Anderlecht received particularly bad news on Tuesday. Jan Vertonghen is out for at least two games, Majeed Ashimeru’s season is probably completely over. Since Brian Riemer wanted to provide clarity as quickly as possible, he has already made a number of decisions.
Anderlecht will play on Saturday evening with Frederico Gattoni alongside Zeno Debast. There was also the possibility of moving Thomas Delaney to defense, but that was never an option. The Dane is starting to find his best form in midfield and Riemer does not want to touch that.
Gattoni also did more than decently against Union, against a difficult opponent with good strikers. The Argentinian was also brought in to act as a substitute in such cases.
In midfield, the choice to replace Ashimeru is a bit more difficult. Actually, Brian Riemer wants to put Yari Verschaeren there because he needs a more attacking and ball-holding midfielder, but…
Verschaeren missed seven games due to his hamstring injury and does not have sufficient match rhythm. That also became clear during his raid on Union.
We are working hard with him, but there is a good chance that Riemer will choose a different option. Stroeykens will probably be brought back to the center and Amuzu may now start the match. Théo Leoni and Verschaeren are then used as wild cards.
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