Racing Genk's season has taken a painful turn, with the club slipping to third in the Belgian Pro League and their title hopes all but extinguished, Soccernet.ng reports .
Still, Nigerian striker Tolu Arokodare remains defiant - both in defence of his teammates and in his personal ambitions.
Having enjoyed a prolific campaign with 22 goals and seven assists in all competitions under manager Thorsten Fink, Arokodare believes Genk's performances this season deserve more credit - even as the final stretch proved bitterly disappointing.
Genk led the league for long a long stretch during the regular season but the Smurfs have seen their title ambitions fade into thin air.
Arokodare and teammates have not won any of their last five matches, a horrible run of results that has seen Genk slip to third with only three games left in the Championship round. Genk are six points behind leaders Union Saint-Gilloise and five shy of Club Brugge in second place.