Reactions after Club - STVV

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 from 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 especially 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 grant each other a lot. For example, Vanaken is normally first designated for penalty kicks, but he granted Christos his hat trick."

Christos Tzolis: "A match for the memory"

With four goals behind his name, it was not long to look for the 'Man of the Match', Christos Tzolis therefore addressed the assembled press with the biggest smile : "Of course I can only be extremely satisfied. It is the very first time in my career that I manage to score four goals in a match, also the first time that I can register a flawless hat-trick," said the Greek in a first reaction. "This is a match for the memory, a match that will stay with me forever. Thanks also to the teammates as well, I therefore greatly appreciate that both Hans and Maxim immediately indicated that I could take care of that penalty kick. Which goal did I like best? Actually the first one because I kicked it neatly past the goalkeeper in one go. But actually Romeo also deserves a compliment because the preparation was top notch. My fourth goal also went in nicely, although there was some luck involved. After my goal with the national team in Austria, I have the feeling that I stand on the pitch with a lot of confidence and of course I hope to continue that line at Club. But I don't want to talk too much about myself because this victory was achieved by the whole team. Our build-up went very well throughout the match, we were able to create many chances and eventually scored seven goals, although the final score might have been even higher. In this way we can gain confidence for the away game at Celtic. We are well aware that a difficult task awaits us there but we just have to believe in ourselves and go full out for the win." (MV)

Ardon Jashari: " A top performance both individually and collectively."

Club Brugge started the kickoff with eight Belgians but it was mainly the foreigners who found their way to the nets. Ardon Jashari scored for the first time in Brugge's employment, so the Swiss player could also be very satisfied : "I thought we played very well, so in itself this is a good dress rehearsal for next Wednesday's game at Celtic Glasgow. But above all it was a good reaction after the disappointing result at Beerschot. Today we had to react and we did. Now it remains important to keep our level on the same line. Especially after the 3-0 we showed that we are both individually and collectively capable of a lot and of course I can only be very happy with the four goals for Christos, it will do him a lot of good. We won't be celebrating because on Wednesday we face a tough away game against Celtic and we know that the Scots can be very strong at home. It is up to us to silence them. (MV)