This is one of the advantages of the Kerhweg, especially behind closed doors: you hear everything that is said. And for 90 minutes, Luka Elsner was more often angry than satisfied. “I was heard screaming a lot because we were giving the ball back to the opponent too quickly. We should have controlled certain moments better. We suffered. But this victory was a continuation of the mentality of the matches in Anderlecht and against Brugge.”
Very effective when it projects in retraining, which has been worked on a lot lately, Standard must now be dangerous on posed attacks. “Everything in its time”, retorts Elsner. “We are solid behind, we concede little and we are converting well. These are positive elements. Now we want more control.”
From Sunday against Mechelen. “We will be forced to put on the overalls. We are only at the beginning of our ascent towards a positive dynamic.”
Satisfied with the contribution of newcomers Dewaele, Cafaro and Emond (“They have an immediate impact”), Elsner also came to the defense of Dönnum. “He didn’t touch many balls and that took him out of his game. But there is questioning. He will regain his form and his importance.”
