Club Brugge in panic: Mignolet completely lost

Although his performances this season have not reached the same level as last year, Mignolet remains invaluable to Blau Zwart. His stats this season show a slightly different side.

For the first time in five seasons, Mignolet has scored fewer points than expected when we compare expected goals versus actual goals.

With a save percentage of 71%, he currently ranks only ninth among all goalkeepers in the Jupiler Pro League.

Mignolet stops with the Red Devils in favor of Club Brugge

In March last year, Simon Mignolet announced his departure from the Red Devils. This choice was not only in his interest, but also in the interest of his employer, Club Brugge.

His desire was to focus fully on his role at Club Brugge and his family life. Mignolet often returns to Club Brugge after international commitments with all sorts of minor injuries.

He sometimes carried these problems with him for months, and sometimes caused him to make mistakes between Club Brugge appearances. It is clear that those poor performances, which were due to those “half injuries”, were harmful to Club Brugge and Mignolet.

Mignolet's decision to end his international career stemmed from his desire to focus fully on his career at Club Brugge.

Mignolet is once again reaching a high level at Club Brugge

Two weeks after the end of the previous season, Simon Mignolet had already started working with the physiotherapists to start preparing sharply.

This would not have been possible if he was still participating in an international match with the Red Devils. “That's why I have an advantage compared to other years,” he said promisingly at the end of July. latest news.

Mignolet has once again started this season as one of the absolute mainstays of Club Brugge, and through his impressive saves has kept his side upright on several occasions.

Ludo Vandewalle, President of Football at The newspaperHe described Mignolet as the most impressive goalkeeper in the Jupiler Professional League, and Domenico Tedesco tried to convince him to return to the Red Devils.

'Clear leader' Mignolet advances at Club Brugge

Simon Mignolet plays a key and important role for Club Brugge not only on the pitch, but also in the dressing room. In an environment where natural leaders and a strong mindset are rare, Ronnie Dilla praised him as a “clear leader.”

Behind closed doors, Mignolet is one of the driving forces doing everything he can to keep the team on track and to motivate and sometimes wake up the players.

He is the mainstay on and off the field. “Mignolet took the lead when he turned square in October and remains invaluable to the people of Bruges,” he wrote. latest news.

With 9 clean sheets this season, he is just one game behind Antwerp's Jan Botez. He is – on average – the second-lowest passing goalkeeper in the Jupiler Pro League and second in passing purity, beaten only by Davy Roofe of AA Gent.

Mignolet scores fewer points and has a significantly lower save percentage

This season Simon Mignolet has been characterized by his strong performances, but despite this, the 35-year-old goalkeeper has not reached his all-time high.

Mignolet, who is in his fifth season at Club Brugge, experiences for the first time that he scores fewer points than expected when we compare expected goals versus actual goals.

With a save percentage of 71%, he currently ranks ninth among all goalkeepers in the Jupiler Pro League.

He said: “Although Limberger has not reached the level of last season – when he excelled in the Champions League and won the Golden Boot – he remains an absolute added value to this club.” The newspaper Also fixed.

This year, he also finished only sixth in the Goalkeeper of the Year election, an award he has consistently managed to win over the past four years.