“We worked well. During the first week, we gave a little more recovery to those who had played a lot, with adapted training, while the others received playing time during the friendly against Dender (Editor’s note: won 3-1). Then, in the second week, everyone found themselves in the same scenario with another friendly against FC Liège (Editor’s note: 7-1 victory). Of course, given the absences of the internationals it is more complicated to work on the connections between players, but we were able to move forward on certain details line by line.”
gull Anouar Ait El Hadj is on the right path.
Some players who were withdrawn before this break should come back into play. Like Ait El Hadj. “Anouar has worked very well over the last two weeks and is on the path we want to see him on. He played two good friendlies and worked hard in training. Everything we do is there to help the players and make them aware of the fact that sometimes certain things need to be adjusted. But he reacted well.”
Sofiane Boufal, transferred later and after less intense preparation, continued his upgrade. “He was in a bit of trouble last month because he was in full preparation. But he has worked well these last two weeks and is very receptive; very ‘coachable’ if I may say so, despite his great career. It is important for the Union that the players have this approach, regardless of their name. Now, when he gets the chance to play, it will be up to him to show that everything is going in that direction.”
Victories required
And help the team score to get those victories which are lacking at the start of the season, since the Union has only won three matches out of the fourteen played, in all competitions. T1 knows it: we have to win now, even if Ghent then Midtjylland will not be gifts. “We will have to add the points in the manner; this is the next step. We are in the peloton, with others, not forgetting that we have played fewer home matches (Editor’s note: four in ten championship days). But these three points that we are missing mean that we do not speak in the same way. Of course, we would like to be a little higher. But we have to stop thinking about what we deserved to have. It’s in the past. Now we have to focus on what we need to achieve. I hope that we will always be attractive with the ball, but I also know that we will have to be profitable in terms of points” In order not to let the competition widen a gap which is, for the moment, only three points with the podium.
