For the very important trip to Bruges, Brian Riemer made a surprising decision: to do without Mats Rits in the eleven. The Danish coach’s bet proved to be a failure.
Mats Rits is not the player most appreciated by supporters, or even the press: the former Bruges player sometimes lacks impact, does not show himself enough and sometimes even seems to hide in difficult moments. But in Bruges, it was difficult to imagine him missing from the starting eleven.
His experience of major events, his perfect knowledge of the atmosphere at Jan Breydel, the balance he brings to the midfield: all of this was lacking at the RSCA, which fell apart (3-1). “I obviously wondered whether I should play Mats Rits or not,” conceded Brian Riemer at a press conference this Friday.
“I have always fielded Mats, except at RWDM for other reasons. I have the luxury of having the choice between 4 very good midfielders,” explains the RSCA coach, who preferred Thomas Delaney. A man who cannot be said to lack experience.
“Delaney played a Euro, a World Cup, played for big clubs,” recalls Riemer. “I choose my midfield triangle based on the opponents, and it won’t be the same every time.” This time, however, the choice was not the right one.
“It’s football. One day you’re the best, the next… If we had won in Bruges, I would have been the hero like it was when we won there during the classic phase “, smiles Brian Riemer in conclusion.
2024-04-12 19:40:00
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