Dick Advocaat has read the interview with Jaap Stam in the Saturday edition of Trouw with increasing surprise. The Feyenoord coach tells Football International in a short, but powerful statement.
“Jaap Stam has made one good decision at Feyenoord and that is by leaving the club,” responds Advocaat, who according to VI ‘does not want to go into too much detail’.
Stam was astonished this weekend by saying that the Feyenoord success can be largely attributed to his account. “Not a bit, though. It is easy for a next coach to continue. At that time the players were fit enough to play many matches, the team had got quality. For Dick it was a perfect moment. “
Response Stam
“What Dick says is correct, it was also a good decision”, Stam responds in conversation with VI to Lawyer. “But the point is: what I said is absolutely not meant personally. Everyone who knows me knows that I have a lot of respect for what Dick has done as a trainer.”
“I was concerned with the image that has emerged. As if nothing has been done for Dick at Feyenoord. The point is that when he came, the players were a bit fitter and the moment of entry was good. That’s all. good luck with Feyenoord. “
Lawyer was appointed in October to succeed Jaap Stam, who kept the honor to himself after a bad start to the season. Under the leadership of the Small General, Feyenoord started playing football better every week. Of the fourteen Eredivisie matches under his leadership, eleven were won and three were drawn. The Rotterdammers also reached the cup final.
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