Van Himst: "Golden Shoe was painful"

FRIDAY, 15 JANUARY 2016, 21:37 - Bacardiboy
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INTERVIEWS Anderlecht were not fortunate on the election of the Golden Shoe trophy. Also Paul Van Himst confirms 2015 was not good for Anderlecht. "It is not normal Deschacht was the best player of Anderlecht", says the Anderlecht icon.

"Olivier Deschacht is an old warrior and deserves to be seventh in the election. However, it is not normal he is the highest ranked Anderlecht player. There is a lot of talent in the squad, but it takes more than talent to win a Golden Shoe. Deschacht was the most consistent and efficient player at Anderlecht. It is rather painful that Anderlecht only had two players in the top ten, and that AA Ghent won almost all categories."

Defour and Praet not in top ten

"Defour is not consistent enough. He has everything: talent, intelligence and dedication. If he performs the way he should perform in four out of five games, he is always a top player. But he should not forget it takes more than just talent. He has to work hard. Dennis Praet's problem is that he needs to play on the left wing, while his best position is in the centre."

Tielemans does not make progress

"Youri Tielemans is right when he says he did not deserve the trophy of Best Youngster of the Year. Dendoncker deserved it more. It is not positive anyway to win this trophy two times in a row.People will think he doesn't make progress. But he is a very talented player, he will get there."

Dendoncker undervalued

"Dendoncker was, together with Deschacht, the most consistent player at Anderlecht. I can imagine he was disappointed. He has the same skills as Deschacht: dedication, attitude and love for his team. Players like Dendoncker are really important. I believe he is really undervalued. He is very skilled and will surely show that in the next years to come.



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