Bram Nuytinck is still hopeful after the 3-1 defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk. "Everything is still possible", he claims. "We were able to create many chances here, we can do that in the second leg as well." Read more »
Shakhtar Donetsk coach Mircea Lucescu had a successful evening yesterday. "We had a tough evening, but this is a good result." Especially the first half of Donetsk was impressive. Read more »
Steven Defour hit the ball wrong and caused the first goal. "I made a mistake", the midfielder said. "I wanted to pass the ball on to Deschacht but I totally hit it wrong." Read more »
Kara Mbodj caused the second goal, but he did not want to take the responsibility. "Stop looking at Okaka and myself!" Afterwards, he did admit that "everyone makes mistakes". Read more »
Anderlecht are playing a very poor season and also Eddy Merckx, one of the biggest fans of the Mauves, admits it hurts him to see how Anderlecht are playing. "I am still watching all their matches, but they are really disappointing me", the former cyclist reacts. Read more »
Two weeks ago, chairman Roger Vanden Stock left the stadium during the match Olympiakos - Anderlecht as he did not agree with the referee. Thirty years ago, he did exactly the same against FC Liège. Read more »
What do they think at Anderlecht of Jorn Vancamp? Is he ready to join the first team? Jean Kindermans, head of the Youth department at Anderlecht, gives his opinion. Read more »
Nicolas Frutos praised Jorn Vancamp after his great performance against FC Barcelona. "He is better than me at that age", he stated. However, Vancamp stays with his both feet on the ground and wants to keep working hard. Read more »
How strong is Shakhtar Donetsk? Nobody knows it better at Anderlecht than Oleg Iachtchouk. "In the past Shakhtar were even able to win against Real Madrid, but that time is over now", Iachtchouk claims. Read more »
Anderlecht trained for the last time in the Lviv Arena this evening, before that training session coach Besnik Hasi gave a press conference to give his view on tomorrow's match between Shakhtar Donetsk and RSC Anderlecht in the UEFA Europe League. Read more »
Steven Defour assisted coach Besnik Hasi at the usual press conference one day before the match. There came many questions about the poor performance against Waasland-Beveren and Mouscron-Péruwelz, but Defour failed to give real answers. Read more »
There did not come a real reaction on our open letter, but who can read between the lines can notice that the trust in Besnik Hasi as a coach cannot last forever. "The next two matches will be very important", manager Van Holsbeeck reacted. Read more »
Jorn Vancamp and Antoine Bernier are still enjoying their victory against FC Barcelona in the Youth League. Both players scored a goal and ensured the qualification for the Final Four in Nyon, Switzerland. Read more »
Also manager Herman Van Holsbeeck could not answer to the question why Anderlecht are not able to put any consistency in their performance. He does understand Anderlecht are on the verge of a crisis. "Everyone should show know that they are worth to play for this team", he reacted. Read more »
The Anderlecht players and staff are heading for Ukraine today. Chairman Roger Vanden Stock gave his opinion about the current crisis at Anderlecht. "Hasi should make the difference for us. Why wouldn't he be able to do that?" Read more »
Oleg Iachtchouk is Nicolas Frutos' assistant in matches of the UEFA Youth League. He is also head coach of the Anderlecht U13, two functions that he is enjoying a lot. Read more »
Ilombé Mboyo used to be one of the biggest talents in Belgium, but the last couple of seasons he is completely off the radar. He has not played at FC Sion yet and realizes he choose the wrong team back in 2013. Read more »
Dennis Praet presented his new collection DJYCODE yesterday, but also took the time to talk about the crisis at Anderlecht. "Our coach is not the one to blame", the midfielder explained. Read more »
Filip Djuricic started off impressively at Anderlecht, but it seems like he cannot keep up this level the last few weeks. "Filip is exhausted and needs soms rest", his father Dusan Djuricic explains. Read more »
Nicolas Frutos was full of joy after the important victory against FC Barcelona and saw that his players made an excellent performance. However, he does not agree with the red card Orel Mangala received and will check if Anderlecht cannot contest this card. Read more »
Many teams are interested in young goalie Mile Svilar, but the player knows exactly what he wants: succeed at Anderlecht. He is challenging FC Barcelona with the U19 tonight at 6 pm. Read more »
Anderlecht is counting on Orel Mangala's skills again for the important match against Barcelona. The midfielder is playing an excellent season and was one of the stars in the match against English side Arsenal. Read more »
Anderlecht U19 are challenging FC Barcelona tonight, and despite the fact that they are competing against one of the top teams in Europe, coach Nicolas Frutos believes in a positive outcome. Read more »
Steven Defour received his tenth yellow card against Mouscron, and as a result he is suspended for two matches. Defour and Hasi both believe the yellow card came too early for the midfielder, but referee Johan Verbist defends his yellow card. Read more »
Silvio Proto played a good match against Mouscron-Péruwelz but it could not prevent Anderlecht from suffering a 2-1 defeat. The goalkeeper also does not understand what goes wrong against the smaller teams but does admit things need to change. Read more »
Stéphane Badji was not supposed to start the match against Mouscron-Péruwelz but due to Leander Dendoncker's injury he appeared in the starting eleven. "This was a tough match and we should apologize to the fans", was his clear reaction. Read more »
