Anderlecht and Bruno are still searching for the right formula

TUESDAY, 20 OCTOBER 2026, 12:48 - lajoya
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OTHER At Anderlecht, one thing is becoming clear after the first weeks of the season: no place is secure. Under Vítor Bruno, the line-ups are changing constantly, prompting questions among many supporters. The idea of involving everyone in the team is laudable, but the many changes appear to be taking their toll. The automatisms visible at the start of the season are becoming increasingly rare, and the team is struggling to project a strong identity from one match to the next.


Several players are being rotated between the starting XI and the bench without any real continuity, fuelling a sense of instability. This situation is affecting above all the young players developed in Neerpede. While they had been given a chance to show themselves during the summer preparations and generated excitement among the fans, several purple talents are now much less visible. Their limited playing time in the first team, combined with the difficulties at RSCA Futures, is hindering their development. And it is precisely the U23 team that is causing concern. RSCA Futures are going through a difficult spell in the league, a situation made even more worrying by the fact that relegation is now no longer off the table.


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For a Sporting that makes youth development one of the pillars of its identity, this is no insignificant signal. Some sporting decisions are hard for outsiders to understand. Players who had already been announced as likely departures are suddenly becoming important again, while some new arrivals or young talents are seeing their role reduced. This lack of clarity is adding to the questions surrounding the current sporting project. For many supporters, the debate now goes beyond results alone. It is also about finding a recognisable Anderlecht again: a team with fixed certainties, automatisms and a clear place for its own young players. Because while competition is healthy, it should not stand in the way of building a collective that can grow together over the long term.

The conclusion to be drawn from the analysis is clear: Anderlecht needs stability. In its decisions, in its play and in the development of its youngsters, in order to rediscover the DNA that long defined the club's strength.

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