Cup of Belgium Failure is not an option for Genk. Their name is now all in capital letters with the last four of the Cup of Belgium. And yet. And yet, they are in the Luminus Arena on their guard for the trip to the parc duden.
Union, the Anderlechtkiller, giving (a little) fear. “It is always dangerous to make comparisons, but I expect against Union a tougher competition than last Sunday against Oostende”, said Philippe Clement. “Union is stronger in the transition, they have more power and speed to an opponent to hurt on the counter.” Just ask in the Astridpark. “The match with Anderlecht was a perfect example of how dangerous Union can be. They manage to make a strong block to put down in order to switch with four attacking guys that big, able to cover distances in a short time. Of that four is Niakaté, of course, the most dangerous.”
For Clement, it is the first trip to Union. “Pretty unique anyway since I am already 26 years of work experience internship in Belgium, but I expected something. These are races in which Union can only win. Each normal pass is suddenly a fantastic pass in the eyes of the fans and every won duel will by the people in the stands to be celebrated as a wereldgoal. I expect a highly motivated opponent, I like my boys motivated at the kick-off is expected. This is already the quarter finals, we are again very close to a beautiful bekerparcours. The hunger for a round to go is really, really big.”
