Dutch head coach arrives with family to assess facilities
After a 36-hour long journey the Dutch head coach of the Bangladesh national football team Lodewijk de Kruif and his assistant Rene Koster arrived in Dhaka on Monday with their wives to assess their accommodation, hospital and schooling facilities.
The Dutch coach is likely to take charge of the Bangladesh national team for the next two years from June.
The Dutch head coach expressed his disappointment at the exit of Bangladesh from the AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers.
`Our best result has become null and void, it’s not logical, the process of qualification was also not good as two among the five groups played later, it is not fair play, the whole qualification process suffered for the withdrawal of only one team, it’s not desired,` said the Dutch coach.
He also explained the cause of his short visit.
`We are here to look at the accommodation and the other facilities, our family will be here and we want to ensure the full focus upon our jobs, I look forward to taking over the charges in June and I want to put all the required things together,’ said de Kruif.
‘We have got the very important tournament of SAFF Championship in September and I have certain plans to build the team up for the upcoming challenges. The plan of playing against India and Pakistan on June 1 and 7 will definitely help the team gel together, I will meet the national footballers soon,’ he said.
During the short visit the Dutch duo will watch some of the league matches to know the current status of his pupils.
De Kruif and Koster are scheduled to leave for Holland on April 14.
-With New Age input
