Jupiler Pro LeagueRitchie De Laet does not talk about ‘Antwerp’ or ‘the club’. Too distant. He talks about ‘us’ and ‘we’. Thinks like a player, supporter and board member at the same time. With the big goal: “Competing for the title.”
The EC is consumed. The Belgian league starts on July 23. Your newspaper kicks off the new football season. With an analysis of our journalists every day about the key question that concerns the supporter. And an interview with a seasoning who will provide salt and pepper. Today: Antwerp.
It is a bit of a shock in the elevator to the second floor of the Bosuil. Ritchie De Laet has white hair. At the request of his daughters. “Everyone has had a laugh. Good daddy, huh?”, he grins.
De Laet talks about his summer. How he enjoyed his short-lived role as a European Championship analyst. That Eric Van Looy visited him at home for a test for ‘The Smartest Man in the World’. But it is noticeable that his eyes really start to sparkle when it comes to his great love. Antwerp. So don’t expect anecdotes below about a passer-by like Didier Lamkel Zé (“I don’t want to spend any more energy on it”). De Laet prefers to talk about what is really important. The future.
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