The German Euro Cup appears on the horizon of the Belgian team as the last chance for the so-called ‘golden generation’ to take an important step in its history. In Robert Martinez As a coach, his taste for good football is recognized by all, but he needs to climb the final step that will propel him towards glory, even in Hazard on staff, now retired from football.
Now with Domenico Tedesco On the front, the Belgians hope to complete the project for which they seem designed, although they will have a very difficult time in a competition where there are more and more applicants.
The ‘red devils’ arrive also surrounded by some controversy in the list due to the absence of someone who not long ago was one of their most recognizable and important faces, the goalkeeper of Real Madrid Thibaut Courtois. The physical problems he suffered this season served as the perfect reason for the coach not to call him, even though he has recovered. In this way, it overshadows their confrontation a year ago, when the Real Madrid player left a training camp after getting angry with his coach.
Yes, his greatest figure is there, the player of City of Manchester, Kevin de Bruyne, who at 32 years old has been out for almost a year due to injuries. With him, another of the great references of Belgium be Romelu Lukakuwhich made up for his scoring luxury in the Rome.
The red and white colors of Atlético de Madrid that this team also has, represented by two of its footballers, Arthur Vermeeren and Axel Witsel, in addition to the former Yannick Carrasco. You will also need to pay attention to the power of Jeremy Doku (City of Manchester) or the old age of Jan Vertonghen, 37 years old. These are some of the correct names, but not only.
Belgium will debut in the Euro Cup on June 17 against Slovakiaas seeded in a group where they are also Romania and Ukraine.
The choice of Tedesco is planted in Germany after winning six games and drawing two in their qualifying group, scored 22 goals and conceded just four. Belgium He has never won an international tournament, although he was a finalist in euro 1980, fell earlier West Germany for 2-1. ‘The Golden Generation’ will now try to write a different ending and thus go down in history.
The figure: Kevin de Bruyne
Recently named captain of the Belgian national team in March, Kevin de Bruyne He is one of the last members of the ‘golden generation’ of ‘red devil’ to those who have little chance left to achieve the long-awaited title they have yet to achieve. At 32 years old, the great player should be the lighthouse of a team where players like Lukaku, Doku, Trossardthe athletic Witsel and Vermeeren or the former red and white Yannick Carrasco. But the star is, no doubt, DeBruyne. His extensive career led him to play a hundred matches for his country’s team. This is his third participation in a European Cup. He will be at the 2016 and 2020 games World Cupsthat of Brazil 2014, that of Russia 2018 and of Qatar 2022.
The coach: Domenico Tedesco
The coach of the national team is 38 years old. Italy, but he moved to live Germany when he was only two, so he had the same nationalities. In fact, before being appointed Belgian coach, he spent almost his entire career Germanyexcept for the two years (from 2019 to 2021) where he is in Russia within Spartak Moscow. The top German clubs he coached were Schalke 04 (2017-2019) and the Leipzig (2021-2022). In the end, he was able to conquer the German Cup in 2022.
This is how it plays: plasticity and balance
Throughout its history, the Belgian team has always been able to boast of having talented footballers who play an attractive game, one that the spectators love. Don’t lose that tradition in Domenico Tedescoalthough this coach has created balance in his team trying to alleviate certain defensive disconnections that have caused him trouble. Belgium staying true to its traditional 4-3-3. His offensive line was especially outstanding, with three powerful football players Trossard, Lukaku and Doku. But it is DeBruyne from the middle of the field the true offensive machine. The defensive line is based on experience, while the goal must live without Courtois.
The call
GOALKEEPERS
12. Thomas Kaminski (Luton Town)
1. Koen Casteels (Wolfsburg)
13. Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest)
DEFENSES
2. Zeno Debast (Anderlecht)
3. Arthur Theate (Stade Rennes)
4. Wout Faes (Leicester City)
5. Jan Verthonghen (Anderlecht)
15. Thomas Meunier (Trabzonspor)
21. Timothy Castagne (Fulham)
MIDFIELDERS
6. Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid)
25. Maxim de Cuyper (Bruges)
24. Amadou Onana (Everton)
7. Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City)
18. Orel Mangala (Olympique Lyon)
8. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa)
16. Aster Vranckx (Wolfsburg)
23. Arthur Vermeeren (Atletico Madrid)
FORWARDS
9. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal)
10. Romelu Lukaku (Roma)
11. Yannick Carrasco (Al-Shabab)
17. Charles de Ketelaere (Atalanta)
14. Dobi Lukebakio (Seville)
20. Lois Openda (Leipzig)
19. Johan Bakayoko (PSV Eindhoven)
22. Jeremy Doku (Manchester City)
Source: La Verdad
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