Advocaat to take reins at Black Cats
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SUNDERLAND is banking on the guile of Dick Advocaat to save it from relegation after the Premier League struggler appointed the Dutchman as head coach until the end of the season yesterday.
The club, which sacked Gus Poyet on Monday following a poor run of results that culminated in a 0-4 home loss to Aston Villa on Saturday, is one point and one place clear of the relegation zone with nine matches left.
“Sunderland is a big club and I am very much looking forward to the challenge ahead. We must now concentrate on Saturday as a priority and I can’t wait to get started,” the former Dutch national coach said in a statement on the club website.
Sunderland chairman Ellis Short said: “Dick has an incredible CV and vast experience of managing at the very highest level. We have one aim only now — to climb the table and everyone is fully focused on the task ahead of us.”
Poyet departed following a run of one win in 12 league matches which has left the club in danger of relegation after eight seasons in the Premier League.
Advocaat’s immediate aim will be to win at West Ham United on Saturday.
The 67-year-old becomes the oldest manager in the Premier League but has no previous experience of working in England, although he did lead Rangers to successive Scottish titles in 1999 and 2000 and is one of the most experienced and respected coaches in the game.
As well as coaching the Netherlands, he has also coached the national teams of the United Arab Emirates, South Korea, Belgium, Russia and Serbia.
At club level, he has also coached Borussia Moenchengladbach, Zenit St Petersburg, AZ Alkmaar and PSV Eindhoven.
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