- Title: SPAIN/TURKEY: REAL MADRID SACK COACH GUS HIDDINK.
- Date: 24th February 1999
- Summary: MADRID, SPAIN, (FILE)/ FEBRUARY 23, 1999) MADRID, SPAIN, (AUGUST 14, 1998) (MEDIAPRO - SCHEDULED NEWS ONLY. NO ACCESS SPAIN, ITALY) 1. GUS HIDDINK SAT ON BENCH WATCHING MATCH 2. SAVIO SCORES THIRD GOAL FOR REAL MADRID IN THEIR 4-0 VICTORY OVER RIVALS ATLETICO MADRID IN FOUR TEAM TOURNAMENT MADRID, SPAIN (FEBRUARY 23, 1999) (TVE - NO ACCESS SPAIN) 3. (SOUNDBITE) (SPANISH) GUS HIDDINK TALKING AFTER THE COPA DEL REY 1-0 VICTORY AGAINST RACING SANTANDER BUT BEFORE KNOWING HE HAD LOST HIS JOB "Well, I stick to my words. I don't talk of leaving, I speak of my work today, yesterday and tomorrow. The team has made it to the semi-finals. Tomorrow's call is at 11 a.m., the team must be there for training except those who have played today. Who am I to say someone he (John Toshack) cannot meet somebody? I have made my work, we have played the match. This is a free country, I can't tell anyone not to meet somebody." 4. (SOUNDBITE) (SPANISH) PRESIDENT OF REAL MADRID LORENZO SANZ SAYING "The truth is that I personally don't like to make this kind of decision, nor the board. When you make a decision like that it's because things aren't working well and in this case, it's a painful decision. I don't know if it's the coach's fault or the players' fault, maybe it's all of their fault. The team isn't working well and as I have told Hiddink, the string has broken in the thinnest part. If a coach isn't able to rule in the dressing room, it'll be very hard for him. We would like the next coach to rule in the dressing room. If a player doesn't feel the colours of the team, he knows he has the door open. We won't stand any player not to feel those colours." ISTANBUL, TURKEY (FEBRUARY 24, 1999) (REUTERS TELEVISION - ACCESS ALL) 5. JOHN TOSHACK AT TRAINING SESSION TALKING TO COACHES 6. BESIKTAS PLAYERS TRAINING 7. TOSHACK CONDUCTING TRAINING 8. CUTAWAY FANS WATCHING TRAINING SESSION 9. TOSHACK TALKING TO A PLAYER 10. TOSHACK INVOLVED WITH TRAINING Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: MADRID, SPAIN,ISTANBUL, TURKEY
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