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Philippe Clement and Genk can golden thing to do against the Standard of Michel Preud’homme

Student wants to master counting

The scalp of former club Club Brugge, he has already, that of ex-teacher, Michel Preud’homme (60) should tonight follow. Philippe Clement (45), with leader Genk to Sclessin, where he hopes Standard final from the title to push. Therefore: five big questions to the pupil and his teacher.

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Michel Preud’homme (l.) and Philippe Clement were not so long ago, working together at Club Brugge. Tonight they are facing each other. Bruno Fahy/belga

Philippe Clement and Genk can golden thing to do against the Standard of Michel Preud’homme

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Are you going together to surprise?

Preud’homme: “Earlier in the season I said that it is the players who should surprise, and that we can only prepare. I don’t know what Philippe will do. That otherwise they played against Club Brugge? Genk remains a team with many qualities that his will can impose. They are also not fully of a change in approach, that’s not their style.’

Clement: “No. I would be able to, but if I could, I would also have my own players to be surprised and then you have a problem. Then they find it difficult to plan well to carry out. But I do know what things Michel in his mind. And vice versa, is that perhaps so.’

Is the word “title” taboo for you?

Preud’homme: “We have started very well with a 9 to 12, but there are still three teams. The difference is exactly the same as in the beginning of the play-offs. That says a lot. In addition, there are not one, but two teams for us. Against Genk, we go anyway to give it their all. Together with Mouscron is the only team against which we could not win this season. Or I fast forward or achteromkijk? I look everywhere.’ (laughs)

“I am not concerned with the standings. If we have to go count, then that will but in the last two days to happen’

Philippe Clement

Clement: “I am not concerned with the standings. Still not. If we have to go count, then that will but in the last two days happen. Just as we at the end of the regular competition have done. But until then, it’s only one in which we use our energy to raise the maximum out of ourselves trying to get as many points as possible to grab. That goes for the players, myself, the staff… For everyone. Afterwards, you can go on the end of the day look how many other have been.’

‘In between, to participate in a ‘heaven or hell’-story, we do not. That we have not done so after the unnecessary loss of Antwerp and that we should not do after the victory against Club Bruges.’

Standard played against Anderlechteen half hour. Is that an advantage?

Preud’homme: “The match has not changed much. We opted then for a different way of playing with a false 9 – as Sa and Oulare is injured and Emond was tired by the sequence of matching. That went well against Anderlecht, but it does not say that we are now for the same intent.’

Against Genk, we go anyway to give it their all. Together with Mouscron is the only team against which we could not win this season’

Michel Preud’homme

Clement: “No, now that is no item, because there are enough rest days between the previous and this match were. I’ve been there in the past ever had, that if you two times just two days of rest, and then with a third match is, however, a different metric is. But now there is enough feel free to be.’

Is Genk after Pozuelo unpredictable – and therefore better?

Preud’homme: “They have his departure, properly addressed, I think. A trainer prepares his team for it, knowing that he sometimes a player will have to miss. When that is finalized, you will search for other solutions. You now see that it is a little different, but they are kept in large lines play as before. But unpredictable? No, we know their qualities. But between knowing something and doing something, therein lies a difference.’

Clement: “We can now vary more. Pozo was one of the best players of our league, but the team played always in function of him or in a system in function of him, so others could benefit. That resulted in us when the most return on.’

‘Now he’s gone, we tackle things differently, because we have other types in the game group. But I’m glad that everyone is eager to go along with these new ideas and everything so quickly picks up. Or is this my victory? No, I am not concerned with what the outside world thinks of me, how many articles about me are written or how beautiful or ugly everyone is me. If my wife me, I’m already happy.’ (laughs)

Is the ‘ machine, after the defeat in Genk paralysed?

Preud’homme: “As I said, there are four teams with 9 to 12. That is to say that there are four to a very good start made, also Club Brugge. The play-offs and it is logical that you occasionally lose. Or I Club still the favorite find? I had said that the big favorite would be when Malinovskyi of Genk seven matches would be suspended. That is not the case, so that changes a bit the matter.’

Clement: “I’m not doing that. Play-off 1, I said that Club Brugge is the favorite is because the skeleton is there, the necessary experience with this type of moments, and build on a basis. A team evolves when a book where there are always pages to be created, that thicker and thicker and thicker. And the thicker it is, the more grip you have. But I am so with only one story: that of Racing Genk. From morning to evening. Was there even a story to be created, than would my head explode, I think. So that we do not.”

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Play-off 1

FRIDAY, 19 APRIL

20.30 Standard – KRC Genk

SUNDAY 21 APRIL

18.00 Anderlecht – AA Gent

MONDAY, 22 APRIL

14.30-Antwerp – Club Brugge

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