Dutch Football - Jol ready for Hamburg bite

"The intellectualisation
of football has
always foundered
on a simple problem-
-the players. Doing
all your most
rewarding thinking
with your feet seems
to dull the philo-
sophical impulse.
Unless, of course,
you are Dutch.
According to legend,
Europeans played
a moronic, muscular
version of the world's
game, until Holland
proclaimed its vision
of total football in the
1974 World Cup,
and enlightenment
dawned."

From:
Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football

Jol ready for Hamburg bite

Joseph Caron Dawe
Sportingo.com
Friday, May 9 2008

Martin Jol’s reported move to Hamburg appears to have taken a step closer after Zeljko Petrovic claimed he is set to sign a deal alongside the former Spurs manager as part of the new coaching set up at the Bundesliga side.

Petrovic is currently in charge of Dutch side RKC Waalwijk and says he has turned down the opportunity to take over Belgian side AA Gent to join Jol as the Dutchman’s assistant at the Nordbank Arena.

“Martin and I know each other very well,” said Petrovic. “He is one of the few trainers I would like to work with as assistant coach.

“I am 42 years old now. By the time our HSV contract ends I will be 44. By then I will have plenty of time to build a career as head coach.

“I can learn a lot at HSV. I see this as a promotion, it is fantastic.”