After the draw in the Bruges city derby, we sprinkled comments from captain Vanaken and coach Deila.
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Hans Vanaken: "Better team doesn't win"
The Bruges city derby ended undecided as in the outward round and Hans Vanaken could not really reconcile himself with the result.
"I think the better team didn't win today in any case and so you're left with a rather disappointing feeling. In the first half it was even, but after the break we put more pressure and had the best chances to finish it off," the captain opened his argument. "So with a little more efficiency there was a lot more in it, although I'm the last one to point the finger at Thiago now. He has already given us a lot, but today it didn't work out for our Brazilian up front. Moreover, we gave away the 1-0 far too easily ourselves. There's no way an opponent can just cross the field. Then we either have to make a mistake or just defend more firmly. But again...other than that, we barely saw the home team in the second half."
Finally, he was asked about the rest of the league's not-to-be-underestimated course. "It is true that we have lost points too many times this season and too many times this was also an unnecessary point loss. This puts us too far behind leader Union, but in the playoffs everything is still possible. We still have four tough games remaining, including the toppers against Anderlecht and Genk, but we just have to do everything we can to get through our remaining schedule unscathed." (MV)
Ronny Deila: "Plenty of chances to finish it off"
Coach Ronny Deila was ultimately satisfied with the match but disappointed with the result.
"Especially the first half could have been better," the coach began. "We went too much into their game, even though we were in control. Cercle certainly managed to put good pressure as well." After halftime, Club got into the game better, but still fell behind. "We came out of the dressing room differently, with more risks and daring. I think we were really better that second half. We switched sides well and created more chances."
About the counter goal, Deila was clear. "That one should never have come. They get one chance in the whole game. We fought back well though and deservedly scored the equalizer. I think we also had plenty of chances to finish it off, but we couldn't. It's what the story of the whole season is." (WD)