There were just six games played in the Jupiler League this weekend: three home victories and three away wins. The top three all won, away from home, and home victories went to Lokeren (against the inconsistent Standard), Sint Trond and Club Brugge. Anderlecht’s win over Zulte Waregem meant that they have now taken 19 points… Read More »
This was the weekend when Lierse coach Eric Van Meir did not resign and when Standard Liege fans could claim that referees always favour the city slickers of Anderlecht. Last week, Van Meir resigned after his side’s defeat to Sint Truiden. The next day he was convinced to stay on and Van Meir agreed he’d… Read More »
In a weekend full of incident, red cards made the front page. The most discussed dismissal came in the Germinal Beerschot – Anderlecht encounter where young Romelu Lukaku was sent off in the 91st minute. The striker received yellow cards for kicking the corner flag – after making a goal for Kanu – and… Read More »
Belgium’s win over Russia has given a boost to the Jupiler League but it hasn’t pleased Genk’s Franky Vercauteren. He’s said to be furious about the condition of his strikers – Jelle Vossen and Marvin Ogunjimi – when they returned to Genk from Russia on Thursday. They were both complaining about injuries even though Vossen… Read More »
Franky Vercauteren’s Genk are top at the half-way stage and that’s a pleasant surprise. At the start of the season, Anderlecht were most people’s favourite to retain the title and they probably still are. They’ve kept all their top players, except for the loss – if it can be described that way – of Jelle… Read More »
With a month’s rain falling in 36 hours, football was not uppermost in many people’s minds last weekend. Remarkably, only one match was postponed; by Sunday night, Racing Genk had been crowned ‘Autumn Champions’ – top of the table at the season’s halfway stage. The title doesn’t mean anything but it will make coach Franky… Read More »
The weekend’s big game sees 2nd-place Gent up against 3rd-place Anderlecht. Francky Dury’s Gent are on the crest of a wave, having won their last five games in all competitions. Dury made his name at Zulte Waregem and is certainly one for the future. He’s getting results at Gent and has managed to convince the… Read More »
Apart from being a top keeper, Bojan Jorgacevic is something of a cult hero in Gent. Joining the club in 2006 from Red Star Belgrade, he quickly became the team’s first choice and a key figure in their best-ever season (2009-2010) when the Buffalos won the cup and finished runners-up in the league. Early in… Read More »
Sunday night saw Anderlecht slipping up at home to Club Brugge and Ghent taking three points at Cercle Brugge. This meant that Genk have a two point lead over Anderlecht and Ghent, with the Buffalos just edging out Les Mauves on matches won. Anderlecht missed Boussoufa and Biglia and that must be a concern for the… Read More »
Saturday night proved the value of Steven Defour to Standard Liège. Without him, Liège crashed at home, 3-1, to bottom club Eupen. It was a second victory for the club from the German-speaking region of Belgium, after their bizarre 6-0 win over St Truiden a few weeks ago. The Italian owners must be … enjoying… Read More »