Mouscron and Anderlecht meet each other on match day two. Can the home team start against all odds with six out of six? Or does Anderlecht have a better understanding of Kompany system?
Royal Excel Mouscron Peruwelz:
The surprise of Saturday night competitions? That might have come from Stayen, where Mouscron was going to win 0-1. Bernd Hollerbach is the new coach of a highly acclaimed Mouscron, last season’s revelation in 1A. But many strongholds disappeared and Bernd Storck was therefore replaced. And yet: immediately hit Les Hurlus.
The rain fell over Stayen and that did not improve the level of play of both teams. We can be reasonably short in chances in the first 38 minutes: one chance. Everyone was already getting ready to eat the coffee, but suddenly Fabrice Olinga kicked a ball perfectly over the wall: 0-1. STVV fought back in the match after the hour. Goalkeeper Vaso Vasic kept shaking the supersaves.
“I am very happy with the first half, although it could have been better after the break. We played a bit with our luck, it could have ended so wrong “, says the German coach of Mouscron. But the three points have arrived and Hollerbach remarked: “We should not forget that we have the smallest budget in first class. Our goal is to stay in 1A, so these three points are a great first step. We want to get there as soon as possible to be sure. ”
Anderlecht:
If Anderlecht’s combination football is successful, it is wonderful to watch. Only the purple-white core still has too many gaps to be efficient now. Vincent Kompany is not a god and RSCA was immediately surprised by KV Oostende. Patience then? Yes, although everyone had imagined the comeback of Vince The Prince differently. Chairman Marc Coucke sighed in the stands. It was immediately followed by Club, Genk and Standard, but the audience did not start whistling en masse like before.
The first twenty-five minutes everyone was also watching with wide eyes. At one point, Anderlecht had 69 percent possession of the ball and if the attacks were streamlined, it was fantastic to see. The defense must continue to play football at all times, but goalkeeper Thomas Didillon sometimes panicked and then scratched. Ostend played well and Ronald Vargas completed a smooth attack when backs Elias Cobbaut and Hotman El Kabrabi walked out of position. It got worse because Oostende took the lead. Strange but the tank at Anderlecht seemed empty because there was no longer a reaction.
“Young people should not worry,” said Kompany. “We have a plan that the board and the fans support and we continue to implement it to the extreme. Of course I hate to lose, for me the last defeat dates from eighteen months ago, but we created opportunities and in the end that will pay off. In the long run, we have to strangle an opponent a whole match. Now it was twenty minutes of foil, but there will certainly be ninety. ”
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1,75
