Klopp gets beaten in the Brugge derby: “Don’t take any risks”

The Jupiler Pro League Champions Qualifiers will begin over the upcoming Easter weekend. Then, among other things, the city derby is at stake. After all, Club Brugge and Cercle Brugge will meet on Easter Monday.

For Blauw-Zwart, this match will immediately mark the beginning of a new chapter. Shortly after the final day of regular season competition, Ronnie Deila was bid farewell as head coach. Subsequently, Nicky Hein, coach of Brugge Ooued, was provisionally promoted to the first team.

Build on the good things

The former STVV defender will make his official debut in the interim position on Monday. However, he appeared somewhat relaxed in his press conference on Thursday. “I've been here for a year and a half and I was able to gain experience in the playoffs under Rick De Mel last year, so I don't have a strange feeling here,” he said.

Heine also immediately indicated that he did not intend to immediately change everything that his predecessor had established. “It wasn't all bad. We won't change everything. We want to build on what was good and what gave the players confidence.”

Without Simon Mignolet

However, Heine will not be able to rely on the strongest possible team. After all, Simon Mignolet is injured and it is not clear at the moment when he will return. “This concerns the medical staff, I will not comment on that. But Simon is very important and must have recovered 100 percent. We will not risk this.”

Heine was unable to provide any specific information about other possible absentees, such as Andreas Skov Olsen, who was forced to withdraw from the national team due to injury. This won't happen until Saturday. “Some international players are still suffering from some illnesses due to travel and fatigue, among other things. But Friday is a day off, so everyone can still recover. We will have a definite answer on Saturday.”