Kortrijk – Anderlecht Prediction & Picks (28.07.2018)

Kortrijk and Anderlecht meet for their opening game of the new season. A lot of changes for both teams so that it is a little scrutinizing who is the furthest in his preparation.

Kortrijk :

Kortrijk has not had a rosy preparation behind it. Trainer Glen De Boeck has already complained several times about the composition of his core. He had to practice a lot of patience with the incoming transfers. Now there seems to be a shot in the files of two new defenders. He wanted five or six more players, considering his core is currently pretty tight.

Especially in the back the need was high. It is already an American central defender of Örebrö, Brendan Hines-Ike, and a right back of AS Roma, Petar Golubovic. Especially that position must be filled in urgently. For the moment, central midfielder Larry Azouni plays on the right back. At KV Kortrijk the last days were also a little restless about a possible departure from top scorer Teddy Chevalier.

Of the transfers that have already been realized, one Ilombe Mboyo nevertheless catches the eye. The 31-year-old Congolese Belgian starts his second period with the Guys, it is already an advantage that he knows the house. With Imoh Ezekiel, he attracted a second player who can present some nobility in the Jupiler Pro League. He has signed his contract and his work permit is also in order, but they are still waiting for his visa and is currently still in Nigeria.

Anderlecht:

Trainer Hein Vanhaezebroeck is satisfied that he has been able to experience a complete preparation and that he could transfer his way of playing to his players. He can also be satisfied with the performance in the exhibition games. They scored especially smooth against Ajax, PSV and Rennes, among others. Landry Dimata seems to be a direct hit from the incoming transfers. The young striker has become even stronger last season at the German Wolfsburg and seems ready to explode on the Belgian fields.

Anderlecht are also fully committed to his youngsters this season and it seems that they will also use them. A course that Luc Devroe wants to follow. ‘Anderlecht have always been able to call on their youth players and that is what we want now. We have to let them play. We have good youth and we have to use it, “said the sports manager.

At Anderlecht there is still something to recover, but there are also a lot of players who are still allowed or allowed to leave. One of them, Lukasz Teodorczyk, seems to be interested anyway. Turkish Galatasaray would be willing to bring in the Polish attack leader. Ognjen Vranjes stands up on the incoming side. The brand new defender of Anderlecht left a strong impression in the preparation. Still, he may not always seem as reliable, as witnessed his unnecessary red card against Rennes.