Roberto Martínez’s men must win to face Croatia on the last day with their homework
Win and convince. That is the double challenge that Belgium has against Morocco this Sunday. The team led by Roberto Martínez left doubts on its debut against Canada, suffered more than expected and took, yes, the three points thanks to a decisive intervention by Thibaut Courtois from the penalty spot in the final phase. The second day against the Africans is an opportunity to put an end to doubts in one fell swoop and to arrive with the homework for the last game against Croatia, the a priori other boogeyman of the group.
“Canada was better than us, but we found a way to win. We have grown as a team,” assured Roberto Martínez after the difficult victory over Canada. That victory catapulted the Belgians into the lead, but underlined that the Red Devils still have a have great margin for improvement if they are to reach the heights of Russia 2018, the World Cup in which they finished third.The first step for this improvement will be to triumph over a team that already showed signs on its debut that it is going to be a very difficult team to beat is Morocco took on Croatia with their guns and got a draw that keeps them alive in the group and with the expectation of getting something positive again against Belgium and risking the pass on the final day against Canada.
That is the purpose of a block in which everyone is aware of Achraf Hakimi’s physical condition. The Paris Saint Germain footballer suffered from a hamstring on his debut and is doubtful for a match in which Mazraoui will not be present with a bruised hip. Belgium meanwhile has all players from the first game except Romelu Lukaku. The Inter Milan footballer continues the recovery process from the hamstring injury and is only expected to return in the third game against Croatia, a game where Roberto Martínez’s men could not play anything if they managed the pass against Morocco this Sunday.
Source: La Verdad
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