The day before yesterday, in a group match in Group F of the World Cup, Belgium lost to Morocco 0-2.
Belgium played in disorganized manner and was seriously lacking in energy on the court, as if he was lost.
On the other hand, the opponent's Moroccan team has an orderly offense and desperately pressing the defense. In a word, they play football very purely.
Why did the second-ranked team in the world reach such a level?
The answer given by the media is that the team broke out infighting...
Before the game against Morocco, Belgian midfielder de Bruyne once said this at the pre-match press conference:
htt ml0 "We can't play like Manchester City . As a national team, you have to adapt to the players around you. Does this frustrate me sometimes? Yes, but I should show less, although this is the perfection I strive for. I like everything is fine and I want to play good football." This passage from
shows that De Bruyne has been dissatisfied with the lineup and framework of this Belgian team for a long time. After losing the ball, Belgian media RTL info even revealed that there was a huge conflict within the Belgian team. After the game against Morocco, Vertonghen criticized Belgian captain Hazard in the locker room, saying that Hazard would not communicate and protect all players. Instead, he expressed his dissatisfaction with the status quo to the media and did not do a good job of captain criticizing it.
De Bruyne, who was present, was furious after listening to it, feeling that Vertonheng was pointing aside. Then Hazard had a fierce quarrel with De Bruyne and Vertonheng, and finally Lukaku pulled everyone away.
Since Belgium is a country composed of multiple languages, and within the Belgian team, due to different language and cultural backgrounds, players will choose to communicate with the players they have obtained, thus forming a situation of forming cliques.
Over time, it will be divided into several groups in the team. In order to win, players can work together to compete for the championship for the country, but once the record drops, a group confrontation will be formed under the accusation of multiple parties, and the contradiction will deepen.
There is one round left in the group stage. Currently, Belgium ranks third in the group with three points.
The next game they will play against Croatia , which is currently ranked first in the group. If they lose, they will not be able to advance to the top 16.
, how could the third place in the last World Cup become like this?
This golden generation of Belgium is about to end here...
