For his second game at the head of Standard, Luka Elsner could not get better thana sharing in front of the Cercle de Bruges. In Completely Foot, David Houdret, Pascal Scimè and Clément Tainmont returned to the work that remains for the coach to find the balance between his playing philosophy and his new team.
“There is a lot of work for Luka Elsner“, emphasizes Pascal Scimè.” The goal of Standard is beautifully constructed and I think we have to build on that. We were not dealing with “phenomena” which have become “goats”, and vice versa. When we have qualities in a nucleus, even if they are latent, they are there. From time to time, you have to look really hard to find them, but they are there. It’s up to Luka Elsner to imbue his players with his football. We see that there is a lot of verticality, it’s good when we have the profiles. But we also have profiles in this team, especially in the midfield, who love the ball. So we will have to find this balance. We feel that this is a team that is still recovering. “
Our consultant Clément Tainmont continues on the playing principles of the Slovenian coach: “In Kortrijk, it worked because he prepared for the season with players, profiles that correspond to his philosophy. At Standard, maybe these profiles, he has them a little less. There are a lot of players who like to have the ball in their feet, while he is someone who likes the counterattack a lot. It relies a lot on the ideas of Leipzig, on the second balloons which make it possible to promote counter-attacks and imbalances. OHe feels that he also wants to be in these principles at the Standard. On the other hand, he must deal with the profiles of the team. We have a Tapsoba which corresponds to his philosophy, very vertical, very fast, capable of unbalancing a defense. But you have to know how to find the profiles. Will he continue in his philosophy as he has done since he coaches in Belgium or will he adapt to what he has at his disposal? Today, I have doubts about his philosophy regarding the composition of the nucleus. “
And Pascal Scimè to conclude: “I think we will have to go to the funds in January, and maybe try to cram some surplus profiles elsewhere, to try to find one or the other player who would really correspond to the philosophy of the coach. I don’t have any info but it wouldn’t surprise me if someone like Faïz Selemani can go to Standard in January. This is the kind of profile that Luka Elsner loves. At the Union, he had arrows. Up front, there were players of rapid transition, against and who knew how to get that depth, that there is perhaps not or not enough at Standard today. “
