National coach Domenico Tedesco has not yet been fired but analysts expect new sporting director Vincent Mannaert to make a decision soon. Lately, there has been a lot of speculation about Tedesco’s successor.
A name that constantly comes up is that of Hein Vanhaezebrouck. The coach is unemployed after leaving KAA Gent and is currently focusing on his work as an analyst. In an interview with Het Nieuwsblad, Vanhaezebrouck clarified his position and the possibility of taking on a new challenge as coach of the Red Devils.
Questions arise as to whether the Vanhaezebrouck-Mannaert combination would be a success. HVH is clear about this: “Well, that’s always the question when it comes to me, because I’m not the easiest, but be careful: I’ve always worked well with the people I’ve worked with. had close contact. Sef Vergoossen in Genk, Jean-Marc Degryse in Kortrijk, Michel Louwagie and Ivan De Witte in Ghent, Luc Devroe and Herman Van Holsbeeck in Anderlecht. So why couldn’t this work? »
No proposal yet
However, Vanhaezebrouck specifies that the Belgian Union has not yet made him a proposal. It also seems that the ex-Ghent coach does not want to take a new position as head coach at the moment. “That’s right. For the moment, this will not be possible anyway. I’m not going to accept anything,” says Vanhaezebrouck. Among the other candidates, we mention Michel Preud’homme, Mark van Bommel and Philippe Clement. For the moment, no name stands out.
Franky Van der Elst sees Vanhaezebrouck as a good coach, but the Club Brugge icon recognizes that HVH’s choice must be respected. ” So. Everyone is now asking for Huh. A very good candidate and therefore widely supported. But if he takes another six months off, we must not go any further,” concludes Van der Elst.
