What should Rouches supporters still expect by the end of the championship? Response items.
Head down, the fatalistic, even resigned speech, the verbal and non-verbal attitudes of the Rouches, after what was already their 11th defeat of the season in Genk, spoke volumes about the critical situation in which they got bogged down.
Thirteenth at 31 points from the leader, a promoted one moreover, 19 lengths from the historic rival of Anderlecht or 14 points behind the other rival from Carol, Standard is well on the basis of one of the worst seasons in its history.
“Mathematically, it’s still possible, you have to give everything” or “Now we have to win everything until the end”these speeches, consensual, held by the players last Sunday contrasted with the accounting reality.
The Liège club is nine points from 8th place, an announced objective that Luka Elsner wanted to see achieved… last December. In other words, the mass is said.
Barring a miracle, the Matricule 16 season will end on the evening of April 10 after the last day of the classic phase in Saint-Trond.
But until then, what do we do? While the supporters are hanging on the lips of Bruno Venanzi and impatiently awaiting the announcement of the arrival of new investors, how will Standard manage this end of the season? Several questions remain unanswered.