- Rob McDonald recalls how the PSV coach banned mayonnaise from his players’ diet.
- Nevertheless, young Ronald ate a chip with a big dollop of mayonnaise right in front of the boss, ignoring his threats to fine him.
Ronald Koeman’s former teammate at PSV, Rob McDonald recalls an anecdote about the current Barcelona boss which actually says it all about the Dutch great’s personality.
McDonald told Sky Sports: “We had a coach called Theo Verlangen and he didn’t like us putting mayonnaise on the table for a meal. Once, Ronald picked up a chip with a big dollop of mayonnaise on it.
“The coach shouted at him: ‘If you eat that chip it’ll cost you 500 guilders.’ So Ronald put it in his mouth and said: ‘Make it 1000.’
“We laughed about it, but he was just a kid so I was sitting there thinking ‘whoa’ and he certainly got a roasting from the older players. But that was the confidence of Ronald.”
Koeman played for PSV between 1986 and 1989 before joining Barca for €5.7million.
Since taking over at the Catalan club, Ronald has won 6 games out of 10, drawing 2 and losing the other 2.
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