A resounding 7-0 victory at home against STVV after goals from Tzolis, Onyedika, Jashari & Vanaken. Read the first reactions here.
Hans Vanaken: "7-0 hasn't happened often yet"
Captain Hans Vanaken could only be proud of his team after such a victory. "We took control of the match from the beginning and, unlike Beerschot, we kept going. They didn't let up and that's a strong performance by the team." When asked if he has been 7-0 before, he could not immediately answer. "A 7-0 win like that hasn't happened very often. In fact, I don't think I've experienced it yet in my 10-year career here."
He was more than happy about those seven goals, especially Tzolis' goals. "We know Tzolis' qualities, we see it every week at training. Today suddenly everything came out. I'm happy for him." But Vanaken can only be happy about his own goaltending as well. "I shoot it in well, but the action before it was very good which allowed me to lay on well. Although I am mostly satisfied with the match. If you keep playing soccer after a lead, space comes and then you book a nice result like today."
Nicky Hayen: "The players grant each other a lot"
After a 7-0 victory, there were obviously only smiling faces to be seen at Blauw-Zwart. For example, Nicky Hayen saw all the puzzle pieces fall together perfectly. "However, we were very apprehensive about this match," said the Bruges coach. "After all, STVV is always very difficult to disrupt. But we started very well, with a lot of pressing and movement. We also got to 2-0 quickly, but I was especially pleased that the group then realized that they should not make peace with that double lead. Against Beerschot we were also quickly 2-0 ahead, but then we gave it away. In the past two weeks we have had several conversations about attitude. You should always try to find the best solutions, and correct things as a group if you notice that things are not going well. So you see today that if you keep playing compact and do your job, and fall back on your qualities, then you can achieve a lot." Christos Tzolis crowned himself the absolute match winner with four goals. "Christos is a real team player. He will always perform his tasks one hundred percent. He is very sociable and is also very good in the group. Moreover, he also has Club's DNA. Today he scored four goals, but that is also because he is well fed by the other players. Today it is Christos, tomorrow maybe Andreas and the day after tomorrow someone else. Moreover, the players favor each other a lot. For example, Vanaken is normally first designated for penalty kicks, but he granted Christos his hat trick."
