KAA Gent took the lead when visiting STVV, but was ultimately unable to bring home the three points. The Buffaloes did not get further than 1-1 and the Ghent team groaned, especially in the second half. Wouter Vrancken watched it with dismay.
While STVV radiated a lot of energy in the second half, KAA Gent clearly had less energy. Wouter Vrancken himself also saw it with dismay and was humble in his reaction.
Too many matches?
“It was a very difficult match for us to get into our game,” Vrancken said in an initial response DAZN. “We just weren’t making any progress.” Although he also immediately had an explanation.
“There was no intensity in our actions. With all the matches this young group has already played and knowing that they are not used to that in the past, you can expect something like that after all that traveling.”
No intensity
“We wanted to show mentality, but it just wasn’t great. We only started playing football again when they scored the equalizer. It was well deserved, because STVV played with a lot of drive and passion.”
“We just have to be smarter when we feel we’re a little tired,” the Buffalo coach suggested. Ghent can now take a break because there are matches in the Nations League with the Red Devils coming up next weekend.
