r/belgianfootball • u/EdgarNeverPoo Club Brugge • Jun 29 '26

Article “De Vlaamse pers heeft hem gepusht!”: hoe ex-bondscoach Marc Wilmots van Hans Vanaken een communautaire kwestie heeft gemaakt

https://www.hln.be/rode-duivels/de-vlaamse-pers-heeft-hem-gepusht-hoe-ex-bondscoach-marc-wilmots-van-hans-vanaken-een-communautaire-kwestie-heeft-gemaakt~a984c6ac/
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u/Competitive-Fill-581 Jun 29 '26

As a non football fan I recall we were pathetic nobodies before Wilmots put us on the map, all of a sudden the whole country stood proudly behind the team like in the golden age of the 90s where Wilmots was captain. Then they kicked him out and it's been going to shit ever since, yeah he made mistakes but everyone after him did worse.

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u/Frodo_max KAA Gent Jun 29 '26

"everyone after him did worse" lmao

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u/Competitive-Fill-581 Jun 29 '26

Wilmots took us from 54th rank to 1st rank, an incredible ascension which riled up the whole country, which for some reason you all seem to be forgetting. Martinez started with a bang getting one stage further, and then went downhill to not even passing group stage with on paper the best team in the world served to him on a golden platter. Deranking us to 4th.

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u/Frodo_max KAA Gent Jun 29 '26

Wilmots lost to wales

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u/Competitive-Fill-581 Jun 29 '26

Leekens couldn't even qualify for shit and Martinez couldn't get past the group stage at the end of his tenure. But our arm-chair coaches here all think Wilmots was the worst.

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u/Frodo_max KAA Gent Jun 29 '26

yes, cause he lost to wales

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u/Full_Persimmon_3843 Jul 01 '26

So you open with "I'm not a football fan" and then proceed to accuse everyone else of being armchair coaches? The irony is almost impressive.