Like Lior Refaelov, coach Felice Mazzu felt that his team did not bring enough intensity this afternoon. "However, there was no lack of good will," the coach stated afterwards. "Whether my group has too little quality? No. We do miss maturity." Read more »
A little past the hour and at a 1-0 deficit, Lior Refaelov came off the bench. After the game he was allowed to come and explain to the press. "In training the level is fantastic, but in the matches I don't notice anything of it. That disappoints me a lot." Read more »
Always combative, Fabio Silva did not spare any energy last night to overcome the Danish team. "In the first half, it was not easy for us," explains the Portuguese. Read more »
Yari Verschaeren is back after being out for a few days with the stomach flu. During halftime, he was brought in for Anouar Ait El Hadj. Fifteen minutes later he scored but it was flagged for offside although Verschaeren himself thinks it was not offside. Read more »
Finally, again European football in the Lotto Park, no qualifiers but a real group stage. RSC Anderlecht is relieved and excited at the same time, but it is also a special moment for coach Felice Mazzu. Read more »
Next to the coach, the birthday boy Kristian Arnstad was allowed to take a seat, who was immediately asked by his coach where the birthday cake was. The birthday boy himself didn't have to think long about the ideal birthday present: "Winning and a place in the team". Read more »
Felice Mazzu came back to the draw against Oud-Heverlee Leuven, the coach wants to remember the positive. That the team came back twice after a deficit. Silkeborg then, the coach does not want to know that RSC Anderlecht is favorite, every team is a good opponent. Read more »
The Professional Refereeing Department believes Noah Sadiki should have been shown a red card against OH Leuven. In the closing stages of the game, the youngster came too late and hit the shin of Mathieu Maertens. "A red card for serious foul play would have been better than yellow," it now sounds like. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht didn't get further than a draw against Oud-Heverlee Leuven yesterday. After ten minutes in the second half, new recruit Jan Vertonghen was allowed to come on as a substitute, which was also his debut in the purple and white shirt at the Lotto Park. Read more »
Wesley Hoedt had to swallow some criticism in the past week and therefore came to the kick-off yesterday afternoon motivated. "People say and write a lot of things, but nobody knows that I played two matches with a calf muscle that was five centimeters longer than the other," said the Dutchman after the match against OH Leuven. Read more »
Due to the stomach flu of some of the title holders, Anouar Ait El Hadj got a starting place once again. The youngster from Brussels went all out and did not disappoint. "I will give everything for the club I have loved since childhood," he said afterwards. " Read more »
The long-awaited news is here: Jan Vertonghen has signed a two-year contract with Anderlecht. The Belgian record international (139 international matches) will receive shirt number 14. "In the past there were already contacts, but suddenly all the pieces of the puzzle fell together," Vertonghen said in a first reaction. Read more »
Before it set its sights on Jan Vertonghen, Anderlecht inquired with Barcelona about Samuel Umtiti. This is what the Walloon journalist Sacha Tavolieri writes. However, financially this turned out to be a difficult case. Umtiti signed last week on a rental basis at Lecce. Read more »
Tonight the transfer market closes in France. Nice remain hopeful of bringing Francis Amuzu to the Azure Coast, but Anderlecht remain stubborn. According to the Walloon journalist Sacha Tavolieri, Amuzu and his entourage are very disappointed. Read more »
Moussa N'Diaye, who came to Anderlecht from Barcelona last week, trained with his new teammates for the first time today. "But I don't think it's appropriate to include him in the selection right now," coach Felice Mazzu told us afterwards. "We don't want to rush anything." Read more »
With Amadou Diawara, Anderlecht realized a big transfer today. Both Felice Mazzu and Peter Verbeke are pleased that the Guinean midfielder has chosen Anderlecht. "Amadou himself also made a lot of efforts to make this transfer possible," Verbeke stressed. Read more »
Is Anderlecht still going to be firm on the transfer market? According to Portuguese journalist Bruno Andrade, the purple and white are in talks with Jan Vertonghen, who lost his place at Benfica. The talks would already be well advanced, it sounds. Read more »
Heerenveen this afternoon introduced Antoine Colassin as its newest player. He looked a bit timid, but knows very well what he wants. "Heerenveen is a good club. For me it's good to be here. I want to score as much as possible." Read more »
After AS Roma, Amadou Diawara himself has now also found an agreement with Anderlecht for a transfer. This is what Nicolo Schira reports. According to the Italian journalist, Anderlecht will pay 3 million euros to AS Roma and the Romans will receive 50 percent on a resale. Read more »
Nice have opened new talks with Anderlecht about a transfer of Francis Amuzu. The southern French club will see two wingers leave in the short term. According to journalist Sacha Tavolieri, this makes them want to push for Amuzu again. Read more »
Italian transfer journalist Nicolo Schira reports that Anderlecht and AS Roma have reached an agreement on a final transfer of Amadou Diawara. Purple-White must now reach an agreement with the player himself. Read more »
Anderlecht would have an eye on not only Amadou Diawara at AS Roma, but also Riccardo Calafiori. This is what the Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio reports. Calafiori is a 20-year-old left back who can also play higher Read more »
After the euphoria of Thursday, Anderlecht has both feet on the ground again. Coach Felice Mazzu saw that what his team put on the mag against Union was not good. "We have to think carefully about the first half and analyze what went wrong. It lacked intensity in the duels, concentration and support towards each other." Read more »
Lior Refaelov started on the bench after the tough European match, but at halftime he was brought in. However, he failed to get another point out of the game. "I don't want to look for excuses. We lacked aggressiveness, especially in the first half." Read more »
Zeno Debast acknowledged after the game against Union that Anderlecht didn't play a very good match. Although, according to the defender, there was more in it. "If we managed to make it 2-2, that would have given us a boost for more," he said. Read more »
Felice Mazzu is also satisfied with Anderlech's European draw. "They are not the longest journeys by plane, so that is a good thing for recuperation and to counteract fatigue in an intensive period," the coach said. Read more »
In a first reaction Anderlecht CEO Peter Verbeke shows himself satisfied with the draw for the pools of the Conference League. "They are all beautiful opponents. We are looking forward to it and we can have healthy ambitions", he said. Read more »
Felice Mazzu has reached his first goal at Anderlecht: the group stage of the Conference League. "This is what the club had been waiting for a long time," he told us after the game. "The players felt the pressure. We were almost obliged to qualify. Mentally it was difficult". Read more »
Noah Sadiki converted his penalty kick yesterday. For the still only 17-year-old youngster, it seemed like business as usual. He was also his cool self afterwards in front of the Sporza microphone. "Now I'm just going to sleep. Tomorrow I'll look at that penalty again", he said yesterday. Read more »
With some crucial saves, Hendrik Van Crombrugge had a big part in the qualification for the group stage of the Conference League in his hundredth match. "I am very happy," he told Sporza afterwards. "It was a beautiful European evening. Everything was in it." Read more »
