Former Sunderland manager returns to Feyenoord as ‘advisor’ to Robin van Persie | OneFootball

Feyenoord have announced that, after leaving Curacao to return to the Netherlands for family reasons, Dick Advocaat will be taking up an advisory role with the club. While Robin van Persie is set to remain the clubs head coach until the end of the season, he will now have former Sunderland manager Advocaat as someone he can look to for advice. According to the clubs Sporting Director, Dennis te Kloese, the former Arsenal and Manchester United striker was open to the involvement of Advocaat at the club.

Van Persie has been under pressure with Feyenoord for some weeks now. Despite a strong start to the Eredivisie season, the Rotterdam side have fallen away over the past few months and now find themselves in a battle with numerous other clubs to finish in second place. While Feyenoord may be publicly saying that Advocaat’s involvement has the blessing of the current head coach, it does appear from the outside at least that the club is trying to put people in place that can improve the situation. Advocaat certainly brings a wealth of experience, having managed at national level and for a variety of clubs around Europe.

GBeNeFN | Ben Jackson