Philippe Sandler and Elias Cobbaut were at the heart of the defense and did an outstanding job. With the injury of Father Familias Vincent Kompany, it was immediately a young defense: "It took some getting used to that I was the oldest in the defense at the age of 22," Sandler laughs. Read more »
Peter Zulj had to be replaced around the hour by Sambi Lokonga. He was hit by Paul-José Mpoku and could not continue. After further investigation, it appeared that the Austrian had a broken nose in the duel with Mpoku. He might be playing with a mask in the coming weeks. Read more »
Koen Casteels, third goalie with the Red Devils, got injured at Wolfsburg this weekend and has to drop out for the international matches that are coming. National coach Martinez calls on Hendrik Van Crombrugge as a replacement. Read more »
For the first time since his appointment as Anderlecht coach, Simon Davies was the winner at a press conference after a game. "We didn't play as well as the past games. That was because of the opponent. But the boys showed that they can also fight for each other." Read more »
After fifteen minutes in the second half, Anderlecht saw a second player fall out injured against Standard. Peter Zulj got a bloody nose from an elbow punch from Paul-José Mpoku. After a few minutes, he too appeared to be unable to continue.
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Where did Vincent Kompany follow the match between Anderlecht and Standard? Before the kick-off, he had a chat with Simon Davies in the dug-out, but he coudln't be found there since the kick-off. The injured player-manager was not sitting on the bench or in the stands. Read more »
Halfway through the first half during Anderlecht - Standard, Pieter Gerkens got the head of Standard defender Bokadi hard against his sleep. De Limburger received care, but went out onto the field with a turban. Twelve minutes later, he was replaced. Read more »
Anderlecht will receive the leader in the evening. Standard has 12 points after five match days. Anderlecht are still looking for their first win of the season, but cannot count on Vincent Kompany tonight. Will it finally get paid for the hard work? Read more »
If Elias Cobbaut needs an extra motivation, Roberto Martinez gave it to him. The national coach tells in Het Nieuwsblad that Cobbaut is one of the four players who noticed him during the European Championship for U21. "He can still be of great value to us."
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Bad luck for Marco Kana: the 17-year-old defender was a top candidate to replace Vincent Kompany during his injury, but now he would have suffered an injury himself. Het Nieuwsblad knows that a muscle injury can keep him aside for a few weeks. Read more »
National coach Johan Walem has included no fewer than seven Anderlecht players in the selection of the Belgian U21 for the European Championship qualifiers against Wales and Bosnia. Five boys are there for the first time. Read more »
Derrick Luckassen is the newest player of RSC Anderlecht. The defender comes over from PSV. Luckassen is initially borrowed for one season, but Anderlecht also came up with a purchase option. Read more »
National coach Roberto Martinez has included Yari Verschaeren in the team for the European Championship qualifiers in San Marino and in Scotland.
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Samir Nasri had to pass for the open training. Simon Davies says that his absence was one as a precaution, but that Nasri has resumed training in the meantime. Furthermore, Vincent Kompany's injury seems better than expected. Read more »
For the quality of the team, Vincent Kompany's injury is not a good thing, but some within Anderlecht also see benefits. Het Laatste Nieuws knows that. For example, he cannot go to the Red Devils, which gives him time to spend more time with Anderlecht and to look for solutions to current problems. Read more »
UD Almeria did not send Aristote Nkaka away for sports reasons, but for economic reasons. The new owner only wants players that he can later sell on with a profit. He doesn't want to make players better for another club. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht have to do without Vincent Kompany. Further investigation showed that he has a crack in the hamstrings and no strain. The defender will be out for about a month. He hopes to be fit again for the game against Club Brugge on September 21. Read more »
Philippe Sandler had to leave Racing Genk with an injury. Afterwards it turned out to be just cramps and in the meantime the defender is training again. Good news for Simon Davies who also saw Vincent Kompany drop out in the same game. Read more »
The rehabilitation of Hotman El Kababri (photo) and Thierry Lutonda is going well. Both players told us that yesterday at the U21 match KV Mechelen - Anderlecht. El Kababri said he would be ready again next week. Lutonda needs two to three weeks. Read more »
Anderlecht's U21 have lost their first league game of the new season. At KV Mechelen the boys from Craig Bellamy (photo) in the image of the first team: dominant, but sagging physically after the break. The Mechelen players benefited and won 1-0. Read more »
While Anderlecht always excelled with one or more high-level strikers, it is currently still concerning strikers. Het Laatste Nieuws published some interesting tips and rumors. Read more »
For the first time since the opening matchday, Elias Cobbaut was allowed to show up again. As a substitute for the injured Vincent Kompany, he played a quarter of an hour in Genk. Does the injury of the captain ensure a new start for the Mechelaar? Read more »
The match against Genk was a repeat of the previous four for Anderlecht. Yari Verschaeren also noticed that. "We play well," he knows, "but we just score difficult."
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