Press moment: Surgery for Trebel

WEDNESDAY, 30 OCTOBER 2019, 12:48 - lajoya
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OTHER At the press conference for tomorrow's game against AA Ghent, Frank Vercauteren said that Trebel must undergo knee surgery. The Frenchman, who has only recently started to play regularly, would be out of action for a month with the necessary optimism. Vercauteren also came back to the game against Eupen and of course looked ahead to tomorrow.


The injuries

Trebel may therefore be added to the (long) list of injured players. Vercauteren hopes that the Frenchman will be back after the next international break (mid-November). Kompany, Sandler and Chadli are also out for Ghent. Bakkali, Dimata, Nasri, Sowah, Najar and Gerkens are not known.

Regarding the countless injuries Vercauteren said that everyone within the club is looking for solutions and causes. There is not a single culprit, but rather a process of all kinds of circumstances. For example, there are players who are susceptible to injury or other players who have played little in recent years. He took the example of Robben, who was often injured and had the best medical support at all his clubs. Everyone just has to do their best and see what is possible and what is not possible. Solutions are being sought among the available players and Vercauteren does not want to see this as an excuse for Anderlecht, since injuries are part of football.

It is not really known how long Kompany will be out. There is of course a hurry behind his return, but certainly not so that Kompany must force himself. "He knows his body best, but he must be 100% to play," said Vercauteren.

About Eupen

Vercauteren then started by saying that he was not completely dissatisfied after Eupen. He was also not completely satisfied, but he thought the match was better in some aspects than the one against STVV, even though it was less noticeable. Moments like when Eupen got some (big) chances, Vercauteren wants to definitely avoid in the future.

The coach currently finds Kayembe the best defensive midfielder who can help balance the team. The balance was less against St-Truiden because the package of defensive tasks was sometimes not carried out as well. Vercauteren thought that the free people against Eupen were found, but that too little was brought offensively.

After the match against Eupen, Vercauteren said that he did not bring some players because they had shown too little during training. He thinks that that message has arrived. Vercauteren believes that Anderlecht should always play with the knife between their teeth and that no moment of less motivation or concentration should take place, either during training or during the match.

About Ghent

The coach finds neither the busy agenda of Ghent nor their more offensive playing style an advantage. He knows his qualities and knows that Anderlecht will have to be wary. About Vadis, who was unable to break through at Anderlecht as a youth player under Vercauteren, Vercauteren said that he was not good enough at the time and that there were very good players in his position at the time.

Finally, Vercauteren repeated that he did not come to Anderlecht to change everything, but to add things.



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