Nothing is going well in Charleroi anymore. Threatened by Patro Eisden in the Belgian Cup, the Zebras lost on the pitch of Cercle Bruges for their return to the championship (2-0). A setback which worries, both in substance and in form, since the Carolos remain on a pitiful 2/18 and slip into the red zone. Obviously, the face of the coach Rik De Mil was closed after the meeting.
“I find that in the first half, it is balanced. They have a big chance but for the rest, it’s balanced. The first 15 minutes of the 2nd half was not bad. The team had the right mentality. But we felt, after 60 minutes, that the Circle was becoming more dangerous. We conceded a first goal that was too easy, after that it became more complicated. We conceded a good 2nd goal, it’s a shame because we were trying to change things. My players gave everything, but the Circle made the difference with two great goals” summarizes the coach, at the microphone of the Pro League.
Noticeable difference between the two teams? The presence of a “real” scorer. Substitute at kick-off, Kevin Denkey only needed one ball to score a goal as soon as he entered the game. Obviously, that changes everything: “Do we need a lot of chances to score? Yes, it’s true… and that’s why I have to stay positive. What I saw today, and this is the most important thing, is a team that fights. The defeat at Patro Eisden hurt, there I hadn’t seen a team that wanted to give everything until the end. I saw him today. It’s true that we have offensive problems that we have to manage with the team. It’s difficult to change directly. But if everyone is there, and everyone is fit, we have already proven this season that we can produce good football. Here, we are in a period with injuries and some defeats, in the head, it is not always easy. But I remain positive, we will change things.” he analyzes, (ab) perhaps using the Coué method.
A Coué method, to avoid giving in to panic, which also emerges from the rest of the interview. Despite 2/18 and the brewing crisis, coach Carolo wants to remain positive: “A month ago, everyone was saying that Charleroi was incredible. We played well, we took points, people said that the players and the coach were great. At that time, I remained very calm in saying that there was still work to do. The matches that followed, we played good football too. We were dominant against Dender, dominant against Standard, dominant against OHL. We don’t have someone like Daan Heymans who scored on every occasion. We have difficulty finishing. If you don’t win, you start to force it, it’s human. Now, as a coach, I’m starting to see it. all in black, it’s not going to help my team…” he concludes.
