Netherlands won four of their five World Cup qualifiers under Advocaat, but that was not enough to see them reach Russia, as they were forced to settle for third place in Group A behind France and Sweden
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The powerful forward got off to a good start this season scoring seven times, but has fallen off the pace since
The Dutchman, who had masterminded Sunderland’s great escape last season, steps down with immediate effect, with the club second-bottom in the Premier League and without a win this season
The Black Cats began their campaign by suffering a 4-2 defeat against Leicester City, and it got even worse a week later, as they were booed off pitch by their own fans in a 3-1 loss to Norwich City
“At certain moments in your life you have to make a decision and I am almost 68 years old now. A number of clubs contacted me but the decision was always Sunderland or nobody,” he told the club website
His four-year spell in charge of Rangers from 1998-2002, in which he won the Scottish domestic double and treble in successive years, is the longest that he has ever spent in one job, and so this seems to be a quick fix for Sunderland