Club Brugge manager Nicky Hayen sat down with the media at the Jan Breydel Stadium ahead of their Champions League clash with Aston Villa on Wednesday night (5:45pm kick-off).
The Belgian side have lost two and won one of their opening three matches, while Villa are top of the league phase table after winning all of their fixtures against BSC Young Boys, Bayern Munich and Bologna. Their boss Hayen admits his side will have to battle with pride to beat Villa on Wednesday and explained that his side won’t be playing beautiful football in a bid to claim their second Champions League victory.
Here’s every word manager Hayen said to the media…
Did you know this will be Brugge’s 100th match in the Champions League?
“It is a milestone for sure. It is always special if your club is playing in the Champions League. We have to show pride tomorrow and we are playing against the team who are leading the Champions League and they haven’t even conceded a goal so far.
We have to take our chances and show that we’re proud of ourselves. Outside the pitch we can be nice to each other, but on the pitch we must do everything to keep the three points at home.”
Will you say anything special in your team talk before facing Villa?
“You don’t have to play beautifully to win. On Sunday we didn’t play too well and we won. But against AC Milan and Dortmund we played well and lost. I want points against Aston Villa.
“I always want to attack and start the game in the same way. Aston Villa likes high pressure and they often have double, triple runs on the ball. When we breach their first line, we will get chances. We don’t just want to play a beautiful match, but we have to lose this stigma of having to play well to win.”
Obviously it is annoying because he is a different type of forward that we have right now. I give my trust to the boys who are available tomorrow.
Are you expecting the best version of Andreas Skov Olsen tomorrow?
“I have been speaking with him and he also knows that he isn’t in his best form right now. He has had more confidence before.
“It is not the best Olsen right now, but we will keep pushing him. He is very much aware of it right now and that’s a good indication that he should be able to find his best level, if he plays obviously.”
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