Antwerp is having a hard time in the play-offs. Mark van Bommel’s boys find it very difficult to score a goal and there are also a lot of gaps defensively. Much to Toby Alderweireld’s frustration. He has thrown in the towel as far as the final battle is concerned.
Losing 0-3 at home against the team that took 0 out of 12… It hurt. “We played well in the first half. But we couldn’t get Union into trouble. The last pass, or the correct assumption, is missing from us during this period. And we score goals too easily,” he sighed.
There was no reaction after those early goals in the second half. “We are in a phase where it is not running 100 percent. Then it seems as if there is no drive in the group, but there certainly is. We are doing well up to a certain point, and then something is missing…”
The tried and tested recipe of putting Alderweireld at the front also did not make any difference. “I do my best to sow confusion. Union has big boys up front.”
“I couldn’t win every game, even though I tried to be dangerous. This season I already made the difference several times. Unfortunately, that didn’t work out today.”
The cup final will now be the most important. Union is also waiting there, but yesterday’s match is no indication of how the final will go. “That’s right. And we know that the cup final will now be our most important match. But that doesn’t mean we should just throw everything away. You never want to lose here at home.”
