OH Leuven Thread 2022/23

[sacreblueits442]

28 minutes ago, Phugalu said:

I saw no improvement in how we play. Is it the quality of the players or Brys' tactic... or both? Passing, finishing, ball control, playing out of defense were overall poor. Ok the referee was an idiot, so the scoreline doesn't reflect the true strength, but I was hoping to see some positive changes. Some players are just not at the proper level. Cojocaru is a good line goalkeeper, but don't let him pass a ball under pressure. A lot of danger comes from Tamari, but sadly you know up front where that ball will go eventually.

On the upside, Keita was very strong yesterday.

...I feel your team is screaming for a midfield schemer who can play teammates into space and find ways of utilizing the players we have!!!

Tamari has been a worry for a long time, Maertens and the new striker need to have that supply and the team needs someone to control the pace of the game when needed. I mentioned before one of our up-and-coming players in our under-21 team, Sammy Braybrooke. He needs game time and learning how to control a game, he would be a great fit, it would suit LCFC and Leuven at the same time.

[Phugalu]

12 hours ago, sacreblueits442 said:

...I feel your team is screaming for a midfield schemer who can play teammates into space and find ways of utilizing the players we have!!!

Tamari has been a worry for a long time, Maertens and the new striker need to have that supply and the team needs someone to control the pace of the game when needed. I mentioned before one of our up-and-coming players in our under-21 team, Sammy Braybrooke. He needs game time and learning how to control a game, he would be a great fit, it would suit LCFC and Leuven at the same time.

I doubt that Brys will continue using loans from LCFC. I think he wants to choose his own players and go for permanent deals (which would benefit OHL in the long term... if they are a good buy at least). I think he brought in Holzhauser for that role you speak off. But he's a bit of a laughing stock at the moment. He is technicallt gifted, but struggles with movement. When he comes on people in the stands laugh at how he's picking his spot where he can stand for the rest of the match. We miss Mercier tremendously... I think he's wasting away on the Ferencvaros bench nowadays.

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[Bonanza]

Results and standings after week 18

 

RFC Seraing	0-1	KAS Eupen
KV Mechelen	1-1	Cercle Brugge
KAA Gent	0-0	Standard
Club Brugge	1-1	OH Leuven
Union	3-0	KV Oostende
KV Kortrijk	1-0	KRC Genk
Charleroi	0-1	Anderlecht
Westerlo	3-3	Antwerp
STVV	2-0	Zulte Waregem

 

P		TEAM	PTS	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
1		KRC Genk	46	18	15	2	1	45	16	29
2		Union	39	18	12	3	3	38	22	16
3		Antwerp	36	18	11	4	3	33	20	13
4		Club Brugge	34	18	10	4	4	35	21	14
5		KAA Gent	31	18	9	5	4	32	18	14
6		Standard	29	18	9	7	2	29	22	7
7		Westerlo	27	18	8	7	3	37	33	4
8		OH Leuven	26	18	7	6	5	31	27	4
9		Cercle Brugge	26	18	7	6	5	25	25	0
10		STVV	26	18	7	6	5	19	19	0
11		Anderlecht	23	18	7	9	2	26	25	1
12		Charleroi	19	17	6	10	1	22	30	-8
13		KAS Eupen	19	18	6	11	1	25	38	-13
14		KV Mechelen	19	17	5	8	4	25	31	-6
15		KV Oostende	17	18	5	11	2	20	40	-20
16		KV Kortrijk	15	18	4	11	3	15	33	-18
17		Zulte Waregem	13	18	3	11	4	23	42	-19
18		RFC Seraing	11	18	3	13	2	16	34	-18

 

Fixtures for week 19

 

Friday January 6th

 

Standard

-

STVV

 

Saturday January 7th

 

KAS Eupen	-	Charleroi
KV Oostende	-	RFC Seraing
Cercle Brugge	-	Westerlo
Antwerp	-	KAA Gent

 

Sunday January 8th

 

KRC Genk	-	Club Brugge
Zulte Waregem	-	KV Mechelen
Anderlecht	-	Union
OH Leuven	-	KV Kortrijk

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[Pelotas]

Sooo transfers... any news?

 

In his look back on 2022, Brys jokingly asked for some good transfers but not heard anything lately, except that Al-Tamari is being chased by Nantes, since his contract runs out in the summer I would definitely sell now. 

On another note, apparently Anderlecht is trying to sign Sory Kaba from Midtjylland, would be nice to see him again at Den Dreef

[Phugalu]

1 hour ago, Pelotas said:

Sooo transfers... any news?

 

In his look back on 2022, Brys jokingly asked for some good transfers but not heard anything lately, except that Al-Tamari is being chased by Nantes, since his contract runs out in the summer I would definitely sell now. 

On another note, apparently Anderlecht is trying to sign Sory Kaba from Midtjylland, would be nice to see him again at Den Dreef

Not sure what scout Anderlecht has send to Denmark... I bet he had all kinds of disabilities to see something useful in that player.

[Sly]

I see Gamboa and Ramos Minho have both been loaned out, after being summer signings. 

[Sly]

This made me smile (a bit)

 

OH Leuven closed 2022 with a hard-fought and earned point at Club Brugge. For example, the year in which OH Leuven was allowed to celebrate its twentieth birthday ends in eighth place in the standings.

 

Coach, how do you look back on 2022?

 

The second period of last season we tried to stand firm, by trial and error. For example, after a good game we won for the first time in our own home with KRC Genk, but we also lost too many unnecessary points. In the end, like our first year in the Jupiler Pro League, we finished eleventh in the standings. But that was what the impetus was given to be ambitious this season.

 

And I think we're doing a good course this season. With good and surprising football. We played good games, but of course also lesser ones. We often didn't get what we deserved either. The period where we took the fewest points, we might just play our best football. But football is all about taking points. That's why the point on Bruges, deep in injury time, pleased us a lot.

 

What was the most beautiful victory for you?

 

Each match has its own scenario, but there are some matches that stand out. The 1-3 victory over Standard, for example. In a witch cauldron we played well in the switch, scored nice goals and eventually managed to hold out. The match at Zulte Waregem, the second half anyway, was also very spectacular due to the score course. I also remembered the game at RSC Anderlecht. We didn't win that game, but it was really a reference match in terms of game level and dynamics. And we also score two very nice goals.

 

And the hardest moment of last year?

 

Without a doubt the match on Eupen. We were in our group with nine sick people. Several boys couldn't ride the bus because they had to vomit all the time. It was a really tough game and a very difficult time to see your group deflate like this. There was no more power, no more gravy. I'm not going to forget that moment anytime soon. Issame's departure? We worked together so long and so well. We shared love and suffering, but that's why I'm so proud and proud. He was ready to take that step. So it's mainly a good story, not a difficult one.

 

OH Leuven is a club in full growth. What steps were taken this year?

 

The club has taken steps in every department. Both sporty and extra-sporty. The infrastructure in the Banqup Campus in Oud-Heverlee and the conditions for training are very good. The scouting device works more structured, there is good interaction with the board and we sit with them weekly. The longer I'm here, the more I feel like we're becoming a family. All with the same goal: to expand OH Leuven in a structured way. The synergy between the player group and the supporters is also very strong this year. They support very positively and help us through difficult moments in the match. However, their support makes the boys play better.

 

What can we wish for you before 2023?

 

A few good transfers (laughs)! No, I just hope the club is doing well in 2023 as well. That we can continue to work on a good balance with the staff and the player group and then the results follow.

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Results and standings after week 19

 

Standard	1-1	STVV
KAS Eupen	1-2	Charleroi
KV Oostende	1-2	RFC Seraing
Cercle Brugge	0-1	Westerlo
Antwerp	2-0	KAA Gent
KRC Genk	3-1	Club Brugge
Zulte Waregem	2-0	KV Mechelen
Anderlecht	1-3	Union
OH Leuven	2-3	KV Kortrijk

 

P		TEAM	PTS	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
1		KRC Genk	49	19	16	2	1	48	17	31
2		Union	42	19	13	3	3	41	23	18
3		Antwerp	39	19	12	4	3	35	20	15
4		Club Brugge	34	19	10	5	4	36	24	12
5		KAA Gent	31	19	9	6	4	32	20	12
6		Standard	30	19	9	7	3	30	23	7
7		Westerlo	30	19	9	7	3	38	33	5
8		STVV	27	19	7	6	6	20	20	0
9		OH Leuven	26	19	7	7	5	33	30	3
10		Cercle Brugge	26	19	7	7	5	25	26	-1
11		Anderlecht	23	19	7	10	2	27	28	-1
12		Charleroi	22	18	7	10	1	24	31	-7
13		KAS Eupen	19	19	6	12	1	26	40	-14
14		KV Mechelen	19	18	5	9	4	25	33	-8
15		KV Kortrijk	18	19	5	11	3	18	35	-17
16		KV Oostende	17	19	5	12	2	21	42	-21
17		Zulte Waregem	16	19	4	11	4	25	42	-17
18		RFC Seraing	14	19	4	13	2	18	35	-17

 

Fixtures for week 20

 

Friday January 13th

 

Westerlo

-

OH Leuven

 

Saturday January 14th

 

RFC Seraing	-	Standard
KV Mechelen	-	KV Oostende
KAS Eupen	-	STVV
KRC Genk	-	Zulte Waregem

 

Sunday January 15th

 

Club Brugge	-	Anderlecht
KAA Gent	-	KV Kortrijk
Union	-	Antwerp
Charleroi	-	Cercle Brugge

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[Simoken]

Another questionable investment from the owners... no offence #SQUADBEFOREANYTHING

[sacreblueits442]

...when you have Nsingi playing wide on the right and Tamari cutting inside, you know you just have not got the balance right!!!

  His service with crosses were poor and he needed to be in the box while Tamari supplied from out wide.

  You really need someone in the middle that can progress upfield with the ball at his feet and your system is crying out for such a player. We have one sitting on our bench not getting game time. As I  said before, the way the game is played in Belgium it would suit him.

A 4-3-3 with De Norre  Braybrooke and Keita would be strong with a lot of the creativity coming from Braybrooke.

  We would have Tamari  as a wide Forward, Maertens central and Gonzalez wide Left.

[Pelotas]

 

 

Edited 11 January 2023 by Pelotas

[Bonanza]

[Pelotas]

 

Supposedly we're chasing 22yo Norwegian midfielder Johan Hove from Strømsgodset

Edited 16 January 2023 by Pelotas
midfield, not striker

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Results and standings after week 20

 

Westerlo	1-2	OH Leuven
RFC Seraing	1-1	Standard
KV Mechelen	2-1	KV Oostende
KAS Eupen	0-2	STVV
KRC Genk	1-0	Zulte Waregem
Club Brugge	1-1	Anderlecht
KAA Gent	2-1	KV Kortrijk
Union	2-0	Antwerp
Charleroi	2-1	Cercle Brugge

 

P		TEAM	PTS	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
1		KRC Genk	52	20	17	2	1	49	17	32
2		Union	45	20	14	3	3	43	23	20
3		Antwerp	39	20	12	5	3	35	22	13
4		Club Brugge	35	20	10	5	5	37	25	12
5		KAA Gent	34	20	10	6	4	34	21	13
6		Standard	31	20	9	7	4	31	24	7
7		Westerlo	30	20	9	8	3	39	35	4
8		STVV	30	20	8	6	6	22	20	2
9		OH Leuven	29	20	8	7	5	35	31	4
10		Cercle Brugge	26	20	7	8	5	26	28	-2
11		Charleroi	25	19	8	10	1	26	32	-6
12		Anderlecht	24	20	7	10	3	28	29	-1
13		KV Mechelen	22	19	6	9	4	27	34	-7
14		KAS Eupen	19	20	6	13	1	26	42	-16
15		KV Kortrijk	18	20	5	12	3	19	37	-18
16		KV Oostende	17	20	5	13	2	22	44	-22
17		Zulte Waregem	16	20	4	12	4	25	43	-18
18		RFC Seraing	15	20	4	13	3	19	36	-17

 

Fixtures for week 21

 

Tuesday January 17th
 

OH Leuven	-	KAS Eupen
Standard	-	KV Mechelen
Westerlo	-	KRC Genk

 

Wednesday January 18th

 

KV Oostende	-	Antwerp
Cercle Brugge	-	Union
Anderlecht	-	Zulte Waregem
KV Kortrijk	-	RFC Seraing

 

Thursday January 19th
 

KAA Gent	-	Charleroi
STVV	-	Club Brugge

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[Pelotas]

Johan Hove won't come, signed for Groningen.

Chakla on his way to Ponferradina

Apparently negotiating with Malinov to extend his contract, after the Eupen match don't think he has much manoeuvring room left

Tamari still with us after saying goodbye already after the Westerlo match

Edited 18 January 2023 by Pelotas

[KingsX]

On 17/01/2023 at 09:37, Bonanza said:

 

 

Worth letting you know … I can’t often watch your matches, but always have time to watch the highlights and see how KP’s Belgian team looks on the pitch.  I’m sure I’m not the only one who appreciates these.

 

Plus it's expanded my Flemish (?) vocabulary from about 20 beer names to include “erste”, “tweede” and “helft”.

Edited 18 January 2023 by KingsX

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Results and standings after week 21

 

OH Leuven	1-1	KAS Eupen
Standard	2-0	KV Mechelen
Westerlo	2-3	KRC Genk
KV Oostende	0-3	Antwerp
Cercle Brugge	1-1	Union
Anderlecht	2-3	Zulte Waregem
KV Kortrijk	3-2	RFC Seraing
KAA Gent	0-0	Charleroi
STVV	1-1	Club Brugge

 

P		TEAM	PTS	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
1		KRC Genk	55	21	18	2	1	52	19	33
2		Union	46	21	14	3	4	44	24	20
3		Antwerp	42	21	13	5	3	38	22	16
4		Club Brugge	36	21	10	5	6	38	26	12
5		KAA Gent	35	21	10	6	5	34	21	13
6		Standard	34	21	10	7	4	33	24	9
7		STVV	31	21	8	6	7	23	21	2
8		Westerlo	30	21	9	9	3	41	38	3
9		OH Leuven	30	21	8	7	6	36	32	4
10		Cercle Brugge	27	21	7	8	6	27	29	-2
11		Charleroi	26	20	8	10	2	26	32	-6
12		Anderlecht	24	21	7	11	3	30	32	-2
13		KV Mechelen	22	20	6	10	4	27	36	-9
14		KV Kortrijk	21	21	6	12	3	22	39	-17
15		KAS Eupen	20	21	6	13	2	27	43	-16
16		Zulte Waregem	19	21	5	12	4	28	45	-17
17		KV Oostende	17	21	5	14	2	22	47	-25
18		RFC Seraing	15	21	4	14	3	21	39	-18

 

Fixtures for week 22

 

Friday January 20th

 

KAS Eupen

-

KRC Genk

 

Saturday January 21st

 

Zulte Waregem	-	Westerlo
KV Mechelen	-	KV Kortrijk
KV Oostende	-	Cercle Brugge
Union	-	OH Leuven

 

Sunday January 22nd

 

Antwerp	-	Standard
RFC Seraing	-	Anderlecht
Club Brugge	-	Charleroi
STVV	-	KAA Gent

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Results and standings after week 22

 

KAS Eupen	PP	KRC Genk
Zulte Waregem	1-1	Westerlo
KV Mechelen	3-2	KV Kortrijk
KV Oostende	1-2	Cercle Brugge
Union	1-0	OH Leuven
Antwerp	4-1	Standard
RFC Seraing	0-1	Anderlecht
Club Brugge	2-2	Charleroi
STVV	0-3	KAA Gent

 

P		TEAM	PTS	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
1		KRC Genk	55	21	18	2	1	52	19	33
2		Union	49	22	15	3	4	45	24	21
3		Antwerp	45	22	14	5	3	42	23	19
4		KAA Gent	38	22	11	6	5	37	21	16
5		Club Brugge	37	22	10	5	7	40	28	12
6		Standard	34	22	10	8	4	34	28	6
7		Westerlo	31	22	9	9	4	42	39	3
8		STVV	31	22	8	7	7	23	24	-1
9		OH Leuven	30	22	8	8	6	36	33	3
10		Cercle Brugge	30	22	8	8	6	29	30	-1
11		Anderlecht	27	22	8	11	3	31	32	-1
12		Charleroi	27	21	8	10	3	28	34	-6
13		KV Mechelen	25	21	7	10	4	30	38	-8
14		KV Kortrijk	21	22	6	13	3	24	42	-18
15		KAS Eupen	20	21	6	13	2	27	43	-16
16		Zulte Waregem	20	22	5	12	5	29	46	-17
17		KV Oostende	17	22	5	15	2	23	49	-26
18		RFC Seraing	15	22	4	15	3	21	40	-19

 

Fixtures for week 23

 

Friday January 27th

 

Standard

-

KAS Eupen

 

Saturday January 28th

 

Westerlo	-	KV Mechelen
KV Kortrijk	-	KV Oostende
OH Leuven	-	STVV
Charleroi	-	Union

 

Sunday January 29th

 

Anderlecht	-	Antwerp
Cercle Brugge	-	KAA Gent
Zulte Waregem	-	Club Brugge
KRC Genk	-	RFC Seraing

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[Bonanza]

New signing:

 

Mai Traore, a 23-year-old striker from Guinea, comes in on loan from Viking FK (Norway)

 

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mai-traore/profil/spieler/494933

 

 

 

Edited 24 January 2023 by Bonanza