© Dick Demey
Genk –
Will Wouter Vrancken stick to his new 3-4-2-1? For the Genk coach, that is not the key question for the tricky trip to Antwerp. “Energy and enthusiasm always beat tactics,” he paraphrases Jurgen Klopp.
It is not the field occupancy per se, but the manner and drive with which players fill it in that is the deciding factor. Wouter Vrancken was very satisfied with the way his players took Union by the throat last week. “You noticed during training that they felt good in the new line-up, but you also have to be able to transfer that to a match. No one hesitated, everyone went full steam ahead. Zakaria El Ouahdi sprinted a total of more than a thousand meters against Union before half time. There are players in his position who barely achieve that in a full match.”
Vrancken wants to see his team continue with the same momentum. “Playing football boldly and freely. Full of confidence but with both feet on the ground. Antwerp is a top team with a lot of content and a strong coach. With eleven against eleven they were the better team against Anderlecht. We can only be successful if we are top ourselves.”
Cuesta is fit
Little changes in the competition compared to last week, only Bangoura is added to the selection. Cuesta, who had to be sidelined against Union with an ankle injury, trained on Thursday and Friday and is match fit. In addition to the suspended Bonsu Baah, Heynen, Nkuba and Ouattara remain absent with injuries. Just like Oyen and Sor, who are out for the rest of the season. They do not want to take any risks with captain Heynen (abdominal muscles), it remains to be seen whether he can make his return next week against Cercle.
De 22 namen: Vandevoordt, Van Crombrugge, Chambaere, El Ouahdi, Akpan, McKenzie, Cuesta, Sadick, Kongolo, Kayembe, Sobol, Galarza, Claes, Hrosovsky, El Khannouss, Bangoura, Ait El Hadj, Karetsas, Adedeji-Sternberg, Arokodare , Fadera, Zeqiri. (mg)