David Hubert was relaxed after Sporting Anderlecht’s victory in Tubize, and we can understand it: in the second half, the suspense did not last. The Mauves are in the round of 16, and that was the goal.
Anerlecht had a mission this Thursday: “Not to be the surprise” of the evening in the Cup, like Charleroi two days earlier. And if at half-time there could still be a little suspense, it will quickly have been killed upon returning from the locker room.
“I’m 80% satisfied. We knew it wouldn’t be easy on the road like that, it’s never easy in the Cup. But we wanted to build up our confidence, to catch up after the Bruges match, vis-à-vis the public as well as ourselves”, explained David Hubert in the corridors of the Edmond Leburton stadium.
“On these counts, mission accomplished. Of course, we would have liked the second goal to have fallen earlier, if possible in the first half”, recognizes the Anderlecht coach, who was, as he said, not completely happy % of his team’s match.
“We gave counterattacks a little too easily to the opponent,” regrets Hubert. “The pitch is not an excuse, it’s also a question of concentration. Now, the attackers have gained confidence, when an attacker can go up and score three goals, it’s good. Overall, the feeling is positive “.
The RSCA will now host Westerlo and will aim for the quarter-finals. “Anyway, the goal, even if it’s cliché, is to be competitive on all levels. But with the Cup, in 4 games, you can be in the final, it’s the shortest way towards a trophy, it is the ambition of the club, that of the group and my personal ambition, and the first step has been taken,” concludes David Hubert.
