After the return of Ronny Deila to Sclessin less than two months ago, here is that of Carl Hoefkens at the Jan Breydel Stadion. Standard traveled to Club Brugge this Sunday.
For the very first time in his career, Carl Hoefkens did not wear the Club Brugge logo this Sunday at Jan Breydel. For his return to the Venice of the North, Standard T1 renews Lucas Noubi, alongside Laifis and Vanheusden. Price also continues on the right side, with Canak on the left. In front, Moussa Djenepo is aligned with Wilfried Kanga.
As at Ghelamco and Bosuil, Standard misses its entry
As at La Gantoise and as at Antwerp, Standard started its meeting in the worst possible way. Zinckernagel has too much time to cross on the right side, Igor Thiago wins his duel with Vanheusden in the rectangle. On its first opportunity, the Club already opened the score (1-0, 3rd).
The Blauw & Zwart will continue their excellent first quarter of an hour and put pressure on the Standard defense. Vanaken fires a strike, countered by Laifis (7th). Then, Standard will gradually return to its meeting. The Rouches finally manage to keep the ball for several dozen seconds and finally make Bruges run.
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The problem, and this is not the first time this season: the Liégeois hardly score any shots. Mignolet has to lie down once, to easily catch a weak shot from Kanga. Brugge pulled back, managed and leads to rest.
However, this situation remains dangerous for Ronny Deila’s players and we say that a draw is not that far away. It is for this reason that Bruges resumes the second half as it started the first: very offensively. Thiago is the first to try his luck from the far post, but the Brazilian cannot alert Bodart.
Bruges eliminates the last doubts
The break seems close and will not fall until a few minutes later. A little luckily, Zinckernagel’s recovery near the penalty spot was deflected by O’Neill and caught Bodart on the wrong foot. The Standard goalkeeper can’t do anything about it, Bruges takes two steps ahead (2-0, 55th).
Half an hour before the end of this meeting, Carl Hoefkens tried everything and made a triple change. Kanga, Djenepo and Canak leave the field, replaced by Ohio, Sowah and Mundle. On the Bruges side, Hugo Vetlesen, warned, gives way to Balanta.
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But for this last part of the match, Bruges resumes its strategy at the end of the first period. The break is made, the Bruges players manage and leave possession again to Standard, who fails to create danger other than through rapid transitions. The rise of Perica for a fairly self-effacing Kawabe does not change anything, Mignolet still does not have the slightest important save to make. And this until the end of the match.
After its victory last Saturday against Racing Genk, Standard fell again on the lawn of Club Bruges where it has not won for 10 years. Les Rouches fall to 9th place, five points from the top 6, before their double confrontation against Sporting Anderlecht.
2023-12-03 19:24:00
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