Nicky Hayen can also lose. The Club Brugge coach lost for the first time in his ninth match, when he visited Fiorentina. Club conceded another goal at the end and thus moved towards Jan Breydel with a minimal deficit. Hayen looked back on his team’s performance with mixed feelings: “We sold our skin dearly.”
A red card and a 2-1 deficit. Had Nicky Hayen signed for the 3-2 result at that time? “I would have preferred to sign for 2-2, it’s a shame that the last ball still goes in. Even though there was a lot of pressure and they had chances, at that moment we were in the fighting spirit.”
“The last goal is just a little too easy, we should have thrown ourselves at it. On the other hand, the second leg was saved, a sold-out Jan Breydel can be scary.”
“I thought we started weakly, we had warned that their wingers would come in and shoot. That happened several times in the first half, we didn’t do well,” Hayen analyzed.
“We will then restore the balance and play better football after the break. After that unfortunate red card you know that it will be difficult, fortunately we still make it 2-2. We have to try to use those spaces in their back.”
I hate losing, it makes me feel sour.
Nicky Hayen
Igor Thiago was the strongest man at Club, Hayen also saw that: “Thiago is very useful for the team, even when he does not score. He weighs on a defense, creates spaces for teammates.”
“An attacker is always judged on his goals, but you see what happens if you continue to give confidence.”
Does the coach expect a more defensive Fiorentina in the second leg? “It is a team that always wants to play football, so that is what we expect. Although you could see that they retreated a little more at times. Still, we think they are a team that will try to expand their lead.”
“We want to finish the second leg at home, we have already managed to save it here. With a full Jan Breydel on fire we can always do something more, we count on that.”
“I hate losing, it gives a sour feeling. Especially because it is in the 91st minute, we have sold our skin dearly,” Hayen reflected.
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