There are two ways of looking at the Rouche division in Antwerp: the regret of not having won at the last place – which extends its series to 7 matches without defeat at home, by the way; or the satisfaction of not having conceded thanks, on the one hand, to a very good Matthieu Epolo (six decisive saves, man of the match) and, on the other hand, to a desire from Liège to never give up, ever, in circumstances that were not very obvious since Camara was added to the list of forfeits a few hours before the match.
Can Standard do better than what it offered at Beerschot? Given his offensive qualities, perhaps, but that implies that he must both expose himself and be more concrete in construction. With a combative midfielder before being creative, the matter is agreed. Could Sotiris Alexandropoulos bring another variation to the game? Leko prefers his reliable guys, even if they are in the tough, like Price and Kuavita, more marathon runners than footballers in a system that requires a great outburst of energy and maximum concentration.
Eighth clean sheet
The Croatian coach will no longer change his approach and he also sent a message for the future by slipping: “We need results to save the club and give a chance to someone who would like to do something (by buying him).” A good distance from the playdowns, Leko does not want to play with fire, even less with a defense weighed down by absences (Ngoy, Bates and Calut are injured, in addition to Bodart, and Camara was out on Saturday ) but who held the shock, therefore.We finished our eighth match without conceding, it’s a source of pride.”he said.
But he will still have to change his plans for the match against Ghent on Sunday, since Ibe Hautekiet will be suspended. Boli Bolingoli could have a second start in a row, with just one watchword: win the duels. The rest, for Standard, matters quite little at the moment and it is difficult to blame him.
