Mark van Bommel quickly hopes for a new club abroad “My manager Mino Raiola has been approached quite often, but the whole corona period doesn‘t make it any easier,” said the 2010 World Cup Finalist.
“I think the Bundesliga suits me well. That German mentality is a bit of my mentality. England is also great, of course. Because of the busy schedule, you hardly have time to train during a season.”
“ Intermediate boarding is of course not ideal. I think I can quickly make my mark on a team, but it is a lot more difficult in the meantime.”
Assistant
During his first job as head coach at PSV, Jürgen Dirkx (45) and Reinier Robbemond (48) were Mark van Bommel’s assistants (43). Wouldn‘t an older right-hand man have been a better idea?
“ I knew Jürgen from the Under 19. When I look to the left, he knows exactly what I mean. And I thought Reinier was the best in the trainer course. He matched my idea of playing football. Don’t forget that I was still with Australia in Russia at the World Cup and started with PSV a week later,” says Van Bommel, who succeeded Phillip Cocu suddenly to Fenerbahçe in 2018.
“Maybe I should have added an older person to the balance. Bert van Marwijk, of course, I had also deliberately included it. He was a sounding board, but he wasn‘t on the field every day. And when you say Van Marwijk, you’ll soon say Van Bommel. That must also be seen separately from each other.”