Anderlecht looks gray after his defeat against the Bruges club in the Belgian Cup final. Colin Cosemans and Jan Vertonghen recognize the superiority of Blauw in Zwart.
Jan Vertonghen will finally leave Belgian football with a medal around his neck, but not the one he dreamed of having. Anderlecht knew that saving the end of the season went through a victory tonight. So much so that despite the advanced progress, defeat sounds like a terrible disavowal.
“I am very disappointed. I knew that we had our chances this evening, even if the Bruges club was the big favorite. And then, you have to play at its best level. Because if we are not perfect, we will not succeed. This is what happened tonight,” explains Vertonghen at the microphone of VTM.
“After entering the field in the 67th minute, we still had some great opportunities. If we had equalized at that time, we could have overturned the situation. But this goal arrived too late to force anything,” he plagues. Even if he was not 100%, the Anderlecht captain gave everything he could: “I mainly came on the field to bring energy to the team, and I think I have succeeded. But I should have made better decisions in front of the goal. I did everything to be back on the field today”.
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Disappointment is the same in Colin Coosemans : “This defeat is very hard. The club dreamed of a trophy for so long, so we wanted to do everything to finally bring a trophy back to Anderlecht. When we leave the house and we want to make everyone proud”.
Sporting, however, believed it: “In the first half, we were really good at times. On the first goal, we were a little too lax. The 2-0 was a big disappointment and I think it took us too much time to believe it again. We then reduced the score, but after, we need a little luck with a well-placed ball. But in a season like this, we can always see the play.
Cosemans concludes without concession: “Can we do better? This is a difficult question. I think it is clear that the Club they are used has a considerable advance on us. It is a team that fights without difficulty in the Champions League, but we have not reached this level this season. But of course, it was just a match, so anything was possible. This defeat is a shock “.
