Crisis in Bruges yesterday. After an agonizing slide at home in the cup (1-4 against STVV) the day before, training was canceled and there was a crisis meeting over Karl Hofkins’ position. The result: the coach is allowed to stay, and he appears to be saved by his players. Analyst Arnar Fedarsson is pleased with the result. “You can’t make emotional decisions.”
Is trust in the coach maintained, but canceled training sessions and crisis counseling really don’t show much confidence? “This is not a normal situation,” Fedarson realizes. “If everything goes smoothly, this won’t happen.”
“I think the top managers wanted to look at everyone’s situation. And you do it better by talking to everyone. It’s better to do it separately. Because if everyone comes to training and you talk in groups, you don’t always get the whole truth about the situation.”
I think the top managers just wanted to rate everyone. And you do it best by talking to everyone one-on-one.
For example, there have been talks with strongholds like Mignolet and Vanaken. “Fortunately, yesterday it turned out that the players still support their coach and can continue,” Vidarsson is happy with the club’s decision.
“We have enough clubs in Belgium who work mostly on the short term, who decide on feelings. And football is just one big emotion. A lot can change in a short time.”
“I’m glad Hoefkens, who has done great at times so far, retains confidence. A young coach like him has to learn too. He’ll make his mistakes too.”
“So it’s easier to take him as a victim and put him away. I think Club Brugge acted very maturely in this crisis.”
I’m glad Hoefkens maintains the confidence. A young coach like him should also learn. He will also make his own mistakes. The club behaved maturely
Indeed, things can move quickly in football. There was this beautiful European cycle with winter in the Champions League and after Wednesday it ends. “Things can go that fast,” Fedarson sighs.
“As I said, in Belgium it is often set on the coach. It also has to do with the fact that in Belgium it is easy for clubs to fire coaches.”
“In other countries it is often more difficult, and I mean financially. In the Netherlands you cannot sack a coach, unless you pay him his contract in full and that money is in his account. Until then, no other coach can sit on the bench.” substitutes.”
“It proves that Club Brugge are in a good position here. They don’t hide the fact that there is a crisis, that there are talks. They are communicating openly about this as a result. I think that’s a good thing.”
“Make the decision based on the work, the staff and the players”
The crowd is already dying and the Boxing Day home game against the OHL is now being watched with suspicion. Will the trust remain lost? “You don’t know it, but the club can also win,” Fedarson sees it positively.
“Part of the crowd will fully support Hofkins, part of the crowd won’t. That’s how it goes in football.”
“But in football, decisions can’t be made on the basis of emotion. I hope it’s not the decision that they gave him another chance until the next game, because in fact you decide emotionally.”
“You have to decide based on his work, how his staff works and what the players say about the man and the coach Hofkins.
Robert Martinez
When a coach is having a hard time, names of potential successors are quickly mentioned. Yesterday also sounded the voice of Roberto Martinez, who said goodbye as the national coach of Belgium after the failure of the World Cup
Fedarsson was not surprised: “I don’t know how Martinez feels about it, but suppose Klopp was looking for a coach, it is only natural that this name would be traded. Because Bart Verhaig, the club’s president, worked closely with Martinez in the Football Association.”
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