Vercauteren disappointed in substitutes

INTERVIEWS Offensively things were not going well for Anderlecht in Eupen, but Frank Vercauteren only made one substitution. Only Francis Amuzu got his chance. Boys like Michel Vlap, Peter Zulj and Isaac Kiese Thelin remained glued to the bench. "It is important to me that players show themselves at training," Vercauteren said afterwards.
 


"If you change, you have to be convinced that the substitutes are better. If that is not the case, then you don't change. It was also important to keep control. In the second half you sometimes saw the danger we were in." , Vercauteren told at his press conference after the game.

According to Vercauteren, you always make the decision whether you want to take more or fewer risks with a substitution. "You don't want to make things worse. You can change more, but you think about the consequences that can have in a positive or negative sense."

"This week I also saw who was present at training. And I don't mean physically present. It remains important to me that players show themselves at training. Some players have to use the training to put themselves in the spotlight, to make the coach change his mind. "