Once once more clinging to Parc Duden, Union Saint-Gilloise saw their lead over their pursuers melt away like snow in the sun.
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Mitoma
Caught this weekend by Ostend despite an outrageously dominated second half and a host of missed chances, Union once once more had to recover from the monster efficiency of Deniz Undav to snatch a point in the final minutes.
Although the people of Brussels remain leaders of the Pro League, their excellent record of 10 out of 12 points in January and February once morest the “top” teams gave way to several moribund and disappointing results, such as a defeat once morest STVV, and two draws ( once morest Eupen and now once morest Ostend).
With a series of 2 points from 9 at Parc Duden, the Union sees a reinvigorated Brugge come back to 5 points. What if the pivotal period once morest the “big guys” was just a taste of the pressure (that Felice Mazzù says he wants to “fucker”) which now weighs on the people of Brussels?
Rhythm and intensity, the key
However, we cannot say that the Union is playing “worse” than before. Teuma and Nielsen are always impressive Lazare has increased in power, and Undav has raised the level once more in recent weeks with magnificent and important goals in the last three games.
Kozlowski can continue to see its impact increase on the game, while Mitoma made a solid start on Friday. Nevertheless, the absence of Vanzeir is being felt more and more. His calls, the spaces he clears, his ability to trigger a pressing, all of this is a bit lacking in the Mazzù band. His return will do a lot of good, and relieve his teammates of some burden.
He will also be able to forget his suspension a little during his stay with the Red Devils. Van Der Heyden and Nielsen will also be able to recharge their batteries and grow further, by discovering their national team.
Let’s hope that the game of the Union, marked by a very high intensity, does not exhaust the players more than reason before approaching the play-offs. Fortunately, in this sense, the international truce is coming, because followingwards there are two very important meetings that await the Unionists.
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The top, the goal before the play-offs
The Italian coach said it himself to his players following the match on Friday: the Union cannot stay on top if they repeat a game like the one proposed during the first half. Mazzù knows that the Union has every interest in winning the last two games. Relaxation is prohibited, at the risk of seeing a lead already halved turn out to be insignificant when entering the final round. There remains Standard, then Beerschot. And if the moment of truth is not yet for now, the people of Brussels must advance their pawns in order to be in a position of strength.
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happy mace
