Outspoken Andries Jonker enjoys the persuasiveness of colleague Louis van Gaal

Andries Jonker is currently working with Louis van Gaal at the KNVB, but in the past they have often been under contract with the same employer. For example, the former trainer of Telstar was Van Gaal’s right hand at FC Barcelona and FC Bayern Munich. “I’ve often seen him get a feeling in a team, where the players think they’re really good.”

“Tough Bone”

The Dutch national team started the World Cup in Qatar well with a 2-0 victory over Senegal. Still, the public opinion thought that the Orange played football very moderately. Jonker sees it differently and mainly thinks that there should be more appreciation for the performance of the men of national coach Van Gaal. “Senegal was a tough job.”

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Social issues

In addition to the sporting aspect at the World Cup, social issues in Qatar are also discussed daily in the media. From the poor conditions for the migrant workers to inequality between men and women. The outspoken Jonker also has an opinion about this and finds the situation terrible for many people there. However, he does not think that football players should constantly be held accountable for this. “You can’t expect that from athletes.”

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Last summer, Jonker made the step from Telstar to the national coachship of the Orange Lionesses. The North Hollander has now qualified for the World Cup with the national women’s team. This will take place next summer in New Zealand and Australia. The Netherlands will then be in a group with America, Vietnam and another unknown opponent.