Nielsen is indeed coming out of a more than difficult period. In October, the Dane and his partner Marie lost their son, born prematurely after five months. A family drama during which he especially needed his family. Reason why Club Bruges allowed him to return to the country. The human approach adopted by the Blauw en Zwart has borne fruit.
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Since his return to business, Nielsen has commanded admiration. The midfielder is entitled to less playing time this season given the enormous competition in midfield at Jan Breydel. But whether in the Cup (against Bilzen and Patro) or in the Champions League (against Aston Villa where he started and against Sporting), he demonstrated his strength of character. “We needed someone with composure in front of goaldeclared Simon Mignolet after the success against the Portuguese this Tuesday. And that’s Casper. If anyone can finish the action well this way, it’s him. He deserves this goal, it will do him good. He always works hard.”
Nielsen’s teammates tried, in their own way, to support him. Not that his son’s death was a topic of discussion in the locker room, but the players went to talk about it individually with him. And the way in which the Dane faces this drama commands respect internally at the Club. “Casper is someone with a lot of commitment in matches and in training, he continues to give everything”this is Hans Vanaken. “He went through very difficult times but always showed professionalism.”confided Maxim De Cuyper. “His state of mind remained positive and we tried to support him in the locker room.”
