It’s a real six-point match that presents itself for Standard, in Sint-Truiden. The Rouches could take a big step towards maintaining and still believe in the top 6 in the event of victory, but remain threatened by the red zone in the event of the opposite result. A match prefaced by Ivan Leko, this Friday.
Winner of Kortrijk for its first of the year, Standard will travel to Sint-Truiden this Sunday, as part of the 22nd day of the Pro League. A meeting prefaced by Ivan Leko, former coach of STVV, this Friday at a press conference.
“Every match is crucial and this one will be too. It will be a different match, on a synthetic. It’s a different sport on this surface, the bounce is different, the ball is faster, absolutely everything changes. I I coached there and I know it’s always a little advantage for them.”
Playing on a synthetic is another sport.”
“I expect a match with a lot of intensity, as always at home, concerning them. They have dominated a lot of matches, they are a team with quality. Lamkel Ze? He is an unpredictable player, against which is difficult to play. He can do an extra dribble, a pass,… We don’t have a special plan to stop him and Bertaccini, it’s on our personal organization that we have to concentrate.”
Finally, Ivan Leko has a choice
Eighth, three lengths behind La Gantoise, but far from being assured of its maintenance, Standard has not yet had two victories in a row this season. A big challenge, for which Ivan Leko will not recover any injuries. Epolo, Calut, Bolingoli, Bates, Ngoy and Badamosi will not be available.
-“Sutalo is better. He trained during the week. Attila Szalai is available. But after six months without playing, he also has to find rhythm and adapt to our style of play, to the championship. He is a very good defender, a profile that we didn’t have, left-handed, physical, with a good foot and high-level experience. He’s good, but we can’t directly expect the best from him after so much time without playing. “
Sutalo, Szalai and Doumbia are three potential starters, but normally you don’t change a winning team.”
A dilemma therefore arises for Ivan Leko. He who has often had to compose his defense “for lack of anything better”, here he is today in the possibility… of making choices. Sutalo, Szalai and Doumbia could play, even if they are not all at 100%, while Lawrence, Hautekiet and Dierckx are coming off two good performances, two clean sheets and a 4/6.
“It’s always the question. Bosko, Attila and Souleyman are three potential starters, but you don’t normally change a winning team. It gives solutions, but for me, knowing who starts is not very important, as long as every player is 100% I have a lot of respect for Ibe, Daan and Henry, who played in a hurry and took 4 points out of 6”, concluded Ivan Leko, evasive, therefore, as to the composition. of its defensive sector.
