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Joe Mewis

‘When Steve McClaren needed to be tough and make you understand something directly, he did. He knew how to get his ideas across’ Bryan Ruiz on his former FC Twente boss

Steve McClaren and the FC Twente players celebrate after winning the Dutch Eredivisie title in 2010.

When Steve McClaren left his post as England manager following failure to qualify for Euro 2008, a move overseas was probably the most shrewd thing he could have done.

Had he remained in England, the ‘Wally with a Brolly’ label would have never been far away, so his move to Dutch side FC Twente gave him the opportunity to somewhat wipe the slate clean.

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