Pim Verbeek on Total Football..and Robbie still underwhelmed?
And it was great, great TV.
Last week Robbie Slater was asked on the show what he thought of our new coach.
"Underwhelmed."
And guess what happened this week?
Show opens with Pim Verbeek sitting alongside Simon Hill and Robbie Slater. And Andy Harper starts the show by asking Robbie about his thoughts on the Coach and remembering he said "you were underwhelmed."
And Robbie was great. He handled it well answered honestly but was made to account for his previous comment. Great TV, and well-handled by Robbie.
And Simon Hill had to answer to similar sentiments with the new Coach alongside.
Pim Verbeek what of him?
Dignified, Dutch and way way to skilled for our football media. Shades of Guus I thought.
He spoke authoratively, confidently with pride in his appointment and the job. He knows what to expect, has a graps of the problems, and opportunities ahead.
If his first interview is anything to go by our future is in calm, safe hands. And once again like Guus, he will bring a language of football to our media, to our fans. About tactics, coaching and strategy. The likes of which we have rarely heard under Frank Farina, Terry Venables, Graham Arnold, Eddie Thompson and co.
And I suspect Robbie and Simon would have left slightly less concerned about the appointment. Has off to the Total Football team, and hats off to Pim Verbeek.Oh and it seems he will explore which players he can get back for the first World Cup game. Good to see no stone unturned.
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