Coosemans: ‘Haven't worked all these years for nothing’

OTHER More and more voices are saying that Anderlecht should not get a new goalkeeper, but should give Colin Coosemans all the confidence he needs. Against KV Mechen, he showed he was worth it. He was voted man of the match. 


‘It's true that I made some nice saves. The most difficult one? The first one, even though it was the most painful (Coosemans got the ball in the groin, ed.). After the break, I did save some nice ones as well. I felt good.' Meanwhile, Coosemans was in the Anderlecht goal for the fourth time in a row. ‘So all these years I haven't worked for nothing,' he said.

Remarkably, Coosemans plays football from both left and right feet. ‘I'm almost equally good with both feet. The advantage is that the opponent's strikers then don't know to which side I will set up our attack. The fact that we sometimes find it difficult to keep the ball in the team is partly because I played mostly long balls.'

During the second half, Coosemans received a beer shower from the home fans. A consequence of his departure from the club in 2018? ‘That's possible. A lot has been said about that departure, but I'll keep my version of the facts to myself.'