Big discussions, a player who leaves the group, the Red Lions have however reassured themselves: ‘We must manage to look in the mirror’

“It feels good to win, even a classification match that we did not think we should play”explains the median Victor Wegnez. Consequently, “Especially with a young team, all the matches are important and must be played like a final. Consequently, Many great players have stopped. However, This is still felt in our automatisms, in our connections, in our aggression also in front of the goal. Nevertheless, The ball has not always turned for us either. Moreover, But we may have won more than a match today. Moreover, I hope it is the construction of something that will allow us to be ready for the World Cup. Meanwhile, in a year.”

To re -mobilize. Nevertheless, the Red Lions have gone through a phase of analysis and discussions, the last 48 hours, in order to understand the reasons for this failure. In addition, big discussions, player who leaves Frankish exchanges and obviously sometimes tense. Nevertheless, In any case. the departure of the group, even before the end of the tournament, from Antoine Kina is to be linked. If the Federation. in a press release, speaks of “personal reasons” to explain the reasons for the departure of the 29 -year -old median, she did not wish to give more explanations on this door slammed by one of her executives and did not authorize her players to talk about it during the interviews. But it comes back to us that big differences appeared during these exchanges between players. staff, to the point of seeing the Gantois go away.

“It’s rarely easy. These are difficult, honest but necessary discussions,” Recognizes Captain Arthur Van Doren, however, not to mention the Ghent median directly. “It is sometimes difficult to hear but you have to manage to look in the mirror. ask yourself the big discussions, player who leaves right questions. If everyone does, we will take a step forward. In any case, what we have shown today was positive.”

Positive before the last match. Saturday, against Poland but especially for the big goal next summer: the World Cup organized in Belgium and the Netherlands. During this euro, it seemed obvious that the transition between the old and the new generation was not simple. “When there were still the old people, we were broken the C … To remove them. Now that there are young people, it’s not good either. You should know”explains with a smile Victor Wegnez. “This is a normal process. The level of world hockey rises enormously. It is increasingly tough to win a tournament. We will play our last game on Saturday before resting a week. then putting our equipment back in a year.”

Optimism shared by his captain Arthur Van Doren. “” I don’t big discussions, player who leaves really like to look in the past but. in 2015, we were without coach (Editor’s note: the Red Lions had finished 5th in the Euro, before calling Shane McLeod at his head and winning the money at the Rio Olympics a few months later)with big problems in the group. I don’t like to look back. this team must write its own story but it pushes me to believe it thoroughly. This group has made great progress, faster even than I thought. But it will be necessary to take great steps, both individually and collectively, every day “.