After the game against Eupen, Frank Vercauteren spoke to the press. He talked about the choices for Edo Kayembe and Adrien Trebel and the injury of Nacer Chadli. He saw positive and negative aspects of the game. "We played more constant football, but it was not enough offensively. Read more »
Hendrik Van Crombrugge played an enormous game in his Eupen. Fortunately, because that way Anderlecht could take home one more point. The absence of Nacer Chadli was felt, the goalkeeper said. "Although a club like Anderlecht should be able to deal with this." Read more »
For the first time since his resignation, Fred Rutten looks back on his time at Anderlecht. The Dutchman was surprised by a lot of things, but he does think he has achieved his goals. "I had one assignment: to get Play-Off 1. The quality for more was not there. And indeed: our football was not Anderlecht-worthy." Read more »
Frank Vercauteren made his debut in the Lotto Park with a win. The coach is also happy with the appreciation and enthusiasm of the supporters, but also realizes that there is still a lot of work to be done. In any case, he will not let himself be caught by the ranking of Eupen and will not underestimate them. Read more »
Anthony Vanden Borre turns 32 today. In the meantime, he continues training with the U21 of RSC Anderlecht to get back to the required level. Frank Vercauteren was asked today about his condition and whether Vanden Borre can be expected quickly in the selection. Read more »
As expected, Vincent Kompany is not yet fit for tomorrow's game against Eupen. RSC Anderlecht is leaving for seclusion, with Kompany, in that way it wants to bridge a part of the long journey. "Kompany is part of the team," said Frank Vercauteren. Read more »
Hendrik Van Crombrugge exchanged KAS Eupen for RSC Anderlecht during the summer mercato. His expectations were high when he signed: no more conceiving lots of goals, winning three times a month. But that turned out completely differently. Nevertheless, he is positive for the future. Read more »
François Kompany, brother of Vincent Kompany, is currently without a club. He tried to get himself a test at RSC Anderlecht, but Vincent put a stop to that. "I moved heaven and earth to test, but Vincent refused," said François Kompany. Read more »
What a day for Marco Kana. Philippe Sandler's illness allowed the 17-year-old to start for the first time and after ten minutes he headed his first goal against the ropes. "It's really incredible," he laughed afterwards. Read more »
Nacer Chadli has turned out to be an indispensable pawn since coming to Anderlecht. He is a leader on the field and has a foot in six of the seven goals that Anderlecht have scored since his transfer. "Nacer feels good and important at Anderlecht," says his sister in Het Nieuwsblad. 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 »
Albert Sambi Lokonga is close to a contract extension, he says in Het Laatste Nieuws. He also emphasizes that his brother Paul-José Mpoku is not his agent, Stijn Francis takes on that task. He is also convinced that RSC Anderlecht will be fine. Read more »
Miro Jaganjac is by no means satisfied with the missed transfer of his player Isaac Kiese Thelin to Copenhagen. With few words, Jaganjac makes it clear that Anderlecht is being poorly led: "Just look at their position in the ranking." Read more »
It was a remarkable passage in the article about Albert Sambi Lokonga's contract extension: his brother and Standard player Paul-José Mpoku would sit around the table as his agent, wrote Het Laatste Nieuws. Stijn Francis, the real agent of Sambi Lokonga, clarifies the facts. 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.
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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 »
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 »
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 »
At the beginning of September Yari Verschaeren received his first selection with the Red Devils. He was also allowed to immediately play against Scotland. And there was a lot to do because he kept Hans Vanaken on the bench. National coach Roberto Martinez explains his choice. 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 »
Ivan Santini went to Jiangsu Suning in China in the summer. He is still following RSC Anderlecht and also believes in Vincent Kompany's project: "I am not angry, they had to sell me because the club needed money." Although the club mainly needs stability according to the Croat. Read more »
Frank Vercauteren immediately put the finishing touches on the trainers issue: he is the head coach and takes the final decisions. But he also made a few things clear to the press. He also wanted to thank the supporters for their positive reactions in recent days. Read more »
The summer mercato is just behind us, but the winter mercato is already coming. He did not yet want to say whether Frank Vercauteren has certain wishes for that mercato. He first wants to take the time to teach the boys who are there and to give them confidence.
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Frank Vercauteren immediately made one thing clear, he is the coach and takes the final decision. He has faith in the process and wants to go along with it, but he mainly wants to take points. If you have to do that with a little less beautiful football, then you should. 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 »
Anderlecht defended themselves this afternoon in front of the license committee in the Vincent Kompany case. It argued that Simon Davies is / was the trainer. "Kompany is a coach in the sense of inspirator and supervisor," it sounded. The ruling will follow next Tuesday. 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 »
Michaël Ruysseveldt died last Friday at the age of 68 in the OLV in Aalst. Ruysseveldt was employed by bus company Rantour and for 15 years he was the regular bus driver of RSC Anderlecht. "Michaël was a true professional who was available day and night," said former Anderlecht-manager Michel Verschueren. Read more »
Yari Verschaeren has been called up again for the Red Devils. An extra incentive to start the game on Friday. And that worked, because Verschaeren scored the opening goal, something the Red Devil is very happy with. Read more »
