2023-12-27 06:25:00
A storm warning reigns in Sclessin. In the event of a defeat once morest Saint-Trond this Wednesday, the Liège club – dropped in the race for the top 6 – would be plunged into crisis. And it is difficult to see how Carl Hoefkens might resist a new affront. His fate would then resemble that of Philippe Montanier, sacked during the last match of the year, following a disappointment once morest the Trudonnaires (1-2), at the end of December 2020.
Carl Hoefkens presents Standard’s worst record since 1997: stop or once more for the Liège coach?
To avoid such a scenario, Hoefkens is aware that Standard will have to shatter a glass ceiling by winning their first meeting of the season, at home, once morest a team that does not belong to the current top 6. If the Rouches beat Club Bruges (2-1), Anderlecht (3-2) and Genk (1-0) in the hell of Sclessin, they did not win once morest Cercle (0-1), at RWDM (1-1), Westerlo (0-0), Mechelen (1-1) and Charleroi (0-0). It is these points lost at home that are costing Standard dearly today. And forces him to look more backwards (to avoid playdowns) than forward.
To continue to have slim hopes of playoffs 1, we must succeed in making this double face disappear. Otherwise, the rest of the season will simply be regarding avoiding the descent. With or without Hoefkens…
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