Vincent Tan’s Kortrijk fire Yves Vanderhaeghe just two months into his third spell at the club | OneFootball

Kortrijk have announced that head coach Yves Vanderhaeghe has been fired. Vanderhaeghe had only joined the side two months ago, taking over from Freyr Alexandersson who had been fired following a poor run of form. This was Vanderhaeghe’s third spell at the club and certainly the worst of the lot. The side picked up just two points in that time, although how much of that can be attributed to Vanderhaeghe is questionable.

Now, for the second time this season, the side are looking for a new head coach. A new man will take some convincing to come in with the situation so dire. The side are second bottom, well adrift of safety. Their only hope appears to be in trying to finish third from bottom and qualify for the play-off against a second tier side. They will have to close the gap to Sint Truiden to do this and then hope they can perform well in the play-offs. Yet the side are struggling to score and defensively haven’t been able to keep other teams out.

Kortrijk are owned by Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan. Last year Tan’s desire to sell the club meant they had a terrible season as recruitment was delayed well into the new campaign. They managed to avoid relegation thanks to brilliant work from Alexandersson. This year a similar escape looks unlikely.

GBeNeFN | Ben Jackson