Among the confident players, there was Benjamin Lambot. Injured until recently, he played his first match as a starter since his return. “I came back little by little in the previous weeks so as not to skip ahead”said the central defender.
The Brussels player showed defensive rigor, will and courage. “Given the injuries in the squad and the limited number of players available, we have to be sure to come back 100%. I worked a lot the week before the match. The calves were pulling but we did a good warm-up. Honestly, I didn’t really encounter any difficulty. We were so focused that everything was happening more in the head than really in the body.”
gullI came back little by little so as not to skip steps.
The Sang et Marine rear seems to have returned as a real boss. Strong in his communication on the pitch and in his positioning, he helped his teammates play for victory and proved the strength of the Liège collective. “Once we enter the match, we have to be at 100%. Afterwards, I think that in a match like this against a team like this, we cannot afford to relax for a second, because we have seen, a goal can fall in a fraction of a second We were really rigorous to achieve this incredible victory. It is good for everyone and I think it is deserved, with all our efforts for quite a few weeks. without us really being rewarded.”
The opposing goal fell after 15 minutes, while the Liégeois were still looking for themselves against an opponent who was developing an offensive, precise game with one touch of the ball. Unlike previous weeks where Gaëtan Englebert’s men were good during the first 60 minutes, this time they had to score the equalizing goal to believe it. “We knew they were going to come very high and so that was going to be a problem for us at times. We finished the first half well and managed the second. Ryan’s magnificent goal, from a set-piece that came out of nowhere, gave us confidence again. We freed ourselves and we really saw that we had possibilities because the opponent was taking a lot of risks.”
