Hoefkens has yet to find the formula at Brugge: ‘Nobody can afford to play like that’

The lack of reaction from Carl Hoefkens’ men is worrying. “It was really not good, recognizes the T1 of Bruges. We concede the first goal much too easily, then the 2-1 also falls at a bad time. But above all, we were not aggressive enough, in possession and in loss of ball. Nobody can afford to play like that for 90 minutes.”

The Brugeois did it, with a deserved defeat at stake. “What am I going to say to my players? It’s not the end of the world. We have to keep building. Of course as a manager you hope to have a sufficient basis to win this kind of matches. But that wasn’t the case today. Now we’ll have to watch how the players react. That will help determine the starting XI against Zulte Waregem next week.”

Was it precisely Mechele’s performance against Genk that pushed him to the bench? Hoefkens has several options at each position. He will have to find the best eleven, with balance and stability.

P.B.