The Ghent coach stated that the Belgians “controlled the game by 95 percent”.
Zoos couldn’t believe their ears.
– Ha ha ha. What a subjective intent to say so, laughs Gustav Wickheim.
His name is Hein Vanhaezebrouck, the Belgian Gent coach. The choppy radio journalist pricked their ears when Vanheisbrück published a transcript of the apparent 4-2 loss to Djurgården.
You control the match at 95 percent, but if you don’t do it at five percent, and you’re not focused, you receive goals. Djurgården is the team that waits for its opportunities and then seizes the opportunity when it gets.
Am I getting you right.. do you think Gent dominated the game at 95 percent?
– yes! Or maybe not the 95th percentile, but most of the game. Of course regardless of when we received a target, he says and continues:
– It’s weird. Sometimes you can control the match but still lose 5-0.
Above all, he was angry with the defensive match.
The third goal was the worst. We were supposed to play a man but the players didn’t take any responsibility. Hide. This was not the first time and it became very easy. A player of about 1.70 got approval despite facing two-meter players. It’s really sad.
“I disagree with him”
Thomas Lagerlöf had great difficulty understanding his colleague. Djurgarden led long with 4-0, had a 5-0 display (which was ruled out for offside) and at times dominated the match.
– I do not agree with him. We may have had problems in the first half when we lost the ball, but when they got the ball we felt completely calm. But when we lost, we had a little problem. Near the end, of course, they control the ball, but then we have a score to play with. We make a very good match.
Lagerlöf concludes:
– And..it’s rare for you to conceded four goals if you have “total control”, that’s what I can say.
The coach of Djurgården was, of course, proud of the whole team, but perhaps he was especially happy with the great wingers Joel Asoro and Gustav Wickheim.
– Both Joel and Gustav were very talented. They had an incredible advantage over their players throughout the match. very very good. Joel took charge when needed in the defensive match and closed on the roofs. Possibly his best effort at Djurgården so far.
“Did he say that!?”
Gustav Wikheim, who has known Vanhaezebrouck since his time in Belgium, laughed when he heard about the play.
– Ha ha ha. Did he say that? I do not agree. They could have been 0-5 after 50 minutes. So you don’t have complete control. It’s a real subjective goal for him to say so.
I hired him as a coach in Belgium and I know he is a person with strong opinions. He always stands up for what he thinks. But… he must have watched a different match than the rest of us watched tonight on Tele2. They didn’t control anything.
Boss: “Gallery”
Sports director Boss Anderson sees an explanation for Vanheisbroek’s statement.
Maybe it’s defending a coach in case of pressure. We got to know Gent’s way of playing and knew we were going to get spaces when we won the ball. So maybe there was some bitterness in it. We were in control of the game 95 percent of the game, and we felt better in this case than they thought they were in control of the game for 95 minutes.
Team captain Magnus Ericsson also made a sad comment.
Congratulations, then (Levanheisbrück)
do you agree?
He has a good advantage in the second half, especially the last half hour. Then they are good. But I think we had a solid defensive rock in the first half. They’ve been through quite a while, but I’m very impressed.