Standard ended 2024 with a draw in Mechelen. The players will be able to breathe…but not for very long.
This year, it is difficult to talk about a truce for the D1A. The last day of the Pro League has barely ended when the clubs qualified for the quarter-finals of the Belgian Cup will resume on January 7.
Although eliminated by Genk in the previous round, the Standard will not resume much later, with the reception in Kortrijk on Friday January 10.
Suffice to say that we will have to savor the few days of rest, there will not be many of them. Ivan Leko and his staff have in fact set the resumption of training for January 3. What to do in such a short period of time compared to usual? Each player has his own program.
Disciplined decompression
“I still go back to Northern Ireland to see my family and friends. You don’t see them often when you’re not playing in your country. I feel like my body needs to rest. The matches are intense, as are the training sessions will be good for everyone” confides. Isaac Price to our colleagues at La Derniere Heure.
Ibe Hautekiet also wants to make the most of it: “Three players in the chair and three days of racing. It’s still possible to go on a city trip. You can race abroad, that’s no problem” he smiles.
