There is only one player who is still active with RSC Anderlecht in the selection of the Red Devils, Yari Verschaeren. But of the entire selection, there are remarkably many who received their training at Neerpede. A proud Vincent Kompany lets us know "that there are still more to come". Read more »
Hein Vanhaezebrouck looks his former employer in the eye on Sunday, no doubt he is keen on winning. When he looks back on his time there, he should have left sooner, although he has no regrets at all about his time with purple and white. Read more »
Bogdan Mykhaylichenko recently received a standing ovation at the Lotto Park, it pleased him, but meanwhile the war in his home country rages on and the uncertainty is greater than ever. Read more »
Majeed Ashimeru leaves no doubt, he is happy in Brussels and at RSC Anderlecht: "I love this club, man". He has had a few difficult months but now shines like always and he immediately promises that the best is yet to come. Read more »
Joshua Zirkzee was the guest at Extra Time last night. He looked ahead to the next three games, about what comes after this season, the Dutchman was silent. On Easter Monday the final of the Belgian Cup follows, but first the next three games. Read more »
Vincent Kompany chose Marco Kana to replace the suspended Wesley Hoedt. After 55 minutes he was forced off with cramps and Killian Sardella came in. At his press conference, Kompany was very happy with the two young defenders. Read more »
With his thirteenth goal of the season, his first in six games, Joshua Zirkzee put Anderlecht on the road to victory against Antwerp. "We actually should have scored more", the Dutchman thought. "We will work on that this week". Read more »
Majeed Ashimeru might be the man in form at Anderlecht at the moment. Once again, he was one of the standouts and with a subtle assist, he led the 1-0. "This might have been my best match for Anderlecht", the Ghanaian said afterwards. Read more »
No goal for substitute Benito Raman today, but he didn't mind. Anderlecht won, that's what counts. "This is an important win. When we win games like this, we are definitely on the right track," Raman told in front of the Eleven-microphone afterwards. Read more »
Vincent Kompany did not want to confirm it, but the chance is real that Killian Sardella will replace the suspended Wesley Hoedt on Sunday. The Anderlecht coach already expressed his confidence in the 19-year old defender. "He is still young and we want to bring him on in the right way, but he has already shown at a young age that he could have a great career ahead of him."
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In the podcast Eleven Inside, referee Erik Lambrechts gives a word of explanation about the two yellow cards he showed Vincent Kompany against OHL. It was not what Kompany said that was the problem, but the way he ranted. "A respectful communication must be the basis," he said. Read more »
At the end of last month, Alexis Saelemaekers spoke the same words as Jérémy Doku does now: "Anderlecht remains the team of my heart". It's something that stays with many ex-(youth) players of RSC Anderlecht. So also with Doku who follows almost every match. Read more »
Due to Vincent Kompany's suspension, T2 Willem Weijs was not only allowed to coach the game, but he also had to take care of the post-match press conference. The Dutchman acknowledged that the game was poor before half-time. "On the ball it was very viscous, very slow," he said. Read more »
Christian Kouamé put RSC Anderlecht fully on track for the cup final shortly after half-time by putting the 3-1 on the board. The Ivorian is looking forward to the final but now wants to focus on the next five games and the Champions' Play-offs. Read more »
Shortly after half-time, Prevljak was going to repeat his trick of scoring immediately after an Anderlecht goal, but a strong Hendrik Van Crombrugge prevented it. An important save that led to an important victory. Read more »
Wesley Hoedt sees what went wrong in the draw at Den Dreef, the unfinished chances, that really has to improve. The defender was also in with the supporter who had to be reanimated in the stands: "I hope the person in question is OK. Read more »
On the final day of the winter mercato 2020, Alexis Saelemaekers exchanged RSC Anderlecht for AC Milan. A departure in a minor way and Saelemaekers would have preferred it to be different, especially for the supporters. The right winger is happy in Italy but RSC Anderlecht remains in his heart. Read more »
Zeno Debast had little to no trouble with Golden Boot Paul Onuachu, though that is a credit to the entire team according to the young defender. He is grateful for the confidence he is getting and wants to show that by keeping his feet on the ground. Read more »
Yari Verschaeren wanted to show off in his first game as number 10 against Genk. He lived up to that number and led his team to victory from the left, a position that suits him, he says. Read more »
Vincent Kompany calls the choice of Yari Verschaeren as new number ten a logical and well deserved evolution. An evolution he wants to work towards with all his youth players. Starting at the bottom of the ladder to grow through to the first team. Read more »
From now on, Yari Verschaeren shows off his number ten, he received the first copy from teammate and friend, Hannes Delcroix. That the number brings extra pressure is not the case for Verschaeren, although he realizes what the number means at RSC Anderlecht. Read more »
Kristoffer Olsson is injured so Majeed Ashimeru started again last Sunday and he was more than happy to do so. He admits that he has been depressed in recent months, so much so that he even canceled the Africa Cup.
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Adrien Trebel had his debut with Lausanne. They lost the match but the Frenchman did get good reviews. After the match, he spoke to Swiss media about his passage at RSC Anderlecht.
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Two nice goals and many more chances: Joshua Zirkzee was omnipresent again on Sunday. His bicycle kick on the second goal in particular will be watched a lot in the coming hours. "I had a bit of back pain afterwards, but the most important thing is that it was a goal", the striker laughed after the match. Read more »
Due to Wesley Hoedt's suspension, Zeno Debast celebrated his debut as a starting player for Anderlecht yesterday. The 18-year old defender played an excellent game, although he was not entirely blameless when the Eupen goal was scored. "But then it's important to keep your head up," he said afterwards.
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If it was up to Anderlecht, Smail Prevljak would be playing in the purple and white shirt tonight and not in the one of Eupen. The striker tells that in Het Nieuwsblad. "It's true that there was interest," says the Bosnian. "I even spoke with some people from Anderlecht, but the clubs didn't find an agreement."
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