Pareja: "Replacing Kompany is a challenge"

WEDNESDAY, 23 AUGUST 2006, 19:10 - Alientje
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After Anderlecht got 3 goals against at Westerlo, a lot of criticism was given on the defence. The Argentinean, Nicolas Pareja has to be Anderlecht's rescuer. But under all this pressure, he remains calm.

"Our defence isn't as weak as everyone claims," says Pareja. "Between defenders, you don't have one leader, everyone has to cooperate. Pareja has the difficult task to replace Vincent Kompany. "I know Vincent's qualities. Replacing him is a challenge, but I've got my own style," he reacts.

"In Belgium, defenders have to do it different than in Argentina. They expect you to be strong with the head. In Argentina it's more one to one defence.

Nicolas Pareja had a difficult beginning at Anderlecht. He immediatly had to recover from an injury. "That wasn't positive for my integration, and everything was new here: the language, the culture, the people, ...," he continues. "But now I'm getting used to it, I feel a lot better," Pareja concludes.




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