Dante Vanzeir is now a player for Cercle Brugge, but in a conversation with DAZN he looked back on a striking moment from his period at KAA Gent. The striker talked about the unexpected departure of Ivan Leko to Club Brugge.
Vanzeir admits that the change of coach was hard on the playing group at the time. “It was a very bizarre and unexpected story,” he said. According to him, communication with the players was very limited. “There has been very little explanation to the group. It is football and apparently anything is possible and allowed, but it came as a shock to us.”
It is striking that Vanzeir also views the situation from a personal point of view. He even described himself at that moment as “the happiest player on the team”, although that does not take away from the surprise that went through the dressing room. According to him, the way in which the news was delivered caused ambiguity and confusion within the core.
Comparison with De Mil
The attacker also made the comparison with Rik De Mil, who took over after Leko. “In the short period that I experienced him, I had more conversations with him than in my entire time at Ghent with Ivan Leko,” said Vanzeir. He mainly emphasized the difference in approach and communication.
In episode 25 of the second season of Tijd voor Voetbal, we discuss the remarkable VAR decisions in Belgium, the difficult start of Club Brugge and the loss of RSC Anderlecht against KAA Gent. That and much more in Time for Football.
