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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Mark Walker

Genk slaughtered by club legend over awful defensive record ahead of Rangers tie

Belgian legend Franky Van der Elst has slammed Genk's leaky defence ahead of their Europa League opening game against Rangers this week.

Rangers start their league phase campaign with a visit from the Belgian side on Thursday.

Like Rangers, they have had a disappointing start to the season and their supporters have been voicing their displeasure after they slumped to tenth place in the table.

And 86-times capped Belgian ace Van der Elst - who played in four World Cups for his country - has been alarmed at their defensive efforts ahead of their trip to Glasgow.

He said: "What amazes me about Genk is that they have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 16 matches ahead of this weekend.

"And if you add in their two European matches against Lech Poznan, that's 18 matches without a clean sheet.


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"That's nowhere near good enough.

"They had collected eight points out of a possible 21 and that is unacceptable for them.

"Genk's problem is that they are vulnerable when teams counter-attack.

"And they seem to be unable to defend crosses into the box.

"I happen to think Thorsten Fink is a fantastic manager for Genk

"But I believe he also needs to be firmer and more assertive with his players for not performing."

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