Aime Jacquet = AUstralian Technical Director!!

[Garzi]

coach spreads winning ways
By Michael ****erill, Sydney
February 1, 2006

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AdvertisementONLY 14 coaches in the history of the world's most popular sport can claim the honour of coaching a World Cup champion side and one of them wants to offer his services to Australia.

Aime Jacquet, 64, steered France to its only World Cup success in 1998, and will leave his post as technical director for the French Football Federation after the next World Cup finals in July. Currently in Australia at the invitation of the Professional Footballers Association, Jacquet confirmed yesterday he was interested in taking on a similar role with Football Federation Australia if the opportunity arose.

Jacquet, who will meet FFA chairman Frank Lowy and chief executive John O'Neill tomorrow, told a news conference yesterday the idea of contributing to Australia's coaching and development system had great appeal.

"Of course, somebody has to ask, but, yes, if they want, then this can be an opportunity," he said. "… If they want me to be the link between the French system and an Australian system, then I am interested in that."

Jacquet has rejected coaching offers from clubs and national federations since guiding Les Bleus to their World Cup triumph in Paris. A former international player, Jacquet coached Bordeaux to five cup and league titles before taking on the national role.

Now retired from coaching, Jacquet has a kind assessment of Australia's hopes at this year's World Cup finals.

"If I said Australia was a top competitor, I would be lying to you. But the good thing is Australia is progressing, they are growing up quickly under their new coach (Guus Hiddink). I believe Australia can be dangerous in the first round of the World Cup," he said.

"Mentally, they are ready, they have no fear of the other teams. If they reach the round of 16 (second round), some might say this is a big surprise, but I believe it is possible.

"Australia will probably need 10 years to put something together that will create a healthy league which will provide work for Australian coaches … I hope that in four of five years, you will have an Australian coach for the national team, and your own coaches in the A-League."



We couldnt get anyone better if we tried!!!!! FFA get to work

[Daims09]

Yerp Yerp!!!!

[vbwhite]

Imagine that...

If we could keep Hiddink as NT coach, Neeskens as the Assistant coach and have Jacquet as the technical director...

Would be ****ing awesome! :cool:

[magpie]

Imagine that...

If we could keep Hiddink as NT coach, Neeskens as the Assistant coach and have Jacquet as the technical director...

Would be ****ing awesome! :cool:

who would have thought it possible even 2 years ago.

[vbwhite]

who would have thought it possible even 2 years ago.

For sure, we have come a long way since.

[Daims09]

Soon we will all be eating Frog legs and Hash Cookies :)

[shoot goal]

Aime, Neeskens and Hiddink - my god what would stop us then...

[Richo]

Next... the world! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAH!

[aussihammer]

HIDDINK FOR PRIME MINISTER!
come on guys you reckon he would be worst than johnny? or the rest of the lame opposition?

[Sarkies 4 Prem]

see lowy really is god look what he has done i think lowy for pm that man gives every 1 what they want

[El Zilcho]

A few months ago, i would have thought there was no way this would happen. Even though the guy has said he would like the job, i would have just known that Soccer Australia would find some way to **** it up. But the way things are running at FFA now i really think this could happen, and what a great thing it would be too!

[N8Diesel]

This is extremely good news.

[TheDutchman]

It wouldn't suprise me if Hiddink got Neeskens involved with Australia as assistant coach, as Hiddink might be grooming Neeskens to take over Australia after the World Cup. The FFA would be getting a good look at him for the next 4-5 months as a potential successor if they can't keep Hiddink.

The FFA would be insane not to take up Jacquet's offer as Technical Director of Australia. Imagine mixing the French and Dutch systems together. We could be spitting out some very exciting players in the next 4-5 years.

[s3tTz]

It wouldn't suprise me if Hiddink got Neeskens involved with Australia as assistant coach,
Neeskens already is one of Hiddink's assistants. :)

Who's next to come and coach here in Australia? Pele? :worship:

[jogobonito]

Imagine that...

If we could keep Hiddink as NT coach, Neeskens as the Assistant coach and have Jacquet as the technical director...

Would be ****ing awesome! :cool:

That would would be something special. Technical Director is a necessity for us to become a superpower in world futebol.

[El Zilcho]

Neeskens already is one of Hiddink's assistants. :)

Who's next to come and coach here in Australia? Pele? :worship:

wtf would we want Pele as a coach for? He's totally unqualified and inexperienced. And an old man.

[pdiddydoan69]

Pele probably couldn't coach but i bet you if he got an Australian Citizenship i reckon he could start up front with the Dukes :D:D

[futuremelvicstar]

Why didn't this work it. It would've been the best thing for Australian football. We need a Technical Director very soon i know i am stating the obvious but it is getting realy fustrating.
1. We have no permanent Australian Manager
2. We have no youth manager.
3. The youth league could be set up next year.
What if the FFA end up appointing John Kosmina as the youth manager. What if FFA setup the youth league.The FFA have no direction at the moment. It is the first time i agree with Robbie Slater we have been saying for to long we need one but we are still to have one. I disagree that it should be Ron Smith but adleast he is saying that we need one. My point is we need a Technical Director to make these decesions not the FFA otherwise we will waste another season trying to find which direction we are going in as a nation.

[bazza]

we dont want to be "euro centric"

[mlmorris]

we dont want to be "euro centric"

What do we want to be then?

Being "Aussie Centric" certainly hasn't worked for 32 years.

[Campbell]

Lets be South American centric and have clubs so financially fucked up they can't pay their own players without support.

[Hangar 18]

5 Words

Gerrad Houllier - Clairefontaine - Done Deal.

[Daims09]

5 Words

Gerrad Houllier - Clairefontaine - Done Deal.

Hope so.. would be great

[huzzman5]

coach spreads winning ways
By Michael ****erill, Sydney
February 1, 2006

Advertisement
AdvertisementONLY 14 coaches in the history of the world's most popular sport can claim the honour of coaching a World Cup champion side and one of them wants to offer his services to Australia.

Aime Jacquet, 64, steered France to its only World Cup success in 1998, and will leave his post as technical director for the French Football Federation after the next World Cup finals in July. Currently in Australia at the invitation of the Professional Footballers Association, Jacquet confirmed yesterday he was interested in taking on a similar role with Football Federation Australia if the opportunity arose.

Jacquet, who will meet FFA chairman Frank Lowy and chief executive John O'Neill tomorrow, told a news conference yesterday the idea of contributing to Australia's coaching and development system had great appeal.

"Of course, somebody has to ask, but, yes, if they want, then this can be an opportunity," he said. "… If they want me to be the link between the French system and an Australian system, then I am interested in that."

Jacquet has rejected coaching offers from clubs and national federations since guiding Les Bleus to their World Cup triumph in Paris. A former international player, Jacquet coached Bordeaux to five cup and league titles before taking on the national role.

Now retired from coaching, Jacquet has a kind assessment of Australia's hopes at this year's World Cup finals.

"If I said Australia was a top competitor, I would be lying to you. But the good thing is Australia is progressing, they are growing up quickly under their new coach (Guus Hiddink). I believe Australia can be dangerous in the first round of the World Cup," he said.

"Mentally, they are ready, they have no fear of the other teams. If they reach the round of 16 (second round), some might say this is a big surprise, but I believe it is possible.

"Australia will probably need 10 years to put something together that will create a healthy league which will provide work for Australian coaches … I hope that in four of five years, you will have an Australian coach for the national team, and your own coaches in the A-League."



We couldnt get anyone better if we tried!!!!! FFA get to work

This would be good but only if properly utilised. There's no use doing it if we keep the image of him as the 'foreigner', with foreign ideas. The installation of such a TD would only work with Australia inergrating and adopting his approach and philosophy. In order for Jaquet to work, Aus would have to embrace his way, that skill is the most important thing, and playing beautifully is as important as winning because it makes you win. He would have some ideas which would go against Australian culture, and i think there could be problems there but give it a go.

[~LUFC~]

Australian sport has some great positives. We are generally athletically great, and have this "never say die" attitude a lot of people speak of. The problem is that despite our dedication football is the one sport where you need some tactical ability. Guus showed how good we could be in such a small amount of time, imagine if we got a TD to influence the whole of Australian football like that. It would be only positive, and hopefully in the future these players would then become home grown coaches of a high level.

[futuremelvicstar]

This would be good but only if properly utilised. There's no use doing it if we keep the image of him as the 'foreigner', with foreign ideas. The installation of such a TD would only work with Australia inergrating and adopting his approach and philosophy. In order for Jaquet to work, Aus would have to embrace his way, that skill is the most important thing, and playing beautifully is as important as winning because it makes you win. He would have some ideas which would go against Australian culture, and i think there could be problems there but give it a go.

"… If they want me to be the link between the French system and an Australian system, then I am interested in that."

[ifuckinghatemyspace.com]

The French system hasn't stopped producing world class players since 98'. They're right on track to reaching the world cup final in 2010 too.