"We gave the victory to Bruges"

This Sunday was played the Supercoupe of Belgium. Winned by Club Brugge (2-1) against Standard, it marked the start of the 2018-2019 season in Belgium but also the return of Michel Preud'homme to Bruges.

He was satisfied with the overall performance of his players, but he explained that the club will not be able to afford moments of absence that offer goals at all matches. Ambitious, he also wants the Standard to be much more in the action than the reaction.

His badysis of the meeting: " I'm happy with the first half-hour when we really bored Brugge but we did not have enough offensive smoothness at that time and then we had 10 minutes of black-out that decided the match. Obviously, we do not give the first goal, then we lose the lead and it's 2-0 at half-time so it's a difficult mission and apart from the first minute of the second half I find that We had a very good second half and with a bit of success we could equalize, it's a shame … They did what we asked for … Unfortunately we gave the victory in Bruges on nonsense. ) I said it a black out of ten minutes and it is paid cash when one is more or less with equal forces. " [1945901] 0]

He clearly displays what he wants to see from his players this season, the action: " We know the players who miss but what should also learn to do is: not always be in the reaction. I want the Standard to start its matches much more strongly. Last season was often in reaction, today too. I want more direct action, from the very first minute. "

To conclude, he evokes the more than probable departures of Edmilson and Carcela: " Of course Junior and Mehdi are very important players for us, they made the difference last season. If I could have them I would be the happiest man in the world if I could have them. If this is not the case, we will not give up and we will find solutions to replace them. "

Standard will start the season against Gent at home Friday as Bruges host Eupen on Sunday.