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OH Leuven Thread 25/26

By moore_94, in Leicester City Forum

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davieG

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2 minutes ago, Ryy said:

 

Colour's similar to the Peterboro kit last week and that was awful, terrible colour to wear on a football pitch

Ryy

Ryy

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10 minutes ago, UniFox21 said:

2 different front sponsors?

DHL is for the women’s team which looks so much better 

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AjcW

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Has Mijatovic signed Perm or is it just a year long loan from Jan to Jan to fit with MLS?

 

Original deal said until end of season.

KlaaZ

KlaaZ

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2 hours ago, AjcW said:

Has Mijatovic signed Perm or is it just a year long loan from Jan to Jan to fit with MLS?

 

Original deal said until end of season.

Another loan season, no mention of an option to buy. Full season though, so not Jan to Jan. 

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AjcW

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55 minutes ago, KlaaZ said:

Another loan season, no mention of an option to buy. Full season though, so not Jan to Jan. 

Hope he kicks on! 

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KlaaZ

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56 minutes ago, AjcW said:

Hope he kicks on! 

Cheers, got very high hopes for him, and for Traoré as well. Been reading some very good stuff on him from his time in France.

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KlaaZ

KlaaZ

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On 23/07/2025 at 16:07, Merchant_Banker said:

Is it just me or does OHL seem to be much better organised than LCFC at the moment. Maybe we could swap DoFs?

Nonono!

 

But yeah, new CEO since April last year and new DoF since June, who worked together at their previous club Beerschot where they put together a team that won second division in two years with basically no money. It may be the pre season buzz but the vibe really does feel different now. The new manager Hubert also radiates a lot more confidence and drive, which both Coleman and Garcia lacked. 

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moore_94

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2 minutes ago, KlaaZ said:

Nonono!

 

But yeah, new CEO since April last year and new DoF since June, who worked together at their previous club Beerschot where they put together a team that won second division in two years with basically no money. It may be the pre season buzz but the vibe really does feel different now. The new manager Hubert also radiates a lot more confidence and drive, which both Coleman and Garcia lacked. 

Hows the Leuven squad looking?

 

Anything else they really need this summer?

 

Great to see that Leuven are mainly bringing in young players as well

KlaaZ

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24 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

Hows the Leuven squad looking?

 

Anything else they really need this summer?

 

Great to see that Leuven are mainly bringing in young players as well

Going to start with the caveat that I'm a glass half full kind of guy. 

 

That said, for me the squad looks quite complete. The only position that I'd still like to see an addition to would be the wings, and I believe that's something the club is also actively working towards as we've had rumours of Raki Aouani for a while now (who I'd really like to see in a Leuven shirt as he looks very, very promising) and also Malick Mbaye. 

 

At the back we've made Ominami's loan spell permanent and brought in a left footer, Damjanic (19, Croatian U21 captain) which, combined with the more experienced Pletinckx and highly rated Swiss Nyakossi should be more than enough. At left back, Akimoto is a certainty and he's backed up by another Japanese lad, Ohata. On the other end, Vlietinck renewed his contract and Gil is also still there, with young academy prospect Opoku banging on the door as well.

 

In midfield, we've got a load of experience with Verstraete, Schrijvers and Maertens, backed up with an emerging Wouter George, two young lads from the academy (Azzouz and Murru) and new arrival Kayo (who seems to be the one on one replacement of Banzuzi, who was sold to Leipzig for 16M). And Maziz is also still there, who, if he picks up his performances, should be one of the best players in the squad. 

 

As said, the wings may still be a little lacking. Verlinden is a certainty on the left, and when he gets some more match fitness Terho, who we signed from Union, would be the main man on the other end. Apart from that there's only Balikwisha which is why I'd really like to see another addition. Up front we're quite well stocked now with Ikwuemesi (injured during the Leicester game though, four weeks supposedly so two more to go), Mijatovic (who scored the worldie against you guys) and new young starlet Traoré. The latter is supposedly really, really, really fast, so I'm really looking forward to seeing him develop. 

 

On top of all that, we've also made quite a few signings for the U23 team that may be promising as well.  So yeah, I think the focus really shifted to bringing in young high potentials, which is something I really applaud. Hubert, the new manager, is also someone who has a bit of a growing reputation for giving young talent a chance, having started his managerial career at first the U18 and later the U23 and first team of Anderlecht, which is renowned for its youth academy.

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sylofox

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On 23/07/2025 at 15:07, Merchant_Banker said:

Is it just me or does OHL seem to be much better organised than LCFC at the moment. Maybe we could swap DoFs?

Ffs I wouldn't want you as an enemy.

 

How fvcking evil must you be.

 

Not even sure I'd wish Rudkin on the tree's or even spuds.

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Bonanza

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21 hours ago, KlaaZ said:

Going to start with the caveat that I'm a glass half full kind of guy. 

 

That said, for me the squad looks quite complete. The only position that I'd still like to see an addition to would be the wings, and I believe that's something the club is also actively working towards as we've had rumours of Raki Aouani for a while now (who I'd really like to see in a Leuven shirt as he looks very, very promising) and also Malick Mbaye. 

 

At the back we've made Ominami's loan spell permanent and brought in a left footer, Damjanic (19, Croatian U21 captain) which, combined with the more experienced Pletinckx and highly rated Swiss Nyakossi should be more than enough. At left back, Akimoto is a certainty and he's backed up by another Japanese lad, Ohata. On the other end, Vlietinck renewed his contract and Gil is also still there, with young academy prospect Opoku banging on the door as well.

 

In midfield, we've got a load of experience with Verstraete, Schrijvers and Maertens, backed up with an emerging Wouter George, two young lads from the academy (Azzouz and Murru) and new arrival Kayo (who seems to be the one on one replacement of Banzuzi, who was sold to Leipzig for 16M). And Maziz is also still there, who, if he picks up his performances, should be one of the best players in the squad. 

 

As said, the wings may still be a little lacking. Verlinden is a certainty on the left, and when he gets some more match fitness Terho, who we signed from Union, would be the main man on the other end. Apart from that there's only Balikwisha which is why I'd really like to see another addition. Up front we're quite well stocked now with Ikwuemesi (injured during the Leicester game though, four weeks supposedly so two more to go), Mijatovic (who scored the worldie against you guys) and new young starlet Traoré. The latter is supposedly really, really, really fast, so I'm really looking forward to seeing him develop. 

 

On top of all that, we've also made quite a few signings for the U23 team that may be promising as well.  So yeah, I think the focus really shifted to bringing in young high potentials, which is something I really applaud. Hubert, the new manager, is also someone who has a bit of a growing reputation for giving young talent a chance, having started his managerial career at first the U18 and later the U23 and first team of Anderlecht, which is renowned for its youth academy.

I agree for the most part, but:

 

I think we should still get an experienced CB. With Ricca and Kurucay we lost our defensive leaders of last season and I don't think Pletinckx and/or Ominami are capable of filling that role. Both are decent defenders but no leaders. 

Our midfield looks good, but I wouldn't mind an extra creative CAM. Since Xavier Mercier's departure we really lack creativity. Maziz was supposed to fill that role, but he's been a dissapointment and I don't believe he can turn things around this season. Wouldn't mind to see him leave to be honest.

We should also get another striker, preferably a targetman in my opinion. I'm hearing a lot of good things about new signing Traore, but he's still only 18. I love the fact that we extended the loan deal of Mijatovic, but he's only 19. Scoring was our biggest problem last season an it would be unfair and unhealty to put all our trust to fix that problem on those 2 kids. We still got Ikwuemesi, but we all know he's not a goal scorer. 
 

We've mostly signed very young players so far, which I don't mind. The Belgian league is known for developing young players, so we at OHL should embrace that role. We've done really good with young players like Banzuzi, Schingtienne and Mandela Keita just to name a few. But I also believe that those young players need some experienced players to lead and guide them. 

 

So, in my ideal world we would still sign an experienced CB to lead our defense, a creative CAM, a LW/RW and a striker. I realize that this will not happen, so I'll settle for the CB and the striker. 

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KlaaZ

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15 hours ago, Bonanza said:

I agree for the most part, but:

 

I think we should still get an experienced CB. With Ricca and Kurucay we lost our defensive leaders of last season and I don't think Pletinckx and/or Ominami are capable of filling that role. Both are decent defenders but no leaders. 

Our midfield looks good, but I wouldn't mind an extra creative CAM. Since Xavier Mercier's departure we really lack creativity. Maziz was supposed to fill that role, but he's been a dissapointment and I don't believe he can turn things around this season. Wouldn't mind to see him leave to be honest.

We should also get another striker, preferably a targetman in my opinion. I'm hearing a lot of good things about new signing Traore, but he's still only 18. I love the fact that we extended the loan deal of Mijatovic, but he's only 19. Scoring was our biggest problem last season an it would be unfair and unhealty to put all our trust to fix that problem on those 2 kids. We still got Ikwuemesi, but we all know he's not a goal scorer. 
 

We've mostly signed very young players so far, which I don't mind. The Belgian league is known for developing young players, so we at OHL should embrace that role. We've done really good with young players like Banzuzi, Schingtienne and Mandela Keita just to name a few. But I also believe that those young players need some experienced players to lead and guide them. 

 

So, in my ideal world we would still sign an experienced CB to lead our defense, a creative CAM, a LW/RW and a striker. I realize that this will not happen, so I'll settle for the CB and the striker. 

Although I somewhat agree, the downside of this would be blocking the younger players. Considering this is a season where it will be nearly impossible to get relegated, I'd rather take the chance on the kids. On that note, looks like Traoré will lead the line today, from what I've heard at least. 

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