David Hubert speaks for the first time as Anderlecht coach: “I draw inspiration from a lot of coaches including Vercauteren”

Do you feel more pressure?

“She was already there during my interim. Even if I had nothing to lose, I am very demanding of myself and the people around me. I always want to be able to look at myself in the mirror and tell myself that I have do the best you can.”

When did you make the decision to declare yourself a candidate to management?

“I am in a long process which has accelerated over the last three weeks. I have been able to realize certain things. I never doubted. I did what I was asked to do and took my responsibilities. The coaching bug has been growing in me for a while and especially in recent weeks. Management asked me if I was thinking about the position and I decided to be one of the candidates. table.”

And obviously, your speech convinced them…

“I don’t feel like I had to be convincing. I was open and honest, which is what the club expected of me. I was critical of my job because everything wasn’t good.”

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Did having the fans behind you go to your head?

“No, because I know how emotions work in football and I can take a lot of perspective. I just needed a few days to think.”

Aren’t you afraid of burning your wings?

“I prefer to look at it in a very positive way. Experiencing this development pushed me to make the right analyzes on how to manage what was happening. I learned a lot of things from these weeks. In particular, I learn things quickly. “

What are your short and long term goals?

“I want to see evolution. From the team, from individuals, from myself. I want to go further in the work to help everyone move forward. Afterwards, I want to achieve what there is as high as possible with the potential of the group. It is impossible to define it so I concentrate on the process. The objective is to go to the playoffs and then lead a race to the end with the other candidates. Don’t think about it yet. It’s too far away.”

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Frankie Vercauteren is the coach who trained you the most. Is this a source of inspiration?

“I have a lot of them because I have worked with a lot of coaches. I have picked up some positive elements but some negative ones that I will avoid reproducing. I took certain things from Vercauteren. I also look at a lot of other coaches , teams. I am open to new ideas and developments.”