Jacobs: "We want that second place"

Belgian media are calling tomorrow's clash between Anderlecht and Bruges "the 10 million match". The stakes are high: a ticket to the Champion's League. Coach Ariël Jacobs tries to keep the pressure off.

"I haven't noticed extra pressure from the club", Jacobs told Sporza, "the last months we have played more often under pressure. In the Cup and the UEFA Cup, this was certainly so. Almost every three days we had an important game to play."

"As a trainer and a player, you only see the sports side", Jacobs continues, "We want that second place. But I understand the direction. They also look at the numbers of course."

The players of Anderlecht couldn't be caught holding great speeches so soon before the top game. "Anyway, I haven't forbidden my players to speak", says Jacobs, "but as a trainer you also have a task out of the field: guidance. I told my players that great speeches can stimulate our opponents. That's all."