believe, something the experts couldn't believe,
improved last looks
There was little in it then and we have improved in the last year, ... It looks fifty-fifty but we're confident.
lean rely team
This is not a team to lean back and rely on just one or two counter-attacks each half.