Club Brugge lost the top match against Union on Sunday. Ivan Leko did not make a very good turn in the Dudenpark, where his attempt to surprise David Hubert with Christos Tzolis deep in the point did not yield the desired result. Although this striking choice later turned out to be partly forced.
Finally, Leko said he could not rely on man-in-form Romeo Vermant, who has consistently been preferred to Nicolo Tresoldi up front in recent weeks. However, it was not clarified what was going on with the 22-year-old striker, who was allowed to come on at the absolute end. The Newspaper is now coming up with more details.
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Club spares Vermant
According to the newspaper, Jan Breydel applies a strict policy load management per player. “A kind of precaution not to burn anyone out. So it is not the case that Vermant was struggling with any specific burden, but with a long season ahead of him, Blauw-zwart especially does not want to take any risks,” fatigue in particular is gradually playing tricks on him.
“I’m told that Club, especially with young players, strictly ensures that they do not become overtired. It is also only his second season with the first team,” says Club watcher Valerie Van Avermaet. From Sjotka an extra word of explanation. Against the title competitor, Vermant simply needed a breather.
Preferred on Tresoldi
There seems to be a good chance that the energetic Red Devil, who has been scoring consistently since Leko’s arrival and has thus jumped back into the pecking order over Tresoldi, will return to the kick-off against Standard on Sunday. If he is not prepared in time, the failed experiment with Tzolis seems unlikely to be repeated.
