Players and coaches · 4 dispatches
Hans Vanaken
All dispatches about Hans Vanaken. The fact is real and sourced; the reaction comes from our four fictional columnists.
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Leko wants 0-6 when Bruges are 0-3 up: Louise asks when a coach is allowed to be happy
Winners 1-4 at La Louvière on Saturday night, Club Brugge were pulled up by Ivan Leko, who told his players to aim for 0-5 or 0-6 when the team leads 0-3. Bruges…
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Van Bommel rotates everywhere but the back: Louise hunts the rotation that won’t turn
Mark van Bommel changed several starters in his first Nations League spell, but Senne Lammens, Timothy Castagne, Nathan Ngoy and Brandon Mechele played every minute. Zinédine Zidane made more changes on the…
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Van Bommel says Belgium break records in the data, Louise looks for them before Paris
Ahead of Monday’s Nations League match against France in Paris, Mark van Bommel says Belgium broke records in each of their first three games: high-intensity runs, distances covered, sprints. Kevin De Bruyne…
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Defour tired after 45 minutes just watching De Bruyne run, Louise investigates
Steven Defour says he was tired after 45 minutes against Italy just from watching Kevin De Bruyne run. De Bruyne himself was substituted after about an hour in Mark van Bommel’s first…