Interim coach Nicky Hayen spoke to the press for the first time on Thursday, in the run-up to the start of the play-offs in the Jupiler Pro League. “The group is very hungry,” Hayen said, a few days before the Bruges derby against Cercle.
It was a remarkably relaxed Nicky Hayen who spoke to the press on Thursday afternoon. “I have been here for 1.5 years and I was also able to gain experience in the play-offs under Rik De Mil last year, so I am not sitting here with a strange feeling,” Hayen opened his talk.
The interim coach of Club Brugge has spent a lot of time talking to his players in recent days. “And I mainly listened a lot. I also explained my principles and the way I want to play football. I felt a very good mindset among the players.”
Hayen also praised his predecessor Ronny Deila. “It is very important that he said goodbye to the players. And it is to his credit as a person that he told the group that I have always been very loyal to him. This way there is a serene basis to work on. .”
Ronny Deila told the players that I have always been very loyal. That’s to his credit.
Nicky Hayen
The first assignment for blue-black in the play-offs is the Bruges derby against Cercle Brugge. “I feel very hungry in the group to start the play-offs,” Hayen said. “I am very satisfied with that eagerness. The group is involved in our story and we want to show that on Monday.”
The supporters should not expect any major changes against Cercle, according to Hayen. “Not everything was bad. We are not going to change everything. We want to build on what was good and what gave the players confidence.”
“And return to the DNA of the club: working hard, for and with each other. These boys can play football. They have already proven that. We want to give them confidence again and emphasize that they are allowed to make mistakes. We have worked hard on this in recent days. worked on.”
Of course we always want to win and our supporters expect that too. But I’m not going to put unnecessary pressure.
Nicky Hayen
Hayen hopes to be able to link the DNA to the footballing ability of the group. “Because then we can be a very strong team. All facets have to be right, but we are working on that,” he said.
The first match will immediately be an important test, but Hayen wants to keep the pressure off as much as possible. “Of course we always want to win and our supporters expect that too. But I am not going to put unnecessary pressure. We will wait for the first match and will try to bring it to a successful conclusion.”
“Not everything stands or falls with that first victory, but it is an important one to build on. If every player can be the best version of themselves, then a lot is still possible,” Hayen concluded optimistically.
2024-03-28 14:50:35
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