Antwerp’s winning streak ended last week with a draw against Anderlecht, where Joseph Oosting nevertheless wants to continue the good trend at home against Zulte Waregem. In the run-up to the last match of the year, the coach unfortunately received yet another bad news from the infirmary.
Finally, the Great Old will have to do without Dennis Praet again. After a few weeks in the rag basket, the 31-year-old midfielder celebrated his return against the former club, but his substitute appearance for about twenty minutes did not go well for him. Oosting confirmed this during his press chat.
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Bad luck for Praet
“Praet knew one after his return relapse with ankle pain,” he said Gazette of Antwerp. Although his very young replacement Xander Dierckx is doing excellently, this is a deterrent for Oosting. And of course from Praet himself, who has often been on the sidelines since coming to De Bosuil.
Whether number one will still exercise the option in his expiring contract is therefore increasingly doubtful. “I am not someone who makes a value judgment about the selection,” Oosting responds to the question whether he has already provided Marc Overmars with a wish list for the upcoming winter mercato.
Oosting evaluates
“I came here in the meantime. We focus completely on the present and our way of playing football. It is too short a day for me to really judge certain players. Later, during the winter break, there will be a moment to evaluate,” the Dutchman is quoted by The Latest News.
It remains to be seen whether his compatriot Isaac Babadi will remain in office. “The fact is that a loan is intended to gain minutes. He has to show that he is worth it,” he said. Finally, unlike Geoffry Hairemans and Youssef Hamdaoui, Farouck Adekami and Yuto Tsunashima are fit again.
