Youri Tielemansmidfielder Belgium and of Aston Villasaid Thursday in a press conference that his team’s defeat in its debut in Euro Cup against Slovakia (0-1) “is not a disaster” and emphasized that, in their second match against Romania“must win” to redirect the situation of the group led by Domenico Tedesco.
Tielemanswho came on in the 74th minute against Slovakia After recovering from some muscle problems, he downplayed the initial setback of his teammates. However, he made it clear that the Belgian team will not fail if they want to have a chance of making it to the round of 16.
“We know that every match is very important in a European Championship. Losing once is not a disaster, but now it is necessary to win. If we work hard today, I am sure we will win on Saturday in Romania” he declared Tielemans.
Besides, Tielemans He noted that, after recovering and being ready to play, he does not believe he will start against Romania: “I’m ready, like everyone else. The coach announced his team before the game. We know what we have to do. We have to win to qualify for the next round. There are a lot of disappointments, but that’s football . We have a lot of character ” said the midfielder of Aston Villa.
“I am ready to play 90 minutes. That’s why there are no risks taken in friendly games. The coach’s decision not to line up at the start against Slovakia. I had an adductor injury, but now I’m 100 percent fit,” he said. Tielemans.
Asked if Belgium has trained in a special way to be successful in front of goal after missing many goals against Slovakia, Tielemans He responded that he and his teammates had not done any extraordinary training to improve in that aspect.
“We have to be as calm as possible in front of goal. We just have to make the right decisions in the penalty area. Romania. They will play in a very compact way and they will try to take advantage of our mistakes. We have to be helpful there,” he said. Tielemans.
Finally, The Tielemans spoke about Romania and commented that he didn’t think his rival was particularly motivated to face it Belgium. “We concentrate on our own performance. In any case, they will be ready. I know the qualities of Stanciu (author of one of the goals of Romania in his first game against Ukraine). I played with him and I will also be eager to put in a good performance,” he concluded. Tielemans.
Source: La Verdad
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