With blood, sweat, tears and a bit of luck, Anderlecht managed to qualify for the next round of the Croky Cup yesterday evening on the field of second division team LIerse K. Anderlecht coach Robin Veldman was not pleased with the performance of his team.
After 120 minutes and 20 penalties, Robin Veldman could breathe a sigh of relief. The qualification for the 1/8th finals of the Croky Cup was a fact.
“We are happy to continue,” said Veldman. “In the end it is the result that is important. I am dissatisfied with the 2 goals against that we concede. They make no sense at all. We lose the ball too easily.”
“We have also been to the sixteen of Lierse 70 times and we simply created too few chances. It is unnecessary that it has been exciting for so long and unworthy of Anderlecht for me.”
“We did have offensive impulses, but Lierse defended with soul and bliss and did everything to prevent a goal. Of course that means that we also have to put in more to create opportunities and that is the biggest lesson for us. this moment.”
We have something to put right in front of the fans. They deserve more than this.
“We will really have to take the next step in terms of purity”, Veldman continues. “We will encounter this scenario throughout the season and of course we play to score goals.”
The World Cup is just around the corner and so the clubs will also get a World Cup break. One who has come?
“I don’t want to think about a World Cup break yet, because there will be another game against Genk this weekend. That is an important game for us and I also think that we have something to put right in relation to our supporters after tonight’s game . They deserve more than this.”
