Culture
A documentary about the other non-Dutch coach of Oranje: 'No nonsense, play football!'
The Dutch national team played Germany under Xavi Hernández, marking the first time since Ernst Happel in the 1970s that a non-Dutch coach led the squad. NOS-NTR aired a 2020 episode of Andere Tijden Sport focusing on Happel, who guided Feyenoord to European Cup glory and the Netherlands to the 1978 World Cup final. The documentary highlights Happel’s stoic demeanor, his preference for practical training over tactical theory, and his famous quote “Kein geloel, Fussball spielen!” He maintained strict discipline and emotional distance, viewing football as his life until his death from lung cancer in 1992.
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