INTERVIEWS The word “crisis” did not come up once during Bruno's post-match press briefing after the game against Gent. And yet, all the ingredients are there. Eliminated from the Croky Cup, nine points behind the league leaders and having scored just nine goals in the competition. Only Kortrijk and OHL are currently finding the net less often than Anderlecht.
Bruno said he had seen two matches: one up to the 70th minute, and another after that. He realised his team had helped Gent a great deal in the closing stages by giving away so much space, allowing Gent to make full use of its qualities. “Anyone who didn't watch the game and only looks at the score will think we were crushed here. But that's not the case,” said Bruno, who felt a draw at half-time would have been fully deserved. T
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Continue reading he Portuguese coach said Anderlecht's start to the second half was the best he had seen from his team this season, especially against the league leaders. Although Anderlecht have not yet been completely consigned to the background by Charleroi's defeat, more and more clubs are gathering in and around the purple-and-white side. Bruno acknowledged that Anderlecht can only look to itself going forward. He said they can of course still pick up points against the top four, and that for now they should mainly keep an eye on Charleroi. But he then reined himself in: “The biggest mistake we can make is to look beyond that.” He stressed that his team showed some good things against the league leaders and acknowledged that there is still a gap with the teams at the top of the table. “Right now, we just need to look at teams like Charleroi and Union, if I'm not mistaken. Or no: we need to look at ourselves first.”
