Friday, December 31, 2021 at 6:39 PM• Dominic Mostert • Last update: 18:41

Philippe Clement wants Noa Lang to put less pressure on herself. The Club Brugge attacker wants ‘every match to be decisive’, but according to his trainer, he sometimes has to settle for less. Lang has scored six goals and ten assists in 20 league appearances this season, but is also under a magnifying glass due to his disciplinary problems.

On Sunday, the Dutchman received a yellow card during and after the lost city derby Cercle Brugge (2-0) in the Belgian Pro League. In the 26th minute of play, the unfortunate Lang took his first card. After the match, he pulled a Cercle club logo from the wall in the catacombs. This was probably the reason for the race management to give Lang his second yellow card. This season he has already picked up 12 yellow cards in official games for Club Brugge, making him the striker who has received the most tickets in the top ten competitions in Europe.

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Clement doesn’t think Lang is to blame for a lack of concentration. “But he is a young man who is also likely to attract the attention of the press, agents and other clubs,” the trainer said. La Dernière Heure. “Noa always wants to give the maximum and I think he puts too much pressure on himself sometimes. He thinks he should be decisive in every game. That’s a small flaw that we have to correct to have a better second half of the season. You can’t be decisive every time. Even at Manchester City, Foden, Mahrez and Jesus can’t.”

Lang is sometimes provoked by opponents’ supporters, but according to Clement has also repeatedly shown that he remains calm when he is taunted. “I was not happy with him after the game in Anderlecht this season”, Clement refers to an away game (1-1) in which Lang was whistled by the public and got into a fight with fellow countryman Joshua Zirkzee. “I spoke to him about it. He also reacted to provocations at the beginning of the season, but he understood and stopped doing it. But he is still a 22-year-old player.” Incidentally, Clement seems to be leaving for AS Monaco in the foreseeable future, reported The last news earlier on Friday.