Anderlecht were caught late in the match in Latvia. Mario Stroeykens had however put the Mauves into orbit with an unstoppable strike.
Anderlecht did not really convince in Riga. But the rises of Mario StroeykensSamuel Edozie and Luis Vazquez did good to David Hubert’s troops.
An analysis shared by Marc Wilmots: “The substitutions brought a lot of dynamism to Anderlecht,” he declared for RTBF. “Especially Stroeykens, who scored a fantastic goal. He is world class.”
The former coach of the Devils does not mince his words. “He creates everything himself. He is both the builder and the finisher. We know what he can do with his shots. When he came in, we saw a boy who could give balls, assists “.
Brightness in the gray
The late equalizer affected the players, but Wilmots puts things into perspective: “It is important to emphasize that Anderlecht have ten points out of twelve and that their destiny is in their hands. They rotated, there are no injuries. They now have a very important match against Cercle with little recovery. The coach did things very well… unfortunately he is missing two points.
The consultant points out a logical division. Because before that, Anderlecht did not lead far: “Anderlecht played 65 minutes with little intensity. We can thank Coosemans otherwise, Sporting was trailing. The Mauves looked for themselves… they hardly had any chances in the first half. time. It was even RFS who had THE big opportunity.
