The one who has planted 43 goals in 140 appearances hopes to help his heart club to get out of this bad patch. Well in leg but silent in Anderlecht, the 30-year-old striker will find his favorite victim in Belgium this Sunday. “Club Brugge brings back good memories”, assures the Gaumais. And for good reason, Club Brugge is the formation he has faced the most (17 times) and against which he has scored the most goals, in all competitions (seven, six for Standard, one for Waasland-Beveren) including a hat-trick, in Sclessin, in the semi-final first leg of the Belgian Cup in 2018. It is also against the people of Bruges that Emond has distilled the most assists in Belgium (three). Like Gilles Dewaele a day before him, Renaud Emond insisted on one point. “Sclessin must once again become a place that scares opponents. That’s what made the beauty of the stadium with our supporters who were setting fires. It’s been a little more complicated since the Covid and that helps the other teams. But, even without them, our opponents must be afraid to come to Sclessin. This Sunday, against Bruges, we will have to be solid and believe in ourselves.”
