Visiting Alexander Blessin, KV Oostende’s success coach who now has to protect Genoa from relegation: “I also thought I would become a trainer of Club Brugge”

Alexander Blessin (48) was a blessing for Belgian football. At KV Oostende, the German emerged with his counterpressing to Coach of the Year in 2021 and he dreamed of Club Brugge. It was therefore swallowing when blue-black chose Alfred Schreuder, but Genoa then offered Blessin an unexpected challenge: fighting for preservation in a top European competition.