Anderlecht travels to Union on Sunday evening in a first final. A victory for one side or the other would be a hard blow for those who did not take points. Riemer chose, like his colleagues, the match-by-match method. Boring for readers, but more effective according to psychologists. “We do not calculatehe said. Our form decides 60% of the match so I don’t worry about the rest because I don’t have control over it.”
Its task is therefore mainly to master what can be mastered: “Be well prepared, well organized.” He does not imagine a tactical battle on Sunday evening. “Blessin knows how my team plays and I know his team. This is the fifth time we have faced each other this season. I don’t think I could surprise one of my players with information they didn’t know about the Union.”
Where will the difference then be made according to the RSCA coach? He decided to put pressure on his players. “Individuals will have to come out of their boxhe says. Our executives must take a step forward and take responsibility. And perhaps this is also the time for some young people to seize this opportunity. It's time to become the hero. We will need players who can turn the game around.”
The title will be decided in a moment of magic.
His reflection comes from what he was able to see during Anderlecht's first matches in the playoffs – a goal from Amuzu coming off the bench, yet another feat from Dreyer -, but also from what he followed in the playoffs of 2023. “The championship will be decided on a moment of magic. A player will perform an incredible action, score a goal out of nowhere or a goalkeeper will take a decisive penalty. As with Alderweireld's goal last season. A similar scenario will happen again.”
That's good, he logically recovers three injured players who fall into the “capable of deciding a match alone” box: Yari Verschaeren, Anders Dreyer and Kasper Schmeichel.
