There were no draws in the JPL this weekend. Anderlecht, Club Brugge and Kortrijk won on their travels. Anderlecht scored three second half goals at Beveren after John Van den Brom made some judicious changes. For Kortrijk, young Benito Raman looked lively while Club Brugge owed their win at Mechelen to a Timmy Simons penalty.… Read More »
Here are my ‘Top Ten Youngsters’ to follow in the Jupiler Pro League. To be included, they must have been under 20 at the start of the season. I’ve not included Dennis Praet as he’s too well known and I’ll consider him for my ‘Top Ten Players in the Jupiler Pro League’. Three of the… Read More »
Standard Liege achieved the season’s best result so far; a 2-0 victory at Genk. Nigerian teenager Imoh Ezekiel hit the net after just 10 seconds. The win took Les Rouches to the top of the league. The only other victorious teams were Anderlecht and Charleroi. Without doubt, the performance of the weekend in Belgium came… Read More »
Standard Liege’s 3-0 demolition of Lierse was coach Guy Luzon’s fifth straight win. His appointment was heavily criticised but he’s proving everyone wrong. Ex Wolves winger Geoffrey Mujangi-Bia – Pele Mboyo’s cousin – scored all three goals for Les Rouches. Racing Genk and Anderlecht both scored four goals with Fabien Camus and Massimo Bruno, respectively,… Read More »
On the season’s first day, Club Brugge captain Timmy Simons was sent off on his debut while Lokeren’s Hans Vanaken (ex PSV youths and Lommel) scored two of the goals that sunk Anderlecht. For the champions, 16 year-old midfielder Youri Tielemans showed he is definitely one for the future after replacing the injured Sacha Kljestan.… Read More »
The coming season could be one where young players get a chance to shine at Belgium’s top clubs. Experienced players have left Anderlecht and several members of the club’s academy are set to step into the first team squad. Club Brugge has also been busy at the youth level as well as signing youngsters as… Read More »
Twente midfielder Nacer Chadli has signed for Spurs for a fee of €7 million. The fee is low as he’s out of contract in the summer. Chadli is a member of the Belgium national squad and played in the last World Cup qualifier against Serbia in June. It’s an excellent signing for Spurs and at… Read More »
It’s time for Belgium’s first competitive match today as champions Anderlecht play cup-winners Racing Genk. The match takes place at the Constant Vanden Stock stadium and it looks like the weather and the timing will lead to quite a few empty seats. Many Anderlecht fans are concerned that the club has not done more to… Read More »
Anthony Vanden Borre was once rated, along with Vincent Kompany, as one of the Anderlecht academy’s success stories. Then it all went wrong and his career seemed to be over. Last season, though, he returned to the Brussels club but hardly featured in the first team. He had quite a bit of competition in the… Read More »
Belgium face Serbia knowing that a draw will guarantee them a place in the World Cup qualifier playoffs as they will finish second at worst. That won’t be enough for them as the team, the coach, the fans and the country are all more optimistic about success than they have ever been before. The whole… Read More »