Few followers paid much for Zebra skin after the departure of Rik De Mil to La Gantoise. However, the Carolos have never seemed as strong this season as under Hans Cornelis, confirmed as head coach on January 6.
“When I looked at the Charleroi calendar after the departure of Rik De Mil, I said to myself: good luck, because it was tough“, says Guillaume Gillet. “Charleroi has been struggling to take points lately. Mission accomplished for the young coach. He had already trained Lokeren, but here we feel a new impetus. In football, sometimes, human relationships, group dynamics, mean that everything can happen very quickly.“
According to Jonathan Lange, “cThe game of musical chairs with De Mil and Cornelis was a good thing for Charleroi“. If he considers that “Cornelis has not revolutionized anything tactically, his great merit is that he concerns everyone. Before, Charleroi played with 12 or 13 players. Today, the whole group is involved. We feared the absence of Kamara and Titraoui in the middle. When we see the match of Khalifi andAmine Boukamirfrankly, hat“.
“And Mehdi Bayat also said something which is not trivial”points out Guillaume Gillet. “Hans Cornelis is a former player who had a great career in Belgium. And for me, I remain convinced that it is important. I’m not saying that all players who become coaches become good coaches, but they have this feeling that someone who has never been a professional player cannot feel. And in certain moments, it can be important“.
Next match for the Zebras: a trip to Antwerp. A new crucial match for the quest for Play-offs 1.
