Is there a great difference between coaching at country and club level?
Well, as a national team coach you usually have difficulties getting the team together for training camps or competitions. There’s always the problem of arrangements and management etc. The top players usually have difficulties persuading their clubs to release them. But with a club team you don’t need to worry about things like that and you can concentrate more on football matters. You have been in Asian football for 10 years now. What changes have you witnessed in that decade? Without a shadow of doubt, the game in Asia has made good progress during that time. However it’s important not to rest now – football in other parts of the world is also developing fast. Are you interested at all in the UAE national team position now Dick Advocaat has become coach of Korea Republic? (Laughs) this is not a question for me but for the UAE Football Association who make those decisions. Al Ain are a good club and I’m happy to be here. How do you think Al Ain, or any other Asian side, would fare ag
