Maarten Meijer Books

Arne Slot has been tasked with a role at the helm of one of the most prestigious clubs in the game- Liverpool FC. Having showcased his ability to compete at the top tier of Dutch football, he brings his tactical acumen and characteristically aggressive, high pressing football from the Eredivisie to the Premier League. Slot delivered remarkable performances at more than one club in the Netherlands and garnered a reputation for consistently exceeding expectations. Under his innovative leadership, AZ Alkmaar finished second in the league - and that only on goal difference - when the season was abandoned in 2020 due to Covid. In 2021, Slot took the reins at Feyenoord and led them to their first league title in six years. In four short years, he cemented his status as one of the most promising managerial talents in Europe. Maarten Meijer's biography delves into Arne Slot's roots, from the tiny village of Bergentheim in the Netherlands, to the formidable task of following in the footsteps of Jurgen Klopp, his iconic predecessor at Liverpool FC. With confidence borne from a career of success and a complete faith in the football he wants to play, Slot is ready to make his mark at Anfield and continue the legacy of excellence.

Good is not good enough. You have to be even better - Erik ten Hag Who is Erik ten Hag? Calm and cool-headed, he ignores critics, follows his own methods and relentlessly pursues perfection on the pitch. His uncanny ability to analyse and solve problems - the 'process' as Ten Hag calls it - has unfailingly led to breakthrough. There is no magic. There is only intelligence at work, personal devotion to players and near-obsessive attention to detail. At Ajax, Ten Hag brooked no dissent and moulded his team into a smoothly operating unit of attack. His team enjoyed an astonishing run, winning three league cups in a row and reaching the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in a quarter of a century. Along the way, they produced some of the brightest and most entertaining football seen in Europe for years. Maarten Meijer's definitive biography follows Erik ten Hag, from his upbringing in the Dutch countryside to his domestic triumphs and European victories. Meijer's book is the ultimate guide to the man with the momentous task of ending a decade of disappointment at Manchester United, and beginning a new era of great and winning football.

Nog één keer wilde Van Gaal het proberen, met Oranje naar een WK. En dus trad de man die met Ajax, Barcelona, AZ én Bayern de top had bereikt op 10 augustus 2012 aan als bondscoach van Oranje. Na zijn vertrek bij Bayern nam Van Gaal een sabbatical, maar vriend en vijand wist dat de rusteloze coach terug zou keren. Even leek het erop dat hij opnieuw bij Ajax zou aantreden, maar Cruijff zag hem niet als de verlosser van zijn club en sprak een onverbiddelijk veto uit. Het duurde echter niet lang eer Van Gaal gevraagd werd bondscoach van Oranje te worden. Maarten Meijer duikt in het leven van de intrigerende trainer en volgt hem van zijn jeugd tot zijn laatste expeditie: de lange weg naar het WK in Brazilië.

Portret van de Nederlandse topcoach.