In my preview of the three Europa Cup games yesterday, I said “even one victory today would be a cause for some rejoicing.” How wrong can you be! Anderlecht, Club Brugge and Standard Liege all won difficult games to make it a memorable night for Belgian football. First up, in Moscow, Anderlecht faced a Lokomotiv… Read More »
The three Belgian teams in the Europa League (Standard Liege, Club Brugge and Anderlecht) all have tough matches today. In the initial games, all three teams avoided defeat but even one victory today would be a cause for some rejoicing. Group B: Standard Liege Standard are at home to Copenhagen, currently top of the Danish… Read More »
Although Genk opened up the encounter well, the Belgian team faded once Lars Bender had given Leverkusen the lead. There was no doubting that the better team won and Genk are now fighting for a third place finish. Kevin De Bruyne started the game which was probably not wise, as he had just come back… Read More »
Jupiler League champions Racing Genk play Bayer Leverkusen tonight in what will be a moment of truth for the Belgian team. If they lose, and they don’t start favourites, then they really will be playing for third place in Group E in the remainder of the games. Their draw with Valencia in their first game… Read More »
After a weekend that saw 47 yellow and two red cards, both important ones in terms of Jupiler League rankings, Gent and Cercle Brugge now share the top spot. Trond Sollied’s Gent took the three points from a visit to Zulte Waregem. Losing at half time, Gent came back to win after Zulte’s Miguel Dachelet… Read More »
With the transfer window closed, here’s a ‘quick’ look at all 16 sides, together with their ‘top man’, ‘one to watch’ and their ‘biggest loss.’ It should be a very open season with Anderlecht and Club Brugge likely to be the two fighting it out for the top spot – during the playoffs of course.… Read More »
Not a great game but Belgium deserved to win. The goals came from defender Nic Lombaerts. Top players for Belgium were Axel Witsel, Eden Hazard and Dries Mertens. The USA competed well with several youngsters prominemt: Jose Torres, Kyle Beckerman and Bret Shea in particular.
Belgium – USA: match preview Belgium play the USA tonight with the team facing a baggage of media criticism. Last Friday’s draw with Azerbaijan was just the latest in a series of disappointing results. The current squad has been built up by that same media as the “Golden Generation” but with no results to speak… Read More »
1. Belgium has a young squad and a young team. Even with Timmy Simons starting the match in Azerbaijan, the average age of the team was 23. That shows a lack of experience. 2. No settled defence: in the eight qualifying games, the same back four has only started in two matches (the first two,… Read More »
‘Nuff said! Say goodnight Georges.