As became clear against Cercle Brugge, Anderlecht needs a calmer in the team. Since Thorgan Hazard will be out for a long time, Yari Verschaeren was counted on. But it is not ready to start yet.
Verschaeren suffered a hamstring injury against KV Kortrijk. It has completely healed, but Verschaeren is not yet able to complete a full match. Let alone start the match.
Anderlecht could use such a profile against Union, which also puts a lot of pressure on midfield. Rits and Delaney are not the football players who are going to eliminate an opponent and Leoni has a hard time in the duels in such intensive matches.
Anderlecht hopes that Verschaeren can still play his role in the rest of the play-offs, but for now Riemer has to look for another solution.
As we wrote earlier, it may well lie with Majeed Ashimeru. This was previously described by Riemer as a wild card, but could well have a more important role.
The Ghanaian midfielder came in well against Cercle with a lot of drive forward. He is also the only midfielder available with the speed and technique to neutralize an opponent and make a move forward.
