Ruud Gullit interview: Former Chelsea & LA Galaxy manager talks Santiago Giménez, MLS and Messi
A smiley Ruud Gullit welcomes me and we get straight to it after a brief chat about the winter weather front making its way across Europe. It’s cold in Amsterdam too, where Gullit is sitting, but that doesn’t stop the 1987 Ballon d’Or winner from getting into the thick of the Dutch title race right away. The chat opens with Ruud’s Feyenoord , a team he does not hide his feelings for, and their star striker, Santiago Giménez , who Gullit says had “a fantastic year last year” as his side won the Eredivisie. “ He was a player even the Mexicans didn’t know about ”, says Gullit, “it went really well for Feyenoord: they found a rough diamond and then he was selected for the Mexican national team. We did really, really well.” The years fly by… …but the days last forever! ❤️🤍🖤 Happy 60th birthday, @GullitR! pic.twitter.com/CQ9OFWS6qo — Feyenoord Rotterdam (@Feyenoord) September 1, 2022 ‘Fantastic’ Giménez ‘a gem’ for Feyenoord Feyenoord are proud to have found “the gem” of Gimé...