Anderlecht saw the top position in the Europa League slip through their fingers, but did not play a good match in Latvia. “It’s always painful when you drop points,” said David Hubert.
“We thought the hardest part was done after we made it 0-1,” said the young coach. “Mario Stroeykens is in great form these days. He turns well and shoots the ball fantastically. He does his job very well. After that we actually have to finish that match, because this was a difficult team to dismantle. This Riga FS certainly has its place in the Europa League. Nobody should think that this is an easy opponent. They also played 2-2 against Galatasaray here and only lost 1-0 to Frankfurt.”
“Yet we should have done better ourselves. The ball tempo in the first half should have been much higher. That was better after the break when we found more spaces and created chances. But Dreyer, among others, was unable to do so, partly due to the condition of the site. Ultimately, in injury time, we ended up in a situation we shouldn’t have been in. There are plenty of us in our own box, but we cannot find peace and an own goal from N’Diaye makes it 1-1. Of course I would have liked to be in the lead with Lazio, but after four European matches we have 10 out of 12. We must not forget that we have also shown positive things in Europe.”
