AA Ghent - Anderlecht: starting eleven
AA Ghent are challenging RSC Anderlecht in the Ghelamco Arena at 2.30 pm. Steven Defour and Leander Dendoncker are injured and out. Michael Heylen and "Trézéguet" are in the starting eleven. Read more »
AA Ghent are challenging RSC Anderlecht in the Ghelamco Arena at 2.30 pm. Steven Defour and Leander Dendoncker are injured and out. Michael Heylen and "Trézéguet" are in the starting eleven. Read more »
The national U16 team is playing a tournament in Turkey next week. National coach Bob Browaeys selected seven Anderlecht youngsters. Read more »
Matias Suarez went through a tough period but 2015 ended in a great way for him. He recovered from his injury and his son Valentino was born. His wife Magali looked back on this period and is very grateful to Hasi. Read more »
It is still not sure whether Steven Defour and Andy Najar will be playing against AA Ghent or not. "Chances for both players are about fifty-fifty", coach Besnik Hasi said. Also Fabrice N'Sakala is uncertain for Sunday's game against Ghent. Read more »
As Leander Dendoncker is still out, Youri Tielemans will be in the starting eleven against Ghent next Sunday. Despite being elected Youngster of the Year, he wants to raise his level in 2016. Read more »
Andy Najar is still suffering from his knee/meniscus injury. As Anderlecht do not have many alternatives for his position, they are thinking to let the winger play the made with an injection. Guillaume Gillet left the team, and Michaël Heylen is not used to playing on his position. Read more »
Aleksander Mitrovic finished fourth in the Golden Shoe election 2015 and was the highest ranked Anderlecht player. Mitrovic was obviously delighted with this news. Read more »
Leander Dendoncker suffers from a groin strain and Anderlecht do not want to take any risk with its youngster. Dendoncker should rest and will be out for three weeks. As a result, he will miss the match against Ghent next Sunday. Read more »
Both Steven Defour and Andy Najar are recovering well from their injuries. Defour is still training individually, but both players should be ready for Sunday's match against AA Ghent. Read more »
Leander Dendoncker suffers from a groin strain and probably will not make it for the match against AA Ghent. He will need to rest a few extra days. Read more »
Tomorrow, the election of the Golden Shoe 2015 is taking place. Dennis Praet won the trophy one year ago, but 2015 was less fortunate for him. However, Sporza journalist Peter Vandenbempt thinks Praet's last year was not that bad at all. Read more »
Despite a serious discussion between Nathan Kabasele and his coach Jan Vreman, the young striker is still part of the B-squad after an incident at the Christmas dinner. Read more »
Leander Dendoncker left yesterday's training session with a painful groin. The medical staff did not want to take any risks with the young midfielder. The match against AA Ghent will probably not be at risk. Read more »
New signing Rafael Galhardo had his first training session with Anderlecht last Saturday. As he has not played since 9 December, he will probably need more time before making his debut in an official match. Read more »
Two players showed their skills at the training camp in La Manga. Trézéguet and youngster Dodi Lukebakio Ngandoli. However, Besnik Hasi does not want to put too much pressure on the shoulders of 18-year-old Lukebakio. Read more »
Steven Defour is recovering well from his ankle injury. He already practised some aqua jogging and started running exercises. It is not clear yet whether Defour will make it for the match against AA Ghent or not. Read more »
Nicolas Frutos made a perfect debut as coach of Anderlecht's U21. In his first game he won against the first team of Bornem with 1-3. Mile Svilar made his comeback after a severe injury that kept him from the pitch for five months. Read more »
Rafael Galhardo will probably be signing a contract at Anderlecht soon, but what can we expect from him? "He is not a frivolous Brazilian. He has a good attitude and a winner." Read more »
Anderlecht are only three days in La Manga, but Mahmoud Hassan is already the revelation of the week. The Egyptian has recovered from his shoulder injury and shows his impressive skills in Spain. Read more »
The first game after the winter break is against AA Ghent on 17 January, and it is not sure yet whether that will be with or without the injured Steven Defour. If Defour is still out, Youri Tielemans will take over his position. Leander Dendoncker things Defour is an important player, but is also confident that Tielemans can replace him. Read more »
Steven Defour's ankle injury looked bad, but in the end he is only out for about ten days. "I am relieved, it could have been a lot worse", Defour reacted. Read more »
Oswal Alvarez was one of the most surprising names of players who have been selected for the practice stage in La Manga. The 20-year-old Colombian striker had a tough period with many injuries, but is working hard to make a comeback. Read more »
Besnik Hasi saw Guillaume Gillet leaving for Nantes, but did not see any new players coming in. "The most important is that we are able to keep our key players", Hasi said. Read more »
Also Dennis Praet had to leave the training pitch tomorrow, but coach Besnik Hasi is optimistic. "We just want to be on the safe side. We don't want to take the risk to make it worse", the coach said. Read more »
Good news for Steven Defour: medical tests have shown that his injury is not as serious as it seems. The midfielder needs to stay off the pitch for only one week, and should probably be fit for the first game against AA Ghent on 17 January. Read more »
