Club Brugge coach Nicky Hayen said he would speak to his mother who died before the second stage of Tuesday of his Champions League eliminations against Atalanta, keeping a pre-match ritual which, according to him , help.
“Before the match, I am still talking to my mother, who died four years ago, far too early,” he told a press conference on Monday while Brugge is preparing to defend his 2-1 advance during From last week in Belgium last week.
“Last year, before the playoffs (Belgian League), I told him that we wanted to do something crazy, and finally win the title was the result.
“Am I deeply religious? No, but I think it’s something for me. I have to believe that there is something,” added Hayen.
The 44 -year -old man was plunged into the Brugge post in March of last year on a provisional basis, then turned the fortune of the club by guiding them to the Belgian championship.
He signed a permanent agreement as a coach in June and directed Brugge in the Champions League qualifiers for this season, plus second place in the Belgian classification.
He said he expected a difficult evening in Bergamo on Tuesday.
“Atalanta will certainly play more attack. At home, they also want to be more dominant. They also have the team for that, so we expect a difficult evening,” he said.
“We have to play our own game and especially show last week’s tactical discipline.
“My plan for the match did not change because it was 2-1 last week. We did very well, because ATALANTA is a very strong team. I think in my team. We play with a lot of Tripes in the Champions League, but that should not be transformed into naivety.
