L’entraîneur croate, qui basait initialement son jeu sur une grosse organisation, souhaitait obtenir deux éléments offensifs supplémentaires, il a fait venir Badamosi mais surtout Eckert et Zeqiri. De quoi permettre le T1 de la

We left him on August 31, his head down, angry about what he had seen on the field at OHL after his Standard’s second defeat this season (2-0)

That evening, Ivan Leko did not mince his words. While remaining extremely calm, the Croatian tactician had made strong, sometimes cynical comments about the level of play displayed by his men but also their ability to offer more. “It was the Standard of last season, the one I never want to see again,” he had declared 

And Leko continued: “I know what I have and it is clear that I cannot even afford players as strong as my opponent’s substitutes. Standard 2024-2025 must not blush when it is beaten in Kortrijk or Leuven. I hope that in the near future, we will all be able to be offended in the event of a defeat

“With these words, the coach was sending a thinly disguised message to his leaders. But Ivan Leko knew full well that his sporting director did not have a free hand during this transfer window . But that would not prevent him, a few days later, from telling Fergal Harkin that one of his summer choices, Grejohn Kyei , could already pack his bags