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Antwerp - Gent   Prediction, Picks and Taips  


 
 
Saturday evening there is the highlight between Antwerp and Ghent. Both teams are hyper-ambitious but had a disappointing start to the competition. Who will have a crisis meeting next week?
 



 
 


Antwerp has a negative record: the one in six means the worst start to the season since the return to first division. When the original calendar came out, there was still fear of that. The Great Old would open the competition against Ghent and then had to go to Genk, quite tough. But with opening games against Mouscron and Cercle Bruges, the new calendar seemed in the hands of Ivan Leko and co. to play. Not so. The two relegation candidates put the cup winner with their feet on the ground.



Leko wants to leave his mark on this Antwerp. Just like with Club Brugge, he wants to turn it into a machine that pushes away the opponent and makes an average of two to three goals per match. Of course that does not go to one-two-three, but little by little he makes more offensive choices. This time Lamkel Zé did the entire left flank, as did Anthony Limbombe at the time. The Cameroonian did his job well, but was one of the few on level.



But except for Lamkel Zé, it was all too sloppy, too uninspired, too slow. And after the break, the entire team also collapsed, which was by no means an assignment from the coach, who was also annoyed by the inadequate construction. "My heart bleeds when I see all those long balls. And my neck hurts looking at it. However, we train according to my vision, create opportunities, look for solutions, and during the week it all looks nice. But you also have to show it on the weekend. "
 


 
 
 
 
 

 
Jess Thorup has been a balance artist since losing the cup final in 2019. Becoming vice champion thanks to corona did not make his chair any less shaky. On the contrary. After two match days, one month from the first European confrontation, the Ghelamco Arena is already under high tension. After the defeat at STVV, the players all the Levites were read by their chairman. While the board shrouds itself in silence (a bad sign?) Thorup doesn't bother about it. "I'm under pressure."



What can Thorup rub on? AA Gent just gave birth to the largest outgoing transfer in Belgian history, but is now struggling with a post-David depression. Odjidja was put half behind the strikers against Kortrijk, with newcomer Dorsch a row lower. That turned out not to be a cure. The question is whether Thorup will be given the mandate to do what he wants. Yes, the game was too slow to really hurt KV Kortrijk, with his low block and five-man defense. But AA Gent also suffers from a lack of defensive stability. Only it doesn't seem to have a core to wait and see.



Thorup did change his goalkeeper, but despite two great saves, Davy Roef's contribution did not change anything. Igor Plastun, again accurate on a corner, made another mistake on Moffi's goal against. "His job is to prevent goals. I also judge him on that. I am happy for him that he has already scored twice, but I agree that he is also responsible for at least two goals, "says Thorup. "More clean sheets was a main goal, but we have already hit four goals against it. Maybe we should be looking at our defensive work rather than our offensive play. "


AA Gent has made a change of trainer after his failed competition start: Jess Thorup can dispose of. AA Gent has also found a new trainer with Laszlo Bölöni. The name of Frank Vercauteren also sounded in the rumor mill, but it is the 67-year-old Romanian who is presented in the Ghelamco Arena. His first assignment immediately became a fascinating one: a visit to ex-club Antwerp, where he was active for three years.
 
 
 


Our recommendation tip for  Antwerp - Gent  :  BTS / YES @ 1.65