started, Qatar finally ushered in the "retained program" of the World Cup - internal strife!
A slightly more experienced fan should be very clear that internal strife has emerged in the past World Cup, but there are always "victims". This time, it was the turn of "European Red Devils" Belgium .
In the first two rounds of group stage, Belgium, with good "book data", won one win and one loss, and scored 3 points. Theoretically speaking, de Bruyne still has the hope of leading his teammates into the knockout round; but the "Red Devils" will never be easy when they face Croatia , which is experienced in the last round and also needs to strive for victory. At this moment, the unsatisfaction in the field began to spread outside the field, and the ghost of "internal strife" appeared again...
"It's time to squeeze out the water." "What's your state now? Hazard is not clear? Joke!" " Real Madrid can only smile at Hazard without saying anything."... Behind the hot discussions of countless fans is the saliva storm that Belgium is experiencing.
The smell of internal strife actually existed before the match against Morocco.
In the face of the reporter's interview, the two major stars in the Belgian team: De Bruyne and Hazard gave two completely different opinions. In a long interview released by the veteran British newspaper " Guardian " on November 27, Belgian top star De Bruyne said bluntly that because the team has become significantly aging, "I regard us more as outsiders (the championship competition)." On the contrary, Hazard, who had been regarded as the team's number one striker, confidently made a bold statement: "As long as I am in good shape, we can win the championship..."
As a result, less than 24 hours later, Hazard, who had been away from the starting lineup for a long time at Real Madrid, was "slapped in the face" by Morocco. The 0:2 defeat completely triggered the biggest internal strife since the start of this World Cup.
As of now, there are two positive and negative statements about this dispute, but this has not stopped it from continuing to ferment: just before the upstream news reporters published the article, the topic of internal strife in the Belgian national team had already entered the top ten hot searches on Weibo .
According to reports from domestic Belgian media, 35-year-old veteran Veltonghen told reporters, "Our offense is too bad. I think it's because our forward players are too old. I have a lot of ideas, but I can't discuss it. This is not enough, and no opportunities have been created before." This was immediately considered a response to De Bruyne's previous statement in an interview.
Belgian coach Martinez's remarks about De Bruyne's "Belgium is too old" were also included in this "dispute". He said that when players interviewed, "there will always be a sentence or two that is inconsistent. Maybe this is just a strategy for him (De Bruyne) to bluff people."
The opposite statement is that conflict does not exist, but the atmosphere in the locker room of the Belgian national team after the loss is tense and subtle and objective.
Is this "taste" familiar? Old fans will definitely tell you with a smile: If you don’t fight or exude fragrance, the Belgians are still of high quality! This is a joke, and it is even more true.
As mentioned at the beginning of this article, internal strife is like a ghost in the World Cup, and there are always people who will be hit every once in a while. France, , Netherlands Countless big-name stars and senior coaches have great say.
2010 South Africa World Cup , French forward Anelka directly blew the coach Domeneke during the halftime break, and he was immediately fired from the team. This quickly triggered the team players to respond with a strike. In that World Cup, the French team, as the defending champion of , failed to qualify in the group.
Internal strife is a remake of the "King of Uncrowned" Dutch team. In the 1996 European Cup and 2012 World Cup, many stars such as Davis, Hunterrah , Kuyt were unwilling to play as a substitute and directly complained about the coach's situation.
Under such a storm, naturally no team has achieved a "good end".
Back to this World Cup, the Belgians are not alone in the internal strife. Almost on the same day, Cameroon 's starting goalkeeper Onana was confirmed to have withdrawn from this World Cup.The reason was that he did not agree to change his radical style, which had a clear disagreement with coach Rigobert Song's opinion that he wanted him to be more stable and was eventually removed from the list.
The fun thing about the script of fate is that sometimes the "enemy" can be regarded as a mirror for self-reflection - in contrast, the world's second most recent life-and-death battle opponent Croatia is not under Belgium in terms of age; looking at the stars, it is difficult to compare with lattice . But they can at least see that they are a whole.
Let’s talk about it again. In Russia, four years ago, the classic battle of Croatia strangled Argentina was always there. The one who defeated Messi is definitely not the only one who defeated Modric , and the three lines led by him collectively exploded and bloomed at multiple points.
I have seen too many World Cup games, but in fact I don’t need to discuss too many professional and profound technical and tactical issues. Everyone will find that the more you enter the knockout stage, the more stable the team will go further. This is the cliché "old Taoist".
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Upstream News Reporter Qiu Jinyi
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