The Mouscron Gazette
Squad31 Jul 2028
A one-man rearguard from Axl De Corte
There were 15 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Squad31 Jul 2028
Yannick Mertens in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Mouscron this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad31 Jul 2028
Viktor Damjanić is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 23 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Match29 Jul 2028
Nobody could stop scoring
6 goals. Both benches spent the second half looking at each other rather than at the pitch. Purists will complain about Mouscron and KAA Gent in equal measure; everybody else had a wonderful time.
Squad31 Jul 2028
Timothy Tielemans has improved at 24, which nobody expected
Careers are supposed to plateau and then decline, and the players who ignore that are always the ones who were listening on the training ground. 3 points of it, over months, at an age where the direction normally only goes one way.
Match29 Jul 2028
KAA Gent take the points off Mouscron
Beaten 2‑4, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Boardroom31 Jul 2028
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Mouscron
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market31 Jul 2028
One of our own: Kevin Vertonghen joins the Mouscron first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Kevin Vertonghen is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market31 Jul 2028
Christian Boyata steps up from the Mouscron academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Christian Boyata has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market Mouscron promote Thorgan Fellaini from within
- Market Toby Chadli steps up from the Mouscron academy
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Timothy Tielemans