Rik De Mil: "Very happy that my group showed how mentally strong they are"

"We are incredibly happy with the result," started coach De Mil. "As I said before the game we only had one goal here and that is to come here and take points. I know it was somewhat of a difficult situation because there were three teams that could be champions. In the end, we were only concerned with one thing and I am very happy that mentally my group showed how strong they are. We persevered until the end and I am also incredibly happy that all doubts were played out. I understand, of course, that there are different questions, but I also felt that certain people made certain insinuations in the past weeks and I am happy how we reacted to this and that we also take three points here."
Club's supporters may be less pleased with the fact that Antwerp are now champions. "I don't know that, but I can imagine that several people have mixed feelings now. However, we are professionals and are doing our job. We work very hard for that every day and that, in such a situation, this group still wants to perform like this and go full steam ahead (even after the early 1-0 in the second half)...then as a coach you can only be happy. It also shows how well this group can work though."
Shion Homma also played himself into the spotlight with a goal and assist. "It's a guy who has been making progression at Club NXT all season. It's also a boy who is here for the first year in Belgium, so he has also had some adjustment problems. He is an incredibly likeable guy who works extremely hard, so I do indeed assume that people will still hear from him."
Finally, Rik De Mil also commented on his own future. "We will see next week what the future holds for me, because then we will sit down with the board. It's clear that Club Brugge really wants me to stay. That obviously does something, because I've been there for nine years anyway. The expressions of support and requests to stay is very nice, because after all this is something for the work you have done so far. However, we should also quietly look at what the other options all are and then in the end I will try to make the right decision in good conscience. There are rumors about England, but there is nothing about that. I have always been very open and honest in everything, so I can tell you that that option is not open for now. There are options, but we have to calmly see what the future brings," conclude a satisfied Club coach. (TM)