The Vestiaire team met this Monday to take stock of the latest Belgian football news. The opportunity to look back on the debacle of Standard, on the progress of Stroeykens and obviously on the selection of the Red Devils for the next matches of the Nations League.
The Vestiaire team met this Monday to decipher all the news of the week in Belgian football. Marc Delire, Silvio Proto, Kevin Sauvage and Vincenzo Ciuro initially looked back on championship news. Between the big slap inflicted on Standard, the performance of Anderlecht and the victory of the Union, there was plenty to do.
“Standard? They must avoid play-downs”
To start, let’s focus on the Standard. Les Rouches completely collapsed against La Gantoise (5-0) after another delicate performance. For our consultants, there is nothing to hope for this team. “We no longer know what to do” even believes Kevin Sauvage. “It’s professional misconduct. I’m sure there were opportunities, but there were things we saw in Ghent…”he regretted.
“You see Standard much more beautiful than it actually is”reacted Marc Delire, visibly tired of Standard and its performances. “I repeat: Standard, the most they can hope for is 8th place. They take a 5-0 in Ghent, but Ghent are much too strong”estimated our consultant. “Standard is in its place, that doesn’t shock me,” he concluded.
Silvio Proto is not surprised by this debacle either, but he admits to not understanding this team. “Put yourself in the place of the supporters, who say they are going to take the day off to go see Standard. Which player do you dream of in this team?”regretted the former goalkeeper. “Who are you going to see?” moves, in the same direction, Marc Delire. “She must avoid the play-downs. You are closer to these play-downs than to the play-offs 1!”he detailed on this subject.
“Stroeykens is the best player in the championship”
Our experts then returned to the much more attractive success of Sporting Anderlecht. Winner 0-5 of the Cercle, the Brussels club responded and Kasper Dolberg, author of a hat-trick, convinced our consultants. Just like Mario Stroeykens, who was at the heart of a heated debate: should we sell, this winter or next summer, one of the greatest talents of the Brussels team?
Not for Marc Delire, who advocates the return of romanticism and refutes the thesis of the financial necessity of selling talent to Anderlecht. “He’s on fire, he embodies the renewal of Anderlecht. He’s the best player in the championship at the moment”even our consultant is ecstatic. “Sell it? Yes, that annoys me. They have to sell more! Keep Stroeykens!”he detailed.
Opposite, Silvio Proto and Kevin Sauvage defend the idea of selling Stroeykens to pocket money and avoid taking too many risks on the development of their 20-year-old player.
The return of Lukaku
Finally, we end with a chapter dedicated to the selection of the Red Devils, who will meet during the day to begin their preparation for the next two Nations League matches, against Italy and Israel.
With a strong subject: the return of Romelu Lukaku. Good news, generally speaking. “He’s here! We speculated a lot, we were afraid he would stop, but he is there. There is still a little positive around the Red Devils and we desperately need that”says Kevin Sauvage, who expects Lukaku to show his leadership qualities to guide the Belgian generation against Italy and Israel.
Silvio Proto believes that Lukaku will come back as if he had never left and will be able to make a difference very quickly. But Marc Delire regrets the numerous injuries and once again questions the group’s mentality. Response from Thursday against Italy.
In the Red Devils pro league locker room standard league of nations
