David Hubert 80% satisfied after victory against Tubize-Braine: ‘Pitch or no pitch, it’s also a question of concentration’

Anderlecht won 0-4 against Tubize-Braine as part of the round of 16 of the Belgian Cup this Thursday evening. T1 David Hubert is satisfied with this meeting as he explained to Eby Brouzakis.

Anderlecht was not surprised this Thursday evening at Tubize-Braine. He secured his victory thanks in particular to a hat-trick of Dolberg in the second period. Something to satisfy David Hubert : “At 80% I will say. We knew it wasn’t going to be an easy match in these Cup matches. We didn’t want to be the unpleasant surprise. And we wanted to have a good reaction after the match on Sunday. We also wanted to build confidence for this weekend’s match. If you look at it like that, it’s mission accomplished. It’s not an easy match because we knew we were going to come up against a double wall and we had to have good ball circulation, patience, and find the gap. I would have liked to have scored the second goal in the first half to take cover. But hey, it only falls further and then it falls quickly and the match is over. We went looking for him. And why 80%? Because I find that there were a few moments where we gave these counters a little too easily. And also a bit clumsy in construction. Field or no field, it’s also a question of concentration. These are counterattacks that were not necessary.“

With Dolberg’s three goals and the good game ofAnders Dreyerthe purple offensives were at the party: “It’s nice when we score four. And when you’re a coach, it doesn’t matter who puts them on. But it’s certain that if one of the attackers goes up and scores three directly, it certainly gives him a lot of confidence. And then Dreyer had a good match, he was very active today against this double wall. This bodes well for the future.“

Next up is Westerlo in the 1/8 finals. With four more matches maximum, the Belgian Cup is also the shortest path for Anderlecht to a trophy: “It’s cliché, but we want to be competitive in every competition we play. Both in the league and in Europe and in the Cup. But it’s certain that the Cup, in four matches, you can be in the final. This is the shortest path to a trophy. It’s one of the club’s ambitions, my ambitions and the group’s ambitions. The first step is taken today and in the right way”, concludes David Hubert.

This Sunday is the return of the Pro League. Anderlecht welcomes Kortrijk for the 13th day of the championship.