RSC Anderlecht had to wait to qualify for play-off until the penultimate day of the regular season. Coach Fred Rutten thinks it is funny that they are now named as title candidate, although on the other hand it is also a nice compliment.
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Every home game you notice more and more empty seats in the stadium, an evolution that Michaël Verschueren wants to reverse. He wants to get the supporters back to the stadium and that requires results: "We are now experiencing our worst season in 75 years." Read more »
Michaël Verschueren and Frank Arnesen are already in full preparation for the summer mercato. One of the tasks that awaits them is to slim down the players' core: “At the end of the month, a player will know if he should leave. Although good play-offs can still make the decision turn around ”. Read more »
In Sport / Footballmagazine, Michaël Verschueren does not avoid a single question. Also not about the acquisition of Marc Coucke. It is whispered that Coucke got a little push from Verschueren, but there is nothing to it. Read more »
Dieumerci Mbokani is currently out with an injury at Antwerp. Last summer the Congolese wanted to come back to RSC Anderlecht, but Anderlecht thanked. Michaël Verschueren admits that if he had already been the sporting director, Mbokani would be playing in the Anderlecht shirt. Read more »
James Lawrence has been with Wales in recent days for Euro qualification. The defender is happy with Anderlecht but hopes to return to the Premier League someday. Read more »
Most supporters don't like to read it, but sporting director Michaël Verschueren expects a quiet transfer summer. Perhaps the board is going for targeted reinforcements and not just purchases like last summer. Read more »
Thomas Didillon receives a few questions in Het Nieuwsblad. One is about Ognjen Vranjes and the goalkeeper defends his teammate: "Ogni is not a bad boy." Read more »
The Red Devils have started their qualification campaign for the European Championship well with 6 points out of 6. Roberto Martinez had to do without some fixed values. For the midfield, he counted on Youri Tielemans and Leander Dendoncker this time. Read more »
Yari Verschaeren is currently staying with the national U19, but Johan Walem, national coach of the national U21, is also watching him. In the meantime, negotiations on a contract extension at RSC Anderlecht are continuing. According to Michaël Verschueren "it is going in the right direction". Read more »
Yari Verschaeren, still only 17, but still he carries the team and runs a lot every game. So we have to hope that the young midfielder stays fit, although Fred Rutten is not immediately afraid of that: "He picks up the intensity well". Read more »
Alexis Saelemaekers is more on the bench than he would like. Under Hein Vanhaezebrouck he was a fixed value, now he is a sporadic substitute. Dennis Appiah advises the young defender and says he shouldn't despair yet. Read more »
Fred Rutten saw a good first half of his team. It should have been 0-2 at the break, according to the Dutchman. In any case, this victory gives confidence for the play-offs, although there is still some work to be done. Read more »
Michael Verscheuren dropped last week that if RSC Anderlecht keeps this elan, Fred Rutten doesn't have to worry about his future. What does the coach think about this himself? He would rather not comment on it, "because I am not important," says Rutten, "Anderlecht is the most important right now, not me." Read more »
Originally a training session was scheduled for Tuesday morning. Fred Rutten decided to turn it into a team activity and went bowling with the whole group. Good for the group feeling, the coach added. Read more »
Last week there was a discussion between the coach and Pär Zetterberg. What is the relationship between the two men now? Fred Rutten puts the whole pile of things into perspective and says that everything is over as mature people among each other. Read more »
Hugo Broos promised the players of KV Ostend one week of vacation if they grab a point against RSC Anderlecht. Fred Rutten sees this reward as a positive fact, meaning that Anderlecht are now somewhere again. Read more »
If everything goes smoothly, Yari Verschaeren will soon sign an extended and improved commitment with Anderlecht. His entourage and the club are already talking about a new contract. "There is progress and it is going in the right direction", says Verschaeren. Read more »
On Sunday Antonio Milic was had been chosen above Elias Cobbaut who took a seat in the grandstand. Only Milic is not really good with the supporters and they showed that when he replaced Ivan Obradovic. The Serbian now stands up for Milic.
Read more »Fred Rutten was satisfied with the first half of his team. But he also immediately emphasizes that there are still working points for the future. For example, they still have to learn to extend the first half to the second half.
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Sven Kums gave his team the victory with two goals, one with a shot from outside the sixteen and one with a free kick. Kums admits that he works a lot on those phases with Pär Zetterberg. Fred Rutten on the other hand was not very satisfied with the Swede.
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Yannick Bolasie has been called up again for a long time for the national team of Congo. And for that he is very grateful to RSC Anderlecht because it is thanks to them that he is international again.
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Pieter Gerkens is in the team again. He has been commissioned by coach Fred Rutten: he has to make room for Verschaeren. Something he also did well in the first half. Now it's looking forward to the ten finals in play-off 1. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht are sure of play-off 1. The first assignment of coachFred Rutten has therefore been successful. On to the next and that is bringing in European football. And afterwards? If the coach continues on this impulse, his position is not being discussed according to Michael Verschueren. Read more »
Yannick Bolasie may already be called the most successful winter transfer in recent years. The Congolese contributes more every week and also continues to believe in the title chances of RSC Anderlecht. Read more »
Ivan Obradovic disappeared to the second team earlier this season. After the arrival of Fred Rutten he got a new chance and took it with both hands. The gentlemen who referred him to the second team are no longer there, Obradovic is: "How they treated me, they got it back as a boomerang." Read more »
Yesterday it became known that RSC Anderlecht made a capital increase of 4.5 million euros. But according to Michel Verschueren that amount is higher, much higher even he let us know on twitter. Read more »
Johan Walem, head coach of the national U21, is not worried about Landry Dimata. Normally, Dimata must become the attack leader at the upcoming European Championship, if he gets fit of course. Read more »
