The Lion of Rekem made a remarkable appearance in Standard training this week, at the request of the new coach of the Rouches.
A visit immortalized by Standard TV cameras. The opportunity to understand how much the new Standard coach respects Eric Gerets. “He is someone who marked French football a lot (…), I know he was an emblematic player of Standard and I remember those years at PSV, he was a modern side. is a character and when Eric Deflandre told me that he knew him I said that I would like to invite him. ”
Invitation quickly accepted by the old side of Standard. “He did a very good job in Spain and France and it was a pleasure to meet him”, explains Eric Gerets.
A meeting that obviously visibly delighted the two men and Philippe Montanier was able to ask the former Devil a question that has been burning his lips for a few years. “I always wondered why he did not stay in Marseille, that was the big question at the time. He explained to me and I understand much better and he was right.”
