He was at the heart of the soap opera at the start of the week, following the highly commented choice of Luka Elsner to start him in place of Arnaud Bodart once morest Beerschot, this Wednesday evening. But he responded. Man of the match and author of several important saves, Laurent Henkinet perfectly managed the enormous pressure he had on his shoulders.
Laurent, this victory is that of maintenance?
“It hurts a bit to say that when you’re a Standard player, but we needed these three points because it was starting to get hot behind, we’re not going to lie to each other. The victory gives a lot of air. was important to win. We needed to show a collective. We did it, even with ten, to get these three points which we badly needed. We will finally arrive at the Academy, this Thursday, with a feeling positive. It’s going to be good for morale.”
For you, the context was special. But you shone.
“I tried not to put pressure on myself and not look at the scale of the thing. I knew I was the most watched player. I tried to act like it was a normal game and not to think too much. I remained calm and focused as soon as the match started. But it was special. It’s not every day that you can question Arnaud. I can’t help to have some empathy for him. When he makes a mistake, I’m not good for him and vice versa. I’ve been there to support him for the past few days and he was my first supporter before this game. He came to find me to tell me that he was fully behind me, as I am behind him when he plays. And following the match, he was the first to congratulate me.”
