Sporting de Charleroi and Standard de Liège parted with a draw (1-1) last weekend. But is this a logical score? Philippe Albert analyzes this meeting.
The Liégeois were surprised by a goal from Oday Dabbagh in the 90+4th minute of play. An equalizer difficult to accept for Rouches supporters. “Cashing the equalizer in the last seconds certainly leaves a bitter taste for Liégeois,” underlines Philippe Albert.
“In the first half, the Rouches developed their usual game based on organization and a direct game towards two attackers who move around a lot. They exploited the defensive reluctance of the Zebras well to take the lead. But when you lead the score, you have to learn to make the break and Standard paid for its lack of stability far from its bases,” explains the native of Bouillon at the microphone of The evening.
Leko replacements did not bring
Failed substitutions from Ivan Leko? Albert confirms that they did not have the expected effect: “The substitutions of Leko did not bring. I do not know if the two attackers, whom the Liégeois coach took out a quarter of an hour from the end, were tired or not but Badamosi and Bulat didn’t show much.”
“This time, Standard did not follow up a home victory with an away defeat. If it manages to have a quiet season, Standard will owe it to its home results,” points out the consultant. “Away, it’s only a victory and 5 points taken. It will still be necessary to take some away from Sclessin.”
Unlike the choices of the Rouches coach, those of Rik De Mil seem to have been a success: “In a match with two faces, Sporting de Charleroi was absent before the break like Flips. The choices of De Mil, like the rise of Mbenza and an end to the match with three attackers, paid off The Zebras had more than 70% of ball possession… even if Bodart did not have any big saves to make If Stulic had scored. instead of finding the post, the match would have changed its soul, but with ifs…”
