Westerlo will want this one forgotten quickly: 3-0, every duel lost, and a long ride home. Sint-Truiden were ruthless in the way good sides are ruthless.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Sint-Truiden have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Sint-Truiden have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Sint-Truiden know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Sint-Truiden know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Sint-Truiden have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Sint-Truiden can pretend not to have heard.
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Sint-Truiden hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Sint-Truiden has been clear about where Emile Samyn stands, which is more than many ever get.
The crowd waited for a goal that never came. Standard Liege defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Sint-Truiden know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Sint-Truiden can pretend not to have heard.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Sint-Truiden can pretend not to have heard.
The award is a small thing with a heavy meaning: for four weeks nobody in this division did his job better. Sint-Truiden have the trophy on a shelf and the player in the side.