Sunday Mirror (Northern Ireland)
DREAM TEAM ON BUY SIDE
RONALD KOEMAN
Currently the Holland manager. The cultured defender was part of Johan Cruyff’s Dream Team, helping Barcelona win La Liga four years in a row between 1991 and 1994 and the European Cup, where he scored the winning goal in the final v Sampdoria in 1992. At international level, Koeman won the Euros in 1988 and was captain at the 1994 World Cup, winning 78 caps. As a head coach, Koeman has won three Eredivisie titles: twice with Ajax and once with PSV.
PHILLIP COCU
Currently managing Championship side Derby. Midfielder won the KNVB Cup and Eredivisie title in 1997 with PSV and played for Barcelona between 1998 and 2004.
In his second PSV stint, he won another three Eredivisie titles. Won
101 caps with Holland.
After retiring, Cocu joined PSV as youth coach and later assistant manager.
He also served as assistant at the
Dutch team.
Caretaker boss at PSV in 2012, during which he won the KNVB
Cup, and appointed as manager in 2013.
DIRK KUYT
Won League Cup with Liverpool in 2012 and was a Champions League runner-up in 2007. He made 285 appearances in his six years at Anfield, scoring 71 goals, plenty of them crucial strikes. Kuyt was always a player for the big occasion.
Kuyt made his international debut in 2004 and represented Holland at five major tournaments, with 104 caps. Made his name at Feyenoord and became club captain in 2005. Was top scorer for three consecutive seasons and 2005–06 Dutch Footballer of the Year.
HENRIK LARSSON
His incredible 242 goals in 315 matches earned him the nickname The King of Kings at Celtic. Spent seven seasons with the Glasgow giants, winning the Scottish title four times after joining from Feyenoord. The Super
Swede had a two-year stint at Barcelona and a loan spell at Manchester
United.
Regarded as one of the greatest Swedish players, Larsson won
106 caps for his country. Has also managed
Swedish sides Landskrona BoIS, Falkenberg and Helsingborg.
ROB JANSEN
He is EVP and Managing Executive Global Football of global giants Wasserman Media Group and the brains behind the project. Powerhouse Wasserman featured in Forbes’ 2018 ranking of the World’s Most Valuable Sports Agencies. Until November 2014, Jansen was CEO and owner/founder of Dutch management company Sport-Promotion. He is chairman of EFAA, the European union for agents and founder and board member of ProAgent, the Dutch agents’ union.