What a moment to score your first goal for Anderlecht! With an alert reaction, Killian Sardella gave Anderlecht the three points against Antwerp. "Scoring for 20,000 supporters in the first game of the playoffs: that's magical!" he gloated afterwards. Read more »
After Anderlecht - Antwerp, Owen Wijndal's red card was obviously the topic of conversation par excellence. Toby Alderweireld did not think it was a red, coach Mark van Bommel thought it was especially not smart of Wijndal. Read more »
In the interview in Het Laatste Nieuws, Jan Vertonghen also reflected on his first months at Anderlecht. He noted that Felice Mazzu's system did not work here. "The appointment of Jesper Fredberg and Brian Riemer had an incredible impact," the defender said. Read more »
Will he continue or stop? Just before the international break, Jan Vertonghen sat down with Jesper Fredberg to talk about his future. In Het Laatste Nieuws today, he tells the same thing he said to his boss. "The main question for me is: can I give Anderlecht the player I want to be myself and that Anderlecht deserves?" Read more »
Zeno Debast was on the field with the Red Devils for 85 minutes yesterday. As he did at RSC Anderlecht, he played with Jan Vertonghen next to him, which immediately gave Debast a confidence boost. Read more »
Will Jan Vertonghen sign on or hang up his shoes? While the ball is not in the church, this will undoubtedly be one of the most discussed topics around Anderlecht in the coming weeks. "Jan is still fresh and hungry," Anderlecht CEO Jesper Fredberg sounds optimistic. Read more »
Anders Dreyer is having a top season. So a transfer next summer is not unrealistic. Currently he is staying with the Danish national team and there he spoke to the press yesterday. "Whether a top five competition is a goal to get more playing minutes with the national team? 100 percent yes." Read more »
In a week and a half, the Champions' Playoffs will start with Anderlecht as the big hunter of leader Union. During the presentation of the calendar, Jesper Fredberg told us that he is aiming for the very highest. "Our main goal is European soccer, but we are hungry and want to achieve everything we can," he said. Read more »
After the defeat against Kortrijk, coach Brian Riemer took the blame. He adjusted his eleven and it did not work out as hoped. "I don't want to point fingers at the players," the coach said. "I made the choice, so I'm at fault." Read more »
In the Referee Department's weekly discussion, Frank De Bleeckere declared that it was indeed not a penalty kick error on Jan Vertonghen. "On the footage from behind the goal you can see that the RWDM defender tapped the ball," he said. Read more »
Anderlecht took an early lead against RWDM after a rehearsed number after a corner kick. That is no coincidence. With Yannick Euvrard, purple-white has had a coach since this season who works specifically on stationary phases. Read more »
Anderlecht recorded its sixth victory in a row against RWDM on Saturday. Purple and white seem ready for the playoffs and Brian Riemer is aiming high. "We have to win the last game," he refers to next weekend's game. "Those three points are very important. I want to narrow the gap with Union and get ahead of the rest." Read more »
Luis Vazquez became Europe's best substitute this weekend, scoring seven goals (six goals and one assist) when he filled in. Only one player in the Dutch league has scored more goals than him. Read more »
In this week's third episode of RSCA Podcast, Kasper Schmeichel speaks. Among other things, he talks about the experience the team has. And he's not just talking about the ancients, but also young guys like Debast, Leoni and Stroeykens. "They don't shy away from taking responsibility," he said. Read more »
Mario Stroeykens played another strong game. With his fourth goal of the season, he provided the 2-1 yesterday. Yet he too saw that purple-white underperformed before halftime. Read more »
Pär Zetterberg kicked off Charleroi - Anderlecht on Sunday, but we won't have to expect the Swede at Lotto Park anytime soon. "The club has already asked several times, but it's not the right time yet. The scar hasn't healed yet," he refers to his dismissal in 2020. Read more »
After ten games without a goal (eight in league, two in the Cup), Kasper Dolberg found his way to goal again against Charleroi. "For me it was very important to score again," he told afterwards. "Attackers need goals to feel good." Read more »
With two assists, Thorgan Hazard put Anderlecht on the right track against Charleroi on Sunday. However, the striker realized that purple and white did not play their best game. "I don't know how we were able to get to 0-2. We scored from our only two dangerous actions." Read more »
Mats Rits was also asked about the disallowed goal after the game against Gent. "I watched the phase back. Should I be in the Genste camp, I wouldn't consider this an error either," the midfielder said. However, Rits sees a resemblance to the penalty that Anderlecht was whistled against on Thursday in Mechelen. Read more »
After the match between Anderlecht and Gent, Gent coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck framed the debate on Julien De Sart's disallowed goal. Kristian Arnstad and Ismael Kandouss, victim and perpetrator of the foul at the phase in question, both gave their accounts of the facts afterwards. Read more »
The idea of the Super League is still alive among several top European clubs. In an interview, Barcelona president Joan Laporta named several clubs that he believes are "ready to enter a Super League right away." One of the names he mentioned was that of Anderlecht. Read more »
With Federico Gattoni, Anderlecht has secured its defensive reinforcement. "We had been looking for a while for a defender who can strengthen us in the spring, Federico fits that profile well," CEO Sports Jesper Fredberg told us. Gattoni himself is also looking forward to his Belgian adventure. Read more »
In a video on Instagram, Nail Moutha commented on his first professional contract with Anderlecht. "I am immensely proud to wear this shirt even longer," said the youth product, who signed today until 2026. "I have been wearing it for 12 years and I am very proud to continue with this club." Read more »
Due to the absence of Jan Vertonghen, it is now up to Zeno Debast to lead the Anderlecht defense. A role that suits him well, as was evident during the friendly game against Al Ahli last week. "This is good for his development," thinks coach Brian Riemer. Read more »
There is a good chance that Thorgan Hazard will be in Anderlecht's starting lineup tomorrow for the first time since Nov. 12. "Thorgan is fully fit, he only lacks match rhythm," Brian Riemer told us. According to Riemer, Hazard can't handle a whole match yet, but he doesn't mind. "He is one of our players who runs the most," he said. Read more »
Theo Leoni, Amando Lapage and Ludwig Augustisson: those are the three players Brian Riemer is thinking of to take post at center back tomorrow alongside Zeno Debast. Leoni seems to have the best papers, but isn't he a bit frail? "Theo is one of the players with the greatest soccer intelligence we have," Riemer said. Read more »
Maxime Dupé gets to play another game tomorrow against Union. The Frenchman is bored with his role as a substitute. Coach Brian Riemer told this afternoon that Anderlecht won't keep him at n price if he doesn't want to. "We always listen to our players, especially if the situation is different from what they hoped for," Riemer said. Read more »
