Calm and pleasure
With its experience, Henkinet knew how to keep a cool head and avoid overplaying. “Stay calm and have fun, that’s what I told myself. Jean-François (Editor’s note: Gillet, the goalkeeper coach) also helped me. In the end, winning at Sclessin without conceding is very positive. For me and for the team. Now we have to try to continue and, above all, not get excited, which was sometimes the case here after certain victories.”
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This repair will probably continue on Sunday in Sint-Truiden since Epolo should not be recovered from his thigh injury. “I don’t know, we’ll see.” replies Henkinet, determined to take everything that comes.
Because after an operation on his left knee in March and a much more complicated rehabilitation than expected, the goalkeeper learned to see day by day. “The post-operation was not easy. There is always a little apprehension but everything went well tonight (Editor’s note: read Friday). The most complicated stop? Not the exit in front of Ambrose, rather the sharp point-blank strike from Terri, in the first half, from a tight angle. What if I hurt somewhere? For now it’s okay, he smiled. I hope to be able to train normally this week and continue.”
-Resilience and wisdom
Continue to bite on his quid. Pray that the knee no longer swells. In short, show resilience so as not to regret anything. “This match, this comeback, is proof that, if you work hard without giving up, your chance (re)comes one day or another. Well, I have the advantage of still being under contract (Editor’s note: until 2026) but, honestly, it hasn’t been easy to live with these last few months. And it still isn’t on a daily basis, because of injuries. So I try to take advantage of the sunny days. One at a time.”
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Behind the scenes, this does not prevent management and coach Ivan Leko from considering the possibility of recruiting an additional goalkeeper in January. Henkinet’s fragility worries, as much as his experience can reassure. “Matthieu will return soon and I don’t think it is necessary to hire an additional guard. But that’s management’s job, not mine. I don’t worry.” He’s past his age.
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