Holland part ways with Blind

HOLLAND have sacked coach Danny Blind (above) i n the wake of their World Cup qualifying loss to Bulgaria.

The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) has called time on the former defender’s reign after only 20 months and 18 matches.

Saturday’s 2-0 defeat in Sofia was Holland’s second in their opening five games in World Cup qualifying group A and left them in fourth place in the pool, already six points behind leaders France and t hree behind second-placed Sweden.

Blind took over the national team from Guus Hiddink in July 2015, but was unable to lead the team to Euro 2016.

A disappointing start t o World Cup qualifying, which has included a home defeat to France alongside the Bulgaria loss, has left the Dutch in real danger of missing out on a second straight major championship.