Morocco’s coach Eric Gerets had some good news and some bad news for Georges Leekens yesterday. Gerets has the same agent as Joachim Löw and called him to ask if Germany would be playing their first choice team in Istanbul tonight. The German coach assured Gerets that Die Mannschaft would be doing just that but… Read More »
On Sunday night, Anderlecht returned to the top of the Jupiler League. As in Moscow, they won without playing particularly well. This time though, their opponents – Racing Genk – did not play particularly well either. Both sides showed signs of tiredness after their European travels. Anderlecht’s Dieumerci Mbokani scored his second goal in two… Read More »
It’s not often that three Belgian teams win on the same night in Europe and the Jupiler League is still feeling pretty good about itself as it gets ready for the next round of games. The three victorious teams – Anderlecht, Standard Liege and Club Brugge – all have another 24 hours rest and recreation… Read More »
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.