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New Belgium coach Van Bommel had no hesitation accepting job

BRUSSELS, Aug 7 : Belgium's new coach Mark van Bommel did not hesitate to accept the job offer even if there might have been a chance to take over the national team of his native Netherlands, who are still looking for a coach after the World Cup.Van Bommel, in his first press conference since his appointment late last month, said he jumped at the offer to replace Rudi Garcia as Belgium coach."Did I want to wait for the Dutch national team? No, not at all. I didn't even think about that," he said on Friday."As a coach, being in charge of a national team is one of the best jobs there is. You work with the best players in a country. And there aren't that many really top countries. "I am very happy to be here. It is different from coaching a club, but this challenge suits me well."In the past
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