Frank Vercauteren did not have good news about the injuries of Vincent Kompany and Samir Nasri during his press conference. Nasri will be out for six to eight weeks, Vercauteren reported. On a return from Kompany he did not set a deadline. "But he must be completely fit." Read more »
Alexandre De Bruyn is playing professional football on the field in the Astridpark for the first time in his life on Sunday. For years he seemed destined to become one of the new stars of Anderlecht. Two serious knee injuries decided differently. But at the age of 25 he is finally a first division key player. At Sint-Truiden. Read more »
Many new names should not be expected under Frank Vercauteren. But there is a chance that Albert Sambi Lokonga will get Adrien Trebel next to him in the midfield. The Frenchman has not been in the plans for a while, but has continued to train in a conscientious manner. Read more »
A big wage, chronic knee problems and still a Mogi Bayat player. Enough reasons why RSC Anderlecht wanted to get rid of Kara Mbodji. Although the Senegalese now contradicts: "I wanted to leave myself". In Qatar he is again the basic player. - Kara is at the base of every match at Al-Sailiya, together with Mbark Boussafa he is one of the strongholds. He said he had had it with Belgium and wanted to continue his career somewhere else.
Read more »Now that Frank Vercauteren sees his (youth) internationals return after the break, the game against STVV is being prepared. It remains to be seen whether a number of players will get a chance from the new trainer. Read more »
Frank Vercauteren can count on Hendrik Van Crombrugge and Alexis Saelemaekers on Sunday. The goalkeeper returned from the Red Devils with a shoulder injury but is ready and can start on Sunday. Saelemaekers is fit again after his muscle injury. Read more »
Frank Vercauteren gradually has all the players back to train with, it is only waiting for the national U21. Vercauteren started with a group discussion, in which everyone could share their grievances and thoughts. There was no criticism towards Vincent Kompany. Read more »
Frank Vercauteren gradually has a full team to train with. The internationals returned yesterday, including Nacer Chadli, Yari Verschaeren and Edo Kayembe. The national U21 with Sambi Albert Lokongo, Francis Amuzu,... played yesterday. Read more »
You might have forgotten him in the meantime, but he is still there and has started training individually: Andy Najar. The Honduran has been struggling with a new injury for several months, but seems to be slowly returning. Read more »
The License Commission has been mild in terms of punishment for the dual role of Kompany as a player-manager. Anderlecht have to pay a small fine of € 5,000 since Kompany does not have the right lincense to actively coach the A-team.
The test of two players of TP Mazembe at RSC Anderlecht did not work out. Meschak Elia was soon without a trace and did not want to sign a contract. Now Arsène Zola has returned to his club. He could not convince the staff. Read more »
Michel Vlap did not play along in the friendly game against KV Mechelen on Thursday. The Dutch midfielder has some discomfort to the muscles and got rest. His appearance against STVV next weekend is not in danger. Read more »
Mohammed Yaya Guindo has signed his first professional contract with Anderlecht. The striker celebrated his 16th birthday on 1 August and recently became top scorer at the U17 tournament of Inter Milan. "He is a real, rough diamond that scores easily", is how Jean Kindermans describes Yaya Guindo. Read more »
What an evening for Yari Verschaeren. Against San Marino he showed himself with a strong substitution and as the icing on the cake he scored his first goal for the Red Devils. "What a great feeling. I'm a little emotional," it sounded afterwards. Read more »
Youth player Sacha Mousny has already left Anderlecht. The U15 defender exchanged Standard for Anderlecht last summer, but for personal reasons he now returns. He will play against Anderlecht tomorrow with Standard. Read more »
Just like in September, Vincent Kompany can't go to the Red Devils due to an injury. A regrettable matter according to national coach Roberto Martinez. And what does the future look like for the national team for Kompany? The situation of Kompany will be evaluated in March. Read more »
Goalkeeper Hendrik Van Crombrugge left the Red Devils yesterday with an injury. It seems to be better than expected. Van Crombrugge is said to suffer from a shoulder pain and returned to RSC Anderlecht for care. He would therefore be able to play again against Sint-Truiden on October 20. Read more »
Roberto Martinez sees two keepers dropping out in one day. Simon Mignolet has become a dad and Hendrik Van Crombrugge is injured and has left the selection. The severity of Van Crombrugge's injury is currently unclear. Read more »
In recent days there has been a lot to do about Oud-Heverlee Leuven's reaction to the departure of Frank Vercauteren. Some pointed back and forth with the finger. Vercauteren himself does not understand the commotion well: "In my contract there was a boarding clause, so a departure was always possible". Read more »
The License Committee calls RSC Anderlecht about Vincent Kompany. The Red Devil is currently injured and is normally represented today by operational manager Jo Van Biesbroeck and Bert van Der Auwera. Read more »
The Professional Refereeing Department (PRD) has explained the rejected goal of Nacer Chadli on Friday in Charleroi. According to the PRD, the VAR did not have to intervene because the referee clearly did not make a mistake. But, and especially that is striking, the PRD does say that the goal was rightly rejected for hand play. Read more »
It is not easy for Samir Nasri, had he just won the fight against the kilos, he is now struggling again with an injury. RSC Anderlecht will see the Frenchman certainly fall out for a month, if not longer. He caught a crack in the hamstrings against Charelroi. Read more »
Friday morning we had to say goodbye to Michael Ruysseveldt. He was the regular bus driver of RSC Anderlecht and of the Red Devils for years. A few years ago he had to quit his job as a bus driver due to illness. Read more »
Samir Nasri had to leave the field after an injury. And it doesn't look good. A while later we saw Nasri walking with crutches. A long unavailability threatens. That was also admitted by ad interim coach Jonas De Roeck: "It doesn't look good." Read more »
Anderlecht have won their second game of the season. It won with 1-2 in Charleroi after a solid match and a strong first half thanks to goals from Red Devils Verschaeren and Chadli. Read more »
Frank Vercauteren is back at RSC Anderlecht. Even though much has changed since his last passage, the new trainer will not be completely uncomfortable. After all, he meets his son Glenn Vercauteren, who has been the head physiotherapist at Purple & White since this summer. Read more »
The redeeming news came this week, Landry Dimata has resumed the training. The striker did that incidentally and partially resumed group training. RSC Anderlecht hopes to recover him during the winter training camp, although there is a chance that he will be fit earlier. Read more »
According to the French Sport Foot Magazine, Landry Dimata has resumed the training. The striker has been out for a few months with a knee injury, which eventually led him to surgery. But there would be light at the end of the tunnel. Read more »
