Kenny Saief at Maccabi Haifa

Transfert : Kenny Saief est prêté au #RSCA, découvrez sa première 📹 sur l'app RSCA Official! Téléchargez l’app sur PLAY STORE (https://t.co/8jOWk8TWua) ou sur l’APP STORE (https://t.co/WsEYzSmeb7)! Welcome Kenny! 💪 #COYM pic.twitter.com/Hw1imIyIky

— RSC Anderlecht (@rscanderlecht) January 5, 2018

 

The period in the title is going to bother me

 

Anderlecht was sold last week of december, new board will take over in march. Current board doesn't want to take much responsibility in winter transfers due to takeover, so most transfers will be loans. Don't know if this means Kenny has a good chance at staying there or not.

 

Its a loan with an obligation to buy at the end of the season. Anderlecht hasnt got the money to buy him right now.

 

Started in a friendly as Anderlecht traveled to Netherlands Utrecht - losing 4 - 3 - Kenny played the first half

 

Started in a friendly as Anderlecht traveled to Netherlands Heerenveen - where they played to a goalless draw - Kenny played 68 minutes

Note Kik Pierie started for Heerenveen

 

Starts vs. Genk in league play.

KRC Genk - #RSCA ⚽️ Starting line-up! 💪 Substitutes: de Jong, Bruno, Kayembe, Amuzu, Dante, Sambi Lokonga & Teodorczyk #COYM #GNKAND pic.twitter.com/LkrH2ONKmr

— RSC Anderlecht (@rscanderlecht) January 21, 2018

 

Watching a very blurry english stream. Game just kicked off

 

Kenny is playing on the left in what appears to be a 3-4-3

 

Wow. Saief with an incredible cross from the left-sided touch line that ends in a header off of the post. Would've been a great goal.

 

10 minutes until half time. He's had 2 good chances to score, but that rustiness was evident when it came time to put them away. He's getting himself in spaces and combining in ways only intelligent players can, but it'll take a while before he's back to being fully effective.

 

Went the full 90.

 

Go figure, Saief likely the least known Yank in a Euro First Division, looks to have the chops while more touted lads flounder.

 

Highlights thread here. Such a good player who can be very important for the national team.

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Hopefully we have a coach, at the right time, that has the knowledge of the player pool and is aware of who is in form and who ain't. There quarters are, or should be ours always. I been drinking.

 

So let me get this straight, he was loaned to a better team? I'm not sure I've ever seen that.

 

Because he wasnt playing much at Gent. They have no need for him as they play a 4-3-3. Saief is neither a fullback nor a winger so he wasnt needed anymore at Gent. Anderlecht plays 5-2-3 or a 3-4-3 with Saief as leftwingback or left midfielder.

 

I guess that makes sense. I scrolled back and saw your post from Jan 5th. They are in a round about way trading him to there in the summer but loaning him there now.

 

His old coach at Gent, Hein Vanhaezebrouck, went to Anderlecht and brought Kenny over.

 

It happened to Loic Remy when QPR was relegated and he was loaned to Newcastle who were still in the Premier League

 

This is my problem with Saief. He's obviously got quality, and I love the way he hits a cross, but where does he fit in the U.S. national team if we don't play a 5-2-3 or a 3-4-3? I don't think he works as an attacking winger because he doesn't have the speed for it. If Tab Ramos wins out and the USMNT eventually runs a 4-3-3, Saief's best spot is probably left back. I'm fine with that, but I don't think he's the guy to slot in opposite Pulisic in a three-man front.

 

Our personnel going forward probably fits best in a back 5. If not, then yeah, Saief would be a better left back than just about anything we've ever produced as a country.