“There are plenty of people with quality. Real ex-Ajax players. Gerard van der Lem, Wesley Sneijder, you name them,” says the former coach of PSV, Feyenoord, Glasgow Rangers and Oranje, among others. Good morning Eredivisie. “I have experienced Sneijder a number of times, he is such a good verbal speaker. He has dominance because of what he has done as a football player, you listen to him.”
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Although Sneijder has a blank CV as a director, Advocaat is firm. “Why don’t you make him technical director? He knows the whole world, has been a great football player, can explain it and dares to explain it. He is simply ignored. I don’t understand that. That would be an excellent man. He knows all the players and coaches. Marco van Basten ditto, but he won’t want it.”
| Position | Team | P | GS | W | V | G | DS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | +24 | |
| 2 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | +17 | |
| 3 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | +5 | |
| 4 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | +11 | |
| 5 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | +6 | |
| 6 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | +4 | |
| 7 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | +2 | |
| 9 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
| 10 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | -2 | |
| 11 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | -10 | |
| 12 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -1 | |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -4 | |
| 14 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | -11 | |
| 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | -13 | |
| 16 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | -7 | |
| 17 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | -14 | |
| 18 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | -7 |