Bornauw: 'The lack of mentality bothered me most'
CEO Kenneth Bornauw didn't hold back. Speaking after the season wrapped, he admitted what every fan felt: the mentality in the squad was nowhere near what Anderlecht demands. "What bothered me most was the lack of mentality," he said (1). He warned it will take two full seasons to fundamentally reshape the group. New sporting director Antoine Sibierski has already been handed the keys to oversee that rebuild, with mentaliteit en discipline at the core of the project.
Season ends with a 5–1 thrashing at Union
A miserable full stop. Anderlecht were torn apart 5–1 away to Union in the final game of the Pro League season (2). The defeat made it five straight losses to close the campaign. Analyst Frank Boeckx didn't sugarcoat it: "Nobody expects anything from Anderlecht anymore" (2). With Europa League qualifiers starting in late July, the gap between where you are and where you need to be looks sobering.
Analysts: 'The Anderlecht as biggest club world no longer exists'
Sporza's analysts delivered a blunt verdict on the club's governance (4). Constant interference from the top, they argue, has hollowed out the football operation. The message was stark: Anderlecht as the dominant force in Belgian football is a memory, not a current reality. Sibierski's arrival signals an attempt to fix that, but trust is in short supply until results follow.
