"Suddenly I am among the players I looked up to as a child"

FRIDAY, 6 SEPTEMBER 2019, 10:33 - lajoya
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INTERVIEWS Yari Verschaeren can make his debut with the Red Devils tonight. It is going fast for the youngster and he realizes that himself. "I did not expect this," admits the 18-year-old midfielder. But now that he is there, he also dreams of playing minutes. "That would be fantastic."


"I have squeezed my arm a few times in the last few days to realize that this was real," Verschaeren told the press. "It is fantastic to be here. Not many people expected that, neither did I. Whether it is going too fast? I will notice it in the coming days. I will do my best and see where I will be in a week."

"To learn and to have fun"

"Suddenly I am among all those experienced players that I have been looking up from childhood and dreaming to play with. Now I am just here and I can shake everyone's hands. They are all great guys and they respect young players like me. Too bad that Eden Hazard has left, he has always been my idol.

Verschaeren is very happy to be there, but he naturally dreams of more. "That would be fantastic. Everyone wants to play, but I have to stay calm. I just keep doing my best on training. Whether I can substitute will also depend on how I train here. I am here to learn and to have fun "

With Vincent Kompany and Nacer Chadli, Verschaeren has two teammates at Anderlecht who could prepare him well for his first A-selection. "They told me not to behave differently."

"With the same feeling against Antwerp"

Finally, Verschaeren also spoke about Anderlecht. "I think with those three points we feel better to start the next games. I don't see it as a negative thing that there is now that international break. We should play against Antwerp with the same feeling as against Standard."



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