INTERVIEWS Is there light at the end of the tunnel for Mario Stroeykens? At his press conference this afternoon, coach Vitor Bruno suggested that the attacking midfielder may finally have turned a corner. “I can see that he has embarked on a mission to make a name for himself,” Bruno said. According to Bruno, Stroeykens is currently putting in a huge amount of work in training.
He also found the net in the friendly against Reims. Since Bruno took charge at Anderlecht, Stroeykens has completely fallen out of the picture. He has gone from the bench to the stands, and the much-hoped-for summer transfer never materialised. In early September, Bruno said it frustrated him that he was unable to get through to Stroeykens. A few years ago, after all, the academy product was still a player who had made Bruno fear him when he was at Porto. Adriano Bertaccini is also on the fringes, but Bruno is not giving up on him either. “Berta is Berta: he always brings power and energy. I love his profile, but in a squad of 33 players you have to make choices,” Bruno said, pointing out that the referee's match sheet only has room for twenty names.
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