Blind leading the Blind: How Danny managed Daley for the Netherlands

Daley Blind of Netherlands celebrates their second goal with his dad and Netherlands assistant coach Danny Blind during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Round of 16 match between Netherlands and USA at Khalifa International Stadium on December 3, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images).

The Netherlands had a slightly unconventional dynamic within their squad at both the 2014 and 2022 World Cups, with father Danny Blind coaching son Daley. 

Danny Blind, who played for Sparta Rotterdam, Ajax and the Netherlands in his esteemed career, found his way into coaching in 2005, when Ajax appointed him as their manager.