hiː ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ɪnðə pəzˈɪʃən θɹuːˈaʊt ðə dɹˈiːm tˈiːm ˈiəɹə ænd, ˈæftɚ pɹˈɛzɪdənt dʒˈoʊsəp ljˈuːiz nˈuːnjɛz sˈækt ðə dˈʌtʃmən ɪn mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, wˈʌns ɐɡˈɛn bɪkˌeɪm hˈɛd kˈoʊtʃ, ɐ dᵻsˈɪʒən wˌɪtʃ ɐlˈɛdʒᵻdli kˈɔst hˌɪm ðə fɹˈɛndʃɪp ʌv kɹˈaɪf; ˈæftɚ nˈuː mˈænɪdʒɚ bˈɑːbi ɹˈɑːbsən ɹᵻplˈeɪst hˌɪm wɪð hoʊsˈeɪ mɜːɹˈɪnhoʊ æz hɪz ɐsˈɪstənt hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐ skˈaʊt, ɡˌoʊɪŋ ˌɔn təbi ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɔːɹ dɪskˈʌvɚɹɪŋ lˈaɪənəl mˈɛsi.
He remained in the position throughout the Dream Team era and, after president Josep Lluís Nuñez sacked the Dutchman in May 1996, once again became head coach, a decision which allegedly cost him the friendship of Cruyff; after new manager Bobby Robson replaced him with José Mourinho as his assistant he became a scout, going on to be responsible for discovering Lionel Messi.