Europa League: Anderlecht has its injuries and will have to go to Prague with kids on the bench, to the point of having to be active in the transfer window?

The first is accumulated fatigue. The players continue, their bodies wear out and are therefore quicker to give up. Then there is the land. The Anderlecht pitch is not in acceptable condition and increases the risk of sprained ankles given the difficulty of taking correct support. “It’s clear that the conditions are not ideal”said Hubert without incriminating the terrain.

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More offensive solutions

The absence of defensive solutions is no longer to be emphasized. It has existed since the summer and Jan Vertonghen’s injury. Anderlecht has doubled flanks and only Killian Sardella is missing at the moment. Nothing to panic even if David Hubert can breathe a sigh of relief when he sees Ludwig Augustinsson back on his feet after a rib problem.

The coach already knows that he will not see any injured return for Thursday’s match in Prague. For some, it’s just too risky. Absences create a double problem. Hubert cannot rotate his core much despite the matches that follow one another. And above all, he no longer has a solution off the bench.

Against Beerschot, his replacements had an average age of 22.4 years with the only Augustinsson (30) over 25 years old. Hubert managed to change the course of the match thanks to the only two reserves capable of making a difference: Yari Verschaeren and Luis Vazquez. Two players who are not in their best period. In the dug-out, we also found Théo Leoni (who is better in the 11 than going up during the game) and Nilson Angulo, for whom there was no longer a place in the selection less than a year ago. a month.

With the probable tenure of Verschaeren and the arrival on the bench of an additional young player, the average age risks falling further. Hubert would like to take an additional winger but the U23s do not have any profile capable of joining the A core.

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Reinforcements in the transfer window?

Does this mean that reinforcements must arrive quickly if Anderlecht wants to hold out on all three fronts? No. Except in central defense where an additional player would do good since Jan Vertonghen is not yet close to a return; an arrival in January is not a priority. The midfield is quite dense, as are the wings which will soon see the return of Thorgan Hazard. The most important.