Dick Advocaat, Russia
The Russia coach is everything his predecessor and countryman Guus Hiddink wasn't. And we don't mean that as a compliment. Where Hiddink was urbane and gracious, Advocaat is prickly and confrontational. Where Hiddink sent out teams that played adventurous, attacking football, Advocaat's charges play defensive, negative football. However, the two Dutchmen do share one similarity - they get results. A Russian league and Uefa
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The Russia coach is everything his predecessor and countryman Guus Hiddink wasn't. And we don't mean that as a compliment. Where Hiddink was urbane and gracious, Advocaat is prickly and confrontational. Where Hiddink sent out teams that played adventurous, attacking football, Advocaat's charges play defensive, negative football. However, the two Dutchmen do share one similarity - they get results. A Russian league and Uefa Cup winner with Zenit St. Petersburg, don't rule out Advocaat's ability to get the best out of his charges in Euro 2012.
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Fri, May 11, 2012