INJURIES After an hour, the match was over for Nathan De Cat. The 17-year-old midfielder had to be substituted after suffering a recurrence of the knee injury that had already hampered him earlier this week. The situation raises questions: was De Cat sufficiently recovered to start the match?
De Cat suffered a knee injury against AA Gent last week, but was declared fit to play in the run-up to the match. The fact that he was not yet fully fit was evident from the conspicuous knee bandage he wore when he took to the field. In the second half, disaster struck again and the youngster himself indicated that he was unable to continue playing.
After the match, coach Besnik Hasi was asked about his decision to start De Cat. The Anderlecht coach responded curtly. ‘It was nothing more than a knock,' he said. ‘He was fit enough to start. I can't check in with my players every five minutes to see if everything is still okay.'
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