5 managers who will be under the scanner in the upcoming FIFA WC 2018 qualifiers

#4 Danny Blind – Netherlands

Danny Blind will be hoping to get things right for the Oranje Army in the upcoming qualifiers

After failing to qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016, Netherlands and their manager Danny Blind are under huge pressure to make it to the 2018 mega event in Russia. Blind took over the managerial role from Guus Hiddink and has had a disappointing start with the Dutch national team as he has led the Oranje Army to 5 losses and 2 draws in 13 games.

There has been discontent expressed towards the 55-year old ever since he took over an ailing squad and the 1-1 draw against Sweden in the first round of qualifiers will not have done any good to his confidence or the team’s morale.

With no Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie, he will have to count on the likes of Wesley Sneijder and Georginio Wijnaldum to step up and help out the team as they gear up to face Belarus on 7^th of October and EURO 2016 finalists France on the 11^th of October.