New details of Scott Parker’s firing emerge

Club Brugge will be looking for confirmation on the field of KV Kortrijk on Saturday afternoon after the important victory against Standard. In any case, Blauw-Zwart left a liberated impression against the Rouches. So it seems like a good decision for now to say goodbye to Scott Parker as head coach.

However, it was not an obvious decision to make for the Bruges board. After all, Club had already changed trainers earlier in the season and Parker had only been at the helm for Blauw-Zwart for 67 days. So dismissing the Englishman early was not exactly a sign of stability. But the situation had become simply untenable. This becomes clear once again from an extensive situation sketch of The Athletic.

The well-known sports medium spoke to some closely involved sources. This shows that Parker had made a very enthusiastic and self-confident impression during his application. But that turned out to be just a snapshot. For example, a source close to the file indicates that people were surprised internally how quickly Parker’s self-confidence evaporated. In addition, he would have grossly underestimated the lack of a break-in period to convey his ideas. At his previous clubs he always had a full preparation for this.

TOO MUCH IN SHORT TIME

Due to this lack of time, Parker had to work as quickly as possible and therefore certain steps were skipped. “The trainer was okay, but his ideas didn’t work because he wanted to bring in too much in such a short time,” says an agent for one of the players. “And if the results are disappointing, football will become a lonely business where the coach will always be pointed.” At the moment Parker would let his Bruges passage sink in for a while, he hopes to get more time in his next job.

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