The resumption of training for the Louvanists is already today, to prepare for the cup match at Jan Breydel.
The Louvanists want to draw inspiration from their last good performance before New Year’s Eve, to prepare for their shock against Bruges, but they may have to do without Birger Verstraete for these quarter-finals of the Belgian Cup.
Before that to end the year, OHL had Verstraete playing with injections. In his own words, he “played without feeling in his left leg” during the second half against Beerschot.
It’s a very special experience for a footballer: “To be honest, he’s had a problem in the last four matches. The medical staff have worked really hard with him,” Chris Coleman explains on the club website. .
The latter was full of praise for Verstraete: “Thank God he played against Beerschot. It was a fantastic performance from him, he was great. His communication with the guys around him is excellent. We “We’ll see if we take a risk with him for the cup match. We shouldn’t push him too much and then he gets injured. He’s too important for us to risk that.”
The quarter-final much less important than the JPL
“On January 7, there is the cup match against Club Brugge. This date of January 7 is not necessarily marked in red in my diary. The championship match against Beerschot is much more important for us”, explains the player.
Reading between the lines, the chances of him playing against the Club may not be very high. It is possible that OHL is more inclined to give Mathieu Maertens minutes of play. The latter has just returned from injury: “Anyway, I’m looking forward to the cup match against Bruges. When you see what Westerlo did in the league, you say to yourself that something is still possible “, rejoices Maertens.
A cup match is always special: “Whether I play or not will depend on the medical staff, we have to see that. With the pace of the matches, I should get back to the level. We will see what the coach does in the next match. “
