Zulte Waregem takes drastic action after poor run

Zulte Waregem started this season as title favorites in the Pro Challenger League and were at the top for a long time, but since the winter break Essevee has collapsed like candy. After getting 8 out of 24, your chances of promotion are suddenly hanging by a thread.

Over the past month and a half, the West Flemish people have fallen to fourth place in the world rankings. They are already six points behind leaders Dainese and four behind second-place Beerschot, who are also directly promoted. They are still four points clear of seventh place, which also means they are out of the play-offs.

Essevee puts Caluwé at the door and brings Gano back

Therefore, this tide must be urgently reversed at Javerbek, and the board is therefore taking radical action. They announced that athletic director Tom Calloway would be fired. Coach Vincent Ovrard may remain on board, but will report directly to the board.

Zinho may embrace Janu again soon. The striker has been in the B team since December after a clash with Everard, but there are now talks to bring him back to the A team.

Also a new mental coach and hiring manager

Essevee also brings two new pawns on board. Mental coach Steffen Opt Roodt returns to Evrard's crew. He had already worked at the club for around ten years, during the period when Zulte Wargem became vice-champion. He added: “Everyone is convinced that the key to achieving better results with this team also lies in mental strength, so he was entrusted with the task of improving the self-confidence of the (mainly) young team.”

Finally, Niels Leroy has also settled at Elindos Arena, perhaps mainly to accommodate Calloway's departure. After all, he is hired as a recruiting manager and must discover and attract new talent along with scouts. He was expelled from the Football Association.

Formal communication. 👇https://t.co/aDCLjXmdnX

– SV Zolte Wargem (@esseveeofficial) March 5, 2024