Frank Rijkaard, sad fall from the top

[Comrade Machel]

I just read this great man is now doing the lowly role of player development at a Florida prep school. Now thats a sick joke for a man who has achieved what he did at Barcelona. Meanwhile people like Pulis go through the revolving door of EPL management

Rijkaard single hnadedly resurrected and made Barcelona fashionable again. Surely the the team cojldnhave created a role for him to save him this fate

[Chief Ogbunigwe]

I just read this great man is now doing the lowly role of player development at a Florida prep school. Now thats a sick joke for a man who has achieved what he did at Barcelona. Meanwhile people like Pulis go through the revolving door of EPL management

Rijkaard single hnadedly resurrected and made Barcelona fashionable again. Surely the the team cojldnhave created a role for him to save him this fate

Maybe that is what he wants to do? Don't you know some people enjoy being school teachers?

Without knowing his circumstances, I would speculate that the man could/can get a job coaching a top team somewhere in Europe if that is what he wants to do.

Stop crying about his fate...after all, some ex footballers are homeless, drug addicts of alcoholics (Gazza), while a former German WC winner is reportedly washing toilets for a living.

[The Notorious B!GGESTMAN]

He managed FC Barcelona to the UCL yet no club want to take him because he is black. Simple as that.

[benteke]

I just read this great man is now doing the lowly role of player development at a Florida prep school. Now thats a sick joke for a man who has achieved what he did at Barcelona. Meanwhile people like Pulis go through the revolving door of EPL management

Rijkaard single hnadedly resurrected and made Barcelona fashionable again. Surely the the team cojldnhave created a role for him to save him this fate

He managed FC Barcelona to the UCL yet no club want to take him because he is black. Simple as that.

i agree that its coz he is black.

but why didnt any African nations fancy try him out, sometimes we are our own worst enemies

by the way Barca i think is on the way to permanent decline, they have just been banned from transfers in 2015 and they look significantly weaker

[platinum]

He's doing what he wants!

After barca, he coached galatasaray and saudi arabia for good money and after this my understanding is he got gassed and tired of footie ala Pep Guardiola.

[Comrade Machel]

I just read this great man is now doing the lowly role of player development at a Florida prep school. Now thats a sick joke for a man who has achieved what he did at Barcelona. Meanwhile people like Pulis go through the revolving door of EPL management

Rijkaard single hnadedly resurrected and made Barcelona fashionable again. Surely the the team cojldnhave created a role for him to save him this fate

Thats wh

He managed FC Barcelona to the UCL yet no club want to take him because he is black. Simple as that.

i agree that its coz he is black.

but why didnt any African nations fancy try him out, sometimes we are our own worst enemies

by the way Barca i think is on the way to permanent decline, they have just been banned from transfers in 2015 and they look significantly weaker

Would make sense for an african team hiring him as opposed to clowns like Lamouchie hired by CIV at world cup.

I obviously dont know Rijkaaard personally but I seriously doubt this is what he wants do. If it wasmi am sure he woukd be doint it at a soccer school that matters like Ajax, La Massia etc

[paj]

It does not surprise me that some people on CE only see things through a small prism..albeit without doing their homework.

[Comrade Machel]

It does not surprise me that some people on CE only see things through a small prism..albeit without doing their homework.

Care to explain this your prism vis-a-vis my post

[Scipio Africanus]

Rijkaard is doing what he wants. He is probably not hurting for money and he is in freaking, sunny, sunkist Florida. When Europeans get to Florida, they never want to leave. It is like they have discovered El Dorado.
Abeg mek una tok anoda tin.

[Orion]

I obviously dont know Rijkaaard personally but I seriously doubt this is what he wants do. If it wasmi am sure he woukd be doint it at a soccer school that matters like Ajax, La Massia etc

How do you know? It is not always about money and status but personal happiness, especially for someone who has been there and done that. He probably does not need to work again for the rest of his life, if he has invested his earnings well from previous top jobs.

So now other things may be of more value to him like doing what he actually enjoys doing in a place he likes to live. Maybe he always wanted to live in the USA and this job provides the perfect location as well as doing something he enjoys doing in a low stress environment. With his credentials I'm sure he could get a higher profile job if he wanted.

[Prince]

Florida Prep School? He needs to be flogged, he can buy an MLS team their, he is just blocking others from a job.

I remember a story about an Oyinbo guy teaching English in China then because he watches football, the rich parents also asked to coach their kids football, then he ws asked does he play footie he said hell no but the money was good.

Rijkaard needs to move uo and leave little jobs for us.

[Comrade Machel]

I hope you guys are right but I suspect he will waiting for the phone to ring

Wish one the premiershkp teams would take a chance on him

[amafolas]

I just read this great man is now doing the lowly role of player development at a Florida prep school. Now thats a sick joke for a man who has achieved what he did at Barcelona. Meanwhile people like Pulis go through the revolving door of EPL management

Rijkaard single hnadedly resurrected and made Barcelona fashionable again. Surely the the team cojldnhave created a role for him to save him this fate

Maybe that is what he wants to do? Don't you know some people enjoy being school teachers?

Without knowing his circumstances, I would speculate that the man could/can get a job coaching a top team somewhere in Europe if that is what he wants to do.

Stop crying about his fate...after all, some ex footballers are homeless, drug addicts of alcoholics (Gazza), while a former German WC winner is reportedly washing toilets for a living.

I completely agree chief. best believe it, if i was a trust fund baby, I would be in some tough inner city school right now teaching math/physics rather than doing whatever it is I am doing now.

[Comrade Machel]

Florida Prep School? He needs to be flogged, he can buy an MLS team their, he is just blocking others from a job.

I remember a story about an Oyinbo guy teaching English in China then because he watches football, the rich parents also asked to coach their kids football, then he ws asked does he play footie he said hell no but the money was good.

Rijkaard needs to move uo and leave little jobs for us.

Imagine a whole CL wnning coach taking a job from us

[Prince]

I just read this great man is now doing the lowly role of player development at a Florida prep school. Now thats a sick joke for a man who has achieved what he did at Barcelona. Meanwhile people like Pulis go through the revolving door of EPL management

Rijkaard single hnadedly resurrected and made Barcelona fashionable again. Surely the the team cojldnhave created a role for him to save him this fate

Maybe that is what he wants to do? Don't you know some people enjoy being school teachers?

Without knowing his circumstances, I would speculate that the man could/can get a job coaching a top team somewhere in Europe if that is what he wants to do.

Stop crying about his fate...after all, some ex footballers are homeless, drug addicts of alcoholics (Gazza), while a former German WC winner is reportedly washing toilets for a living.

I completely agree chief. best believe it, if i was a trust fund baby, I would be in some tough inner city school right now teaching math/physics rather than doing whatever it is I am doing now.

you win the nobel prize in maths and start to teach 11 plus maths, yiu gave taught in havard , princeton and now 11 plus at feyingbole grammar school

[Chief Ogbunigwe]

I just read this great man is now doing the lowly role of player development at a Florida prep school. Now thats a sick joke for a man who has achieved what he did at Barcelona. Meanwhile people like Pulis go through the revolving door of EPL management

Rijkaard single hnadedly resurrected and made Barcelona fashionable again. Surely the the team cojldnhave created a role for him to save him this fate

Maybe that is what he wants to do? Don't you know some people enjoy being school teachers?

Without knowing his circumstances, I would speculate that the man could/can get a job coaching a top team somewhere in Europe if that is what he wants to do.

Stop crying about his fate...after all, some ex footballers are homeless, drug addicts of alcoholics (Gazza), while a former German WC winner is reportedly washing toilets for a living.

I completely agree chief. best believe it, if i was a trust fund baby, I would be in some tough inner city school right now teaching math/physics rather than doing whatever it is I am doing now.

believe me, I think about doing that frequently.

[Coach]

I just read this great man is now doing the lowly role of player development at a Florida prep school. Now thats a sick joke for a man who has achieved what he did at Barcelona. Meanwhile people like Pulis go through the revolving door of EPL management

Aint no other kings in this ball game
they siblings
speak his name
one shot
they disappearin!

[Rawlings]

Would make sense for an african team hiring him as opposed to clowns like Lamouchie hired by CIV at world cup.

With all the corruption, mismanagement and confusion, which coach in his right mind will want to coach an African national team

I will not wish NFF on any coach

[mouko]

idiots...Frank would get a good manager job anywhere in Europe if he wanted...if he is in FL running a prep school...I put that down to choice...Period.

[Flex Swift]

The thread creator has not provided a link or any source to verify the story....... This how untrue rumours are spread

[txj]

In an interview with Dutch football magazine Voetbal International former Ajax and AC Milan legend Frank Rijkaard announces he will not return to the world of football as a manager.


http://www.football-oranje.com/frank-ri ... al-career/

[tfco]

I just read this great man is now doing the lowly role of player development at a Florida prep school. Now thats a sick joke for a man who has achieved what he did at Barcelona. Meanwhile people like Pulis go through the revolving door of EPL management

Aint no other kings in this ball game
they siblings
speak his name
one shot
they disappearin!

blasphemy from the OP.

Could Rijkaard have managed it against TP at the Britannia, Monday night, rain, no towel for the throw-ins? I think not.

[kolinzo]

America always wants the best of the best and that is why Rijkaard is coaching intermediate kids. We expect to see American kids playing proper football in about 7 years.