Broomhall Blade
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Brexit probably.I wonder why we haven't played any in pre season
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Brexit probably.I wonder why we haven't played any in pre season
A bit slack on my part, with a bit more research I should have named them!According to that Wiki article the population of Mont-Saint-Michel is 29!
Next up is Martigues which as a place is described as Nicknamed the "Provençale Venice", Martigues is a point of passage between the Mediterranean Sea and the Sea of Martigues (now Etang de Berre), close to the Côte d'Azur. The charm of its canals, its docks and bridges made it "The Venice of Provence". Martigues possesses also its cooperative winery "La Venise provençale": Coteaux d'Aix en Provence, rosé, red and white wines, fruit juices and natural oils in the region. Main varietals: Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Carignan, Clairette.
I’m sure la Firme Sac en Plastique de Châteauroux have some cracking away games!
So, another week goes by and a couple more games to update.
Both Chateauroux and Beerschot managed to score twice at home yet neither of them won.
Unfortunately, quantity trump's quality and they went down 2-3 at home. The second goal was a thing or beauty as well, Rigo curling in a wonderful strike from 25 yards to give them a 2-1 lead. It all went to shit within around 2 minutes unfortunately, which will be hugely disappointing given they were twice in the lead and at home.
A starting line up deprived of the suspended Van de Bergh after his dismissal in the first game saw Rigo come in and Beerschot match up Lierse in a 4-3-3 or 4-4-2 diamond with Vaca slightly behind rather than the usual 3-4-2-1.
Vanhamel in goal, now with a new pretender recently arrived to out pressure on him, Favor Matijas, recently arrived as one of the few direct transfers from rivals Royal Antwerp.
Back four of Seydoux, Meisl, opening day hero Matthys and Nzita at left back.
In front were Rigo, skipper Sanusi and Koshi. The front three were Verlinden, Vaca and Baeten with Sebaoui once more on the bench.
Beershot took a first half lead on 27'. A few balls into the box were partly clearly until Koshi managed to get the ball to Baeten who hooked home.
This lasted less than ten minutes as Vanhamel came for a corner, coughed it up and then never recovered. A poor goal for 1-1.
Into the second half and the ball was played back to Rigo. The ball was centred then partially cleared off Vaca (I think) and not so dissimilar to the Lee Evans vs Boro goals (though not a volley) Rigo hit a wonder strike first time.
You'd think Beerschot would be less careless but far from it.
Time seemed to stand still as Rocha, scorer of the first goal leapt highest to loop the ball into Vanhamel's right hand corner from yet another corner ball.
The third was a comedy of errors. From the kick off and perhaps still reeling from the concession, Rigo dwells on the ball though there is a question if this is a foul and the ball makes its way to defence, Meisl (I think) isn't strong enough in the tackle and the ball breaks further forward, then Vanhamel (I know) comes but then stops and is easily rounded and Tabekou slides in the winner. 2-1 up at 61', 2-3 down at 65'.
Young midfielder Axl Van Himbeeck made his debit on 62' for Koshi, Sebaoui entered the fray for Verlinden on 75' along with a like for like Weymans for Nzita, perhaps showing the limited options from the bench.
Poor result despite the chances being there. The stats show in Beerschot's favour:
Shots 23-13
On target 5-6
Possession 63%-37%
Passes 493-288
Accuracy 82%-67%
Goals here:
Disappointing given the territorial advantage as well as shots especially after the last game finished a draw and the refs department confirmed Beerschot should have been given a penalty. This time around a foul on Rigo is being seen as decisive.
It sees Beerschot slip to mid table though within 2 of top spot. Now the fans will be looking to strengthen. Their part owner has advised a couple of strikers could be incoming. So far linked are young guys, Daniel Perez from Club Brugge and Tiago Çukur from Fenerbahce though I see the latter has now joined Dender in the same league.
Whoever they bring in, it doesn't feel quite decisive enough this season and I'm sure our friend PurpleRain will take come convincing.
Next up Club NXT which is the U23 team of Club Brugge at a ground they call the Nest.
So, another week goes by and a couple more games to update.
Both Chateauroux and Beerschot managed to score twice at home yet neither of them won.
Unfortunately, quantity trump's quality and they went down 2-3 at home. The second goal was a thing or beauty as well, Rigo curling in a wonderful strike from 25 yards to give them a 2-1 lead. It all went to shit within around 2 minutes unfortunately, which will be hugely disappointing given they were twice in the lead and at home.
A starting line up deprived of the suspended Van de Bergh after his dismissal in the first game saw Rigo come in and Beerschot match up Lierse in a 4-3-3 or 4-4-2 diamond with Vaca slightly behind rather than the usual 3-4-2-1.
Vanhamel in goal, now with a new pretender recently arrived to out pressure on him, Favor Matijas, recently arrived as one of the few direct transfers from rivals Royal Antwerp.
Back four of Seydoux, Meisl, opening day hero Matthys and Nzita at left back.
In front were Rigo, skipper Sanusi and Koshi. The front three were Verlinden, Vaca and Baeten with Sebaoui once more on the bench.
Beershot took a first half lead on 27'. A few balls into the box were partly clearly until Koshi managed to get the ball to Baeten who hooked home.
This lasted less than ten minutes as Vanhamel came for a corner, coughed it up and then never recovered. A poor goal for 1-1.
Into the second half and the ball was played back to Rigo. The ball was centred then partially cleared off Vaca (I think) and not so dissimilar to the Lee Evans vs Boro goals (though not a volley) Rigo hit a wonder strike first time.
You'd think Beerschot would be less careless but far from it.
Time seemed to stand still as Rocha, scorer of the first goal leapt highest to loop the ball into Vanhamel's right hand corner from yet another corner ball.
The third was a comedy of errors. From the kick off and perhaps still reeling from the concession, Rigo dwells on the ball though there is a question if this is a foul and the ball makes its way to defence, Meisl (I think) isn't strong enough in the tackle and the ball breaks further forward, then Vanhamel (I know) comes but then stops and is easily rounded and Tabekou slides in the winner. 2-1 up at 61', 2-3 down at 65'.
Young midfielder Axl Van Himbeeck made his debit on 62' for Koshi, Sebaoui entered the fray for Verlinden on 75' along with a like for like Weymans for Nzita, perhaps showing the limited options from the bench.
Poor result despite the chances being there. The stats show in Beerschot's favour:
Shots 23-13
On target 5-6
Possession 63%-37%
Passes 493-288
Accuracy 82%-67%
Goals here:
Disappointing given the territorial advantage as well as shots especially after the last game finished a draw and the refs department confirmed Beerschot should have been given a penalty. This time around a foul on Rigo is being seen as decisive.
It sees Beerschot slip to mid table though within 2 of top spot. Now the fans will be looking to strengthen. Their part owner has advised a couple of strikers could be incoming. So far linked are young guys, Daniel Perez from Club Brugge and Tiago Çukur from Fenerbahce though I see the latter has now joined Dender in the same league.
Whoever they bring in, it doesn't feel quite decisive enough this season and I'm sure our friend PurpleRain will take come convincing.
Next up Club NXT which is the U23 team of Club Brugge at a ground they call the Nest.
It didn't make much sense to me that he brought a youngster on who is so far off the team he scarcely made it on that Transfermarkt website for kick off!This time the manager is responsible for the loss. Lierse is a weak team with one danger. The heading ability of their center forward. He scored 90% of his goals from set pieces. Everyone knows this and so you need to be prepared. We keep our two tallest players with Frans and Alhassan on the bench and we mark the guy on set pieces by our smallest player. Then when 2-1 up he brings a youngster who is no where ready for first team football and still keeps experienced tall players like Frans and Alhassan on the bench. Very bad day at the office from the manager. Apart from that the lack of creativity and power up front remains problematic. The squad is weak in depth. Only 1 real striker on the books and he’s only 19 and no competition for the creative roles behind the striker. And then there is the bad situation with the keeper which risks to initiate another fan revolt.
Self sustainability, boy do I hate that word. It’s an euphemism for skint ownersIt didn't make much sense to me that he brought a youngster on who is so far off the team he scarcely made it on that Transfermarkt website for kick off!
Maybe the new keeper you signed comes in and gets a chance? Vanhamel certainly gave the invitation to make that change with the first one.
Perhaps this is a lesson learned for the coach. Being a foreigner, perhaps he is not as familiar with Rocha but as you say it would have made more sense to have started differently and the video analyst should have advised him of this.
I know he scored a good goal but instead of putting in Rigo, if he stuck with a back three he had both Frans at 6'4" and Konstantopoulos at 6'2" as tall options who ended up on the bench and unread that Alhassan is 6'4" so it's not as if he couldn't have countered their approach though Vanhamel wasn't under that much pressure for the first.
What do you make of Koshi? He's a new one for me this year but he's getting picked ahead of both Rigo and Alhassan. Sebaoui also not getting there mnay minutes either.
Let's see who these two strikers are that were mentioned. Given the Turkish Guy has gone elsewhere, it looks like Albion Rrahmani from KF Balkani and/or Daniel Perez. Still young players 21 and 19. I think if prefer someone of experience.
Rrahmani scored a few and his team has qualified for the next stage of the Conference League to play Cluj, Slavia Prague and Sivasspor so I'd imagine they'll be the whipping boys in that group.
His team got knocked out of Champions League qualifying by a team from Lithuania, then in the Conference League qualifiers he scored 5 over two legs against a team from San Marino, scored 1 over two legs against a team from the Foroe Islands and then scored his last goal against a North Macedonian team who his club knocked out, winning home and away.
He's about 6'2" so decent size but you'd hope for someone mid twenties who has a bit more experience behind him but it seems self-sustainability is the key.
I’ll spare you the thoughts on our fan forum about the lithouanian they may loan from charleroi reserves. I hope the owners have set aside a nice budget for crowd trouble fines and stadium bans because they are going to need it. This is not the standard we are expecting in a season where promotion is up for grabs in a weak league. Next season new rules kick in and 3 first division teams will relegate, with parachute money. Will become much more difficult then to get promoted.I see Beerschot look like securing one of two promised strikers shortly.
Taken from Gva.be website:
Lithuanian Nauris Petkevicius is in principle rented from Sporting Charleroi for one season
The 22-year-old attacker is a two-time Lithuanian A-international and made his debut in the Jupiler Pro League last season. Charleroi had plucked him from FC Hegelmann in Lithuania during last season's winter break. The year before, he had finished second in the top scorers list of the A Lyga, the Lithuanian first division, with 16 goals in 33 matches. He also had 6 assists.
Some help for Baeten then.
Having missed out on the Turkish guy, money must be on the lad Daniel Perez.
From what I've seen these both look like good prospects and I can't help but feel that perhaps if playing one up, a winger or attacking midfielder with goals and an experienced forward would make for a very good season. It's a shame that Avenatti went back to Kortrijk as I think he would have been decent in that set up. I just feel that a more experienced forward is what is needed.
But as you say, self-sustainability means limited to no cash injection so you work to a budget which I'd still imagine compares well enough to that of the other teams in 1B.
It is there for the taking promotion.Over here no one is positive about this litouanian option.
I’ll spare you the thoughts on our fan forum about the lithouanian they may loan from charleroi reserves. I hope the owners have set aside a nice budget for crowd trouble fines and stadium bans because they are going to need it. This is not the standard we are expecting in a season where promotion is up for grabs in a weak league. Next season new rules kick in and 3 first division teams will relegate, with parachute money. Will become much more difficult then to get promoted.
Correct. They only spend 100k this window on Nzita, all the others are cheap loans or out of contract players. If they can’t spend 500k on a decent forward at this level then we should not have any ambition at all and should drop down to amateur level. We can fund our own team according to the self sustainability criterium at amateur level, don’t need any foreign owners for that level. So it’s cough up or get out of our club for the prince and his fellow shareholders.It is there for the taking promotion.
Not sure if my point came across well but it is that you have possible prospects in La Morte and Baeten, though he doesn't belong to Beerschot.
It's a senior, established player you want to lead the line. By all means let Baeten play the odd 15 minutes, but you want some seasoned pro up there. The guy Rocha at Lierse would have been the type. Someone robust and experienced.
It seems Sebaoui hasn’t really got going yet this season. He’s been on the bench a few times. Is the manager intentionally doing without him?Correct. They only spend 100k this window on Nzita, all the others are cheap loans or out of contract players. If they can’t spend 500k on a decent forward at this level then we should not have any ambition at all and should drop down to amateur level. We can fund our own team according to the self sustainability criterium at amateur level, don’t need any foreign owners for that level. So it’s cough up or get out of our club for the prince and his fellow shareholders.
Sebaoui has been rather poor when he started the first game and then next games as a sub also not great. Looks like he is more occupied with a transfer then with our team. He surely is talented, bit like Ndiaye but also still a lot to prove. Selling him without good replacement would finish any promotion hope we could have.It seems Sebaoui hasn’t really got going yet this season. He’s been on the bench a few times. Is the manager intentionally doing without him?
I read that Mechelen are interested in him and ready to tie down a 4 year deal.
I think I’ve been more of a fan of Sebaoui than you PurpleRain, would you be that concerned if he moved on? What fee would you be looking for? I saw 800k mentioned but that figure just seems to tie in with his Transfermarkt valuation.
I suppose the main worry would be that you’d have Verlinden and Vaca as the only two creative players.
It shows again that there is no interaction whatsoever between the UW clubs. Robinet could have done a job for us, instead he ends up at a rival of Chateauroux. Sebaoui could be your successor or Ndiaye in 2-3 years. He’s a similar style of player and u21 international, instead he will end up at Mechelen, the team that beat us to promotion 3 years ago through matchfixing.So the Belgium window rolls on to the 6th so time to catch up on what has happened at Chateauroux.
Ambitions there don't seem as lofty as United or Beerschot. They'd like to be a League 2 club and have spent a fair amount of time there recently but they are very vulnerable to players simply not wanting to stay when at that level. Also when it comes to developing young players, when in National it is very difficult to keep them. And so it has proven.
The young lad Decoure that I have mentioned as a potential star had expressed his desire to leave in the summer. A failed move to Troyes in L1 looked like he was staying. However on the last day, L'Orient has picked him up, another League 1 team. What can you say? Chance to play in League 1 instead of tier 3. It's just unclear for how much he has gone, but given they refused to agree with Troyes earlier it must be deemed reasonable though not sure where to get this. The twitter is not forthcoming with figures and transfermarkt just has a ?
He hadn't done a great deal this season and his replacement had already come in the shape of Germouche.
They also let go on loan the third keeper Le Roy to a team in Luxembourg on loan but his contract expires in the summer. In addition, a youth prospect, Baïch has been loaned to the league below.
The real kick in the balls cane last minute when Robinet, the main goal getter from last season asked to leave. He joined Oostend in the Belgium top flight. However slightly frustratingly, they then immediately loaned him to their sister club, Nancy. Nancy sit in National just like Chateauroux so that's a bit of a second kick in the knackers.
A loan forward from Amiens, originally born in Reims (where I used to live. Hence the Champagneblade moniker) has joined to help replace. His goal record is pretty poor with 3 in about 53 games though not clear how many starts and he may also have played on the wing and midfield. But that's what happens when you are easy pickings and players at that level want to go. His name is Florian Bianchini and he's a loan with option to buy.
They play Friday night against LePuy Foot so it will be interesting to see how this impacts them. Robinet had scored the one goal this year along with 3 others.
Let's see who Beerschot gets. I'm sure PurpleRain can hardly wait!
I'm predicting Sebaoui pushes for a move to Mechelen and Beerschot get another loan striker and possible loan midfielder if they're lucky.
Exactly.It shows again that there is no interaction whatsoever between the UW clubs. Robinet could have done a job for us, instead he ends up at a rival of Chateauroux. Sebaoui could be your successor or Ndiaye in 2-3 years. He’s a similar style of player and u21 international, instead he will end up at Mechelen, the team that beat us to promotion 3 years ago through matchfixing.
I see news has just broken that the next foreign punt is going to be the top scorer in Iceland.AA Gent join the chase for Sebaoui. On the incoming front it remains very quiet. 24 hours to go before the window closes over here.
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