Hiddink: the favorite son

The Dutch DT of the Korean equipment is admired by all, although still it did not define his future

SEUL, Korea South del (Reuters and EFE). - Dutch technician Guus Hiddink is a hero for the followers of the red Devils and after making history with Korea South del became one of the trainers better quoted in the world of soccer.

The selected one of Hiddink lost one disputed semifinal one of World-wide the 2002 against Germany by 1 to 0, last Tuesday, but the result did not damage the image of the Dutch.

He is the only trainer who have taken to two selections different from the semifinals from a World-wide one, and the only one which it managed to classify to an Asian equipment, Korea South del, between the four best ones.

The contract of the Dutch wins after the party of next Saturday before Turkey, by the third and fourth position, and will be frees if it does not accept a prorogation. Although there will be great pressure of a thanked for public so that Hiddink continues, the DT, that took to Holland to the semifinal in France 98, did not signal no that it is going to follow.

Hiddink only speaks of the next party: "It is necessary to give the best thing of us to finish third. We can be proud of the boys and of which they have done, not only today, but throughout the match. The expectations in Korea were enormous, but nonrealistic. I tried to maintain the isolated players of the pressure ", declared the trainer. And I add ': "the equipment really worked, but we must have present that the players militate in the Korean league, that is of second or third row with respect to other leagues".

After a campaign in which it took to his equipment, that had not gained a single party in five previous participation in the World-wide one, to surpass his European rivals - Poland, Portugal, Italy and Spain Hiddink will be able to choose between some of the most important works in the world of soccer.

The city of Seoul will name to Hiddink like the Favorite Son. The political authorities recognized their "exemplary leadership to him" and think that it is a model to follow in all the orders of the life.

The concession of the honorary title will turn to Hiddink 447a. foreign person receiving this title that already has the actor Roger Moore; the Nobel prize of 1995 La Paz, Joseph Rotblat, and the president of Singapur, Sellapan Ramanatahn, among others.

It is clear: if Hiddink does not have fortune in its next work, there will always be a country that would receive it with the arms opened after writing the most showy chapter of its sport history.