“It was shameful what we showed today,” chairman Sam Baro said in a short response. “I expect more grinta, commitment and quality from our team. We may be in transition, but this was substandard. Everyone can look in the mirror individually.”
His coach was completely on the same page. Vrancken turned out to be sharper than his players. “For everything AA Gent proposes, this was too ridiculous. This was the worst I have seen this season,” said Vrancken. “If you start the match like this, you completely eliminate yourself from the match. You can’t turn that switch during the match. You have to be there straight away and go for that goal full of energy. I didn’t see that at all. We even did things we didn’t ask for at all. You shouldn’t give those lateral balls on a good field either. We just gave away a lot of balls. However, we were prepared for that low block. Running actions were very important, to stretch their defense a bit. I haven’t seen it. I also saw too little initiative on the ball, as Delorge showed. But then I’m talking about technical and tactical things, while it was just in his head. You may have a match that doesn’t work out, but you have to show the will from the start. A lot of what I saw drove me crazy.”
Ten substitutions
Vrancken left Surdez and Tiago Araujo in the dressing room at half-time, but was clear: “I could have changed nine or ten at half-time. They were no worse or better than others. But then you see Gilles De Meyer come in. You can’t expect an 18-year-old to make a difference, but he did come in with the right drive. That’s what an 18-year-old has to learn? Max Dean did bring energy. It’s actually a shame. You can’t say it’s undeserved for Larne. They went for it.”
A look at the rankings makes it even more sad. “The motivation to finish in the top eight was there. It could have been a very nice evening, even with an ugly match. If we had won 0-1, we would have been in the top eight and avoided the play-offs. But this is the opposite. Now we meet Heidenheim or Betis. I hope this hits home very hard within the group. That is allowed,” Vrancken was clear. The trainer and board expect a response to Standard on Sunday.
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