Luka Elsner appeared at a press conference to preface Mechelen‘s visit to Sclessin (Sunday 30 January, 6.30 p.m.). The Franco-Slovenian must obtain a result against KaVé to confirm Standard’s return to form (victory at Eupen 0-2 during the week). “We have to be ambitious, but we have to be 100% focused on this event, which is the match against Mechelen. The force that is starting to appear in this group must focus on this match, we must not not that we skip the stages. What we need is consistency in the values that we want to carry in our matches.
The coach still sees areas for improvement for the rest of this second round. “I want us to play better on placed attack. I would like us to be able to control possession to turn the game around at times. Maybe the victory against Eupen can give us more calm on the ball. The comeback of Selim Amallah can do us good in the future, but I expect more from Bope Bokadi and of Nicolas Raskin on that aspect of the game.”
