Now that Ruud Van Nistlerooy has become the interim coach of Manchester United, following the sacking of fellow Dutchman Erik Ten Haag, Yours Truly has been reminded of a titbit about the great Dutch striker that he learned years ago.
Back in the nineties, Van Nistlerooy was one of the first-choice strikers for the Dutch national team. His partner in crime? It was usually Patrick Kluivert, whose failure to covert numerous golden opportunities was the main reason the Dutch were beaten by Brazil in the 1998 World Cup semi-final.
Yours Truly was a huge Dutch fan in those days thanks to the great memories of the best striker in his mind, Marco Van Basten.
Now back to Van Nistlerooy and Kluivert. You know what the odd thing about them is?
They were born on the same day, same month, same year.
Did you know that?
