The troops of Carl Hoefkens must bounce back. After an excellent 10/12, Standard fell back into its trap, losing to La Gantoise (3-1) and conceding a draw at home against Mechelen (1-1). On Saturday, the Liégeois travel to Antwerp, reigning champion. “We never forget the last matchconfided Hoefkens to Pierre Capart’s microphone. We have to win this kind of meeting. A lot of people would have signed for an 8/12 at home against Westerlo, Bruges, Anderlecht and Mechelen, but when you win against Bruges and Anderlecht you have to take more points. We are still a team under construction“. After 13 days of the championship, Standard occupies 8th place in the ranking with 17 points: “We are 4 points from Genk, 3 points from champion Antwerp and 2 points from Bruges. That means something… We’re still in the race for Play-Offs 1. It’s going to be difficult, because all these teams have more budget and experience… but we don’t care. We will give 100%“.
“Antwerp is a real challenge for uscontinued Hoefkens. It’s a team with a lot of experience and qualities. We have to go all out“. On Wednesday, Antwerp suffered another European defeat in Porto (2-0). With two days of recovery, the Antwerp players will certainly arrive less fresh than Rouches on Saturday. Standard advantage then? “I do not think so. No team thinks facing Standard is easy. Ghent were motivated against us. I’m happy that the other teams respect us. Now it’s up to us to take points on the road against big teams“, a conclu Hoefkens.
2023-11-10 23:26:13
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