Johan Boskamp speaks out to Westerlo's board after Rik De Mel's sacking

The final minutes of the match between Westerlo and KRC Genk were marred by six minutes of no football by either team. There was a lot of criticism and in the end Rik De Mel was fired by Kimvanen.

Johan Boskamp does not believe that the two coaches have reached an agreement, but the situation has developed on the field. Everyone was happy at this point, but it should never have happened.

Westerlo should also have fired Madsen

“No, you don't. Out of respect for football,” Boskamp told Het Belang van Limburg. Although he also has difficulty sacking Riek De Mel. “These Turkish leaders from Westerlo simply wanted to protect themselves from possible sanctions.”

According to Boskamp, ​​they should have done more. “If they really wanted to be consistent, they would have fired Madsen too. De Mel became a victim of the actions of his players. If I had been a coach there, those two players would have resigned immediately. Madsen and Kayembe.”

According to the analyst, it must be a huge relief for De Mille to be able to quickly return to action at Charleroi. Those five minutes could have done huge damage to his reputation and chance of getting a new job, but it didn't happen that way.