Brian Riemer makes his Anderlecht debut on Wednesday: “I’m not a magician” | Croky Cup

A cheerful and cheerful Brian Riemer happily put the pressure on the competition leader, but on the other hand did not play hide and seek.

“This is a good challenge. This match will give us an indication of where we are, because we are playing against the strongest team at the moment,” said RSCA’s new T1.

Riemer is satisfied with what he saw during training. Benito Raman is not fit, Jan Vertonghen and Zeno Debast “look fresh” and the situation around Wesley Hoedt is “unchanged”.

“I don’t expect perfection on Wednesday, but I do expect a strong performance from a team that does everything it can. And that’s how we keep working.”

“The pressure is on Genk”, Riemer started the mental game. “They have already done a great job and they play at home. Their statistics also speak volumes. Everyone expects them to win.”

“I can’t escape reality,” Riemer went into even more detail about the concrete ambitions of the Purple & White.

“It would be stupid to say that we will provide a walk-over, even though we have ambition and consider ourselves the biggest club.”

“I am not a magician”, Riemer repeated several times. “We have to build up in a correct way. And that will take time.”

“Whether the fans should show patience? It’s good that they have high expectations, but there must indeed be some patience.”

“I repeat what I have already said: we want to bring Anderlecht back to where it belongs.”

“And I can’t wait to get started on this, but this is a long-term project.”