It is a crucial meeting that Standard will play this Friday evening against La Gantoise. The Rouches will have to show a much better face than during their trip to Charleroi last week.
In its race for the Champions Play-Offs, Standard will play a real six-point match this Friday evening against La Gantoise. Last weekend, the Buffalos regained sixth place thanks to their victory against Anderlecht and the defeat of Rouches in Charleroi. Vincent Euvrard knows, however, that this dynamic can still be reversed in the event of success during this crucial meeting.
“It is certain that this meeting can be a turning point in energy. We come from this match against Charleroi, which did not go as we wanted. We find Sclessin, in front of our supporters, and if we beat Ghent, we return to the top 6.”
“It’s important, in the final sprint, not to leave too big a gap with our competitors. We will try to gain credibility and confidence, also for ourselves. We want to tell ourselves that we know how to exist in these matches, that we know how to beat these opponents, and that’s everything we didn’t do against Charleroi.”
Each player must win their duel
On the Mambourg pitch, the Standard players seemed far too amorphous and were dominated in all areas of the game for almost an hour. Each player lost his match in the match against his direct opponent, an aspect that will absolutely have to be corrected against La Gantoise.
“The spirit of the group was always good and, on Sunday, it was still that way until the warm-up. However, we sometimes continue to surprise with our non-presence. Each individual must understand that if they are dominated by their direct opponent, we have no chance of winning the match. When we are not present in both rectangles, it’s the same. We must regain defensive solidity, win our duels in the game and seize our opportunities”, concluded Vincent Euvrard.
