Carlos Forbs talked about “intensity” in training, according to Hans Vanaken a new coach always brings his own accents. There were no major changes (or words) in the first weeks under Leko, but the Croatian does boast six out of six in the competition. And that is exactly what Club Brugge needed after difficult months.
According to Vanaken, it was only logical that Club-Gent was examined under a magnifying glass. “Because of the things that have happened in recent weeks, although we as players were not actually involved much,” said Vanaken. “That’s how it should be: we have to focus on the field and our performance. We said in advance that emotions had to be put aside. And that clearly worked.”
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Whether Forbs has noticed a big turnaround? “The training sessions were good under both coaches, but someone new naturally brings energy,” said the winger. “We knew we just had to win today to keep the gap with Union small. We did our job. We feel good as a team: there is a positive vibe. Although that was actually the case in the past.”
Club deservedly won: both gentlemen agreed on that. “We had said in advance that we wanted to keep the pressure up on Ghent. It was important to launch attack after attack. That gradually became better,” said Vanaken. “Gent came here with a low block. We were actually the only team that wanted to play football. Then I think we deserved a win.”
Striking: Vanaken came to give interviews with his daughter Romée a few meters away on the arm of club employee Lisa. “She was allowed to come along today. She had been thinking about it all week,” Vanaken smiled. “She has reached an age where she realizes it all. That is of course nice.” (jve)
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Siebe Van der Heyden: “We didn’t just want to give it as a gift”
“We fought, we did everything we could,” sighed Buffalo Siebe Van der Heyden. “We didn’t just want to give it as a gift to Club, but in the end you don’t get any points again. That feels a shame, because I felt that we were in a good position defensively. But we swallowed both the first and the second too easily. These are things that should not happen. You cannot win games like that. Sometimes it happens that you have to stand in a defensive block for a while, and all in all it went well. It is very sad to still concede that 2-1. Even when it comes to creating pure chances, we still have a lot of work to do. better. We still have a lot of work to do to get to our level. But I am convinced that we have quality in the group and that everything will be fine. But everything takes time, I hope everyone realizes that.
“This is a disappointment, for us and for the fans,” agreed Ghent goalscorer Maksim Paskotsi briefly to DAZN. “We could have at least gotten a point. We had to take a risk in the second half. When we scored, we defended well as a team. But against a Club of this caliber you make two mistakes and concede two goals. Of course it feels good to score, but I am disappointed. We lose two matches in a row, that is unacceptable for us.”
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