It was quite a changeable few weeks for Toby Alderweireld. The experienced defender was allowed to play in the Champions League with Antwerp, but The Great Old suffered a major disappointment by losing a double lead against Shakhtar Donetsk. However, a new challenge awaits Toby soon.
At the end of last season, Alderweireld was the absolute hero for Antwerp, by leading his team to the national title in the ‘Dying Seconds’ with a phenomenal goal on the Racing Genk field. What followed was a long night of celebration. The unique images of the title celebration can now be seen on Dazn in ‘Den Dubbel’.
“That is no longer allowed in life”
The qualification for the champions ball also came somewhat unexpectedly for Antwerp. A first defeat on the field of FC Barcelona was taken into account, the loss against the Ukrainians was much less so. The fact that Alderweireld himself missed a penalty in injury time was hard. The next day he already had an appointment for another challenge.
After all, Toby is participating in The Smartest Person in the World this season and the day after that major disappointment he had an appointment for an interview with Erik Van Looy at There. The defender sounded honest: “The only thing I’m afraid of is saying the wrong thing. Because you are under time pressure, stress, spotlights. In life you are not allowed to say anything wrong.” The new season can be seen on Play4 from today, but we will have to wait a little longer for the arrival of Toby himself.
2023-10-16 12:42:00
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