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Special correspondent Wang Qinbo is from Germany.
Belgium and Ukraine drew 0-0, and Belgium was booed by its fans after the match. De Braunet, who had planned to lead his teammates to thank the fans, was so embarrassed that he called everyone straight back to the dressing room.
Coach Tedesco found that the camera followed him when he summoned the players to speak after the game, and impolitely asked the camera team to go away, even though others were actually doing the routine work after each game.
Tedesco and his predecessor Martinez led the team in this European Cup in a completely different way. Portugal lost to Georgia in the final round, but this happened when the team had already finished first in the group. Portugal won 2 wins in the group stage of this European Cup and played a very high technical and tactical level against Turkey. It can be said that Martinez continued the excellent performance of his team in the qualifiers, and Portugal’s performance so far has been in line with expectations.
In the case of Belgium, it scored two goals in the group stage, lost to Slovakia in the first game and drew with Ukraine in the final round with an advantage. In the second half, Fairtongheng chose to pass the ball back to the goalkeeper when it was obvious that he could attack. This can be seen as a sign that Belgium is also dragging its feet, content with the result of a draw and second place in the group, even if it is followed by an encounter with France.
Tedesco’s performance in this year’s European Cup was unconvincing. After the 2022 World Cup, Martinez left, and the Belgian national team faced the problem of replacement. At that time, the most popular candidate in the media was Henry, but Henry did not even submit an application to the Belgian Football Association because he did not want to have a misunderstanding with Martinez, who had helped him.
The Belgian Football Association chose Tedesco in many resumes, one of the important reasons is that Tedesco is well prepared. Tedesco seems to be an interviewer, and he has done well in several interviews throughout his career. Tedesco made an in-depth analysis of the replacement of the Belgian team and provided his own plan, and his knowledge of the Belgian echelon surprised the Belgian Football Association.
Tedesco quickly promoted a number of newcomers, such as midfielder Amadou Onana, Aurel Mangala and winger Luc Bakiao, who were neglected in the Martinez era. They played a role in the qualifiers. Belgium qualified in a high profile from the qualifiers, and Tedesco can also announce that his replacement has been successfully completed, leaving only the big game to be tested.
What is special about Tedesco is that he seems to be involved in the “mountain dispute” inside the Belgian dressing room. Kurtuva’s temporary departure from the national team was triggered by the order in which he and Lukaku competed for two games to wear the captain’s armband. Kurtuva pointed the finger at Tedesco, saying he lacked the ability to make decisions. On the surface, Kurtuva is dissatisfied with Tedesco, but it is actually an internal problem in the Belgian dressing room. Without Kurtuva participating in this tournament, it seems that both Lukaku and de Braunet enjoy their leadership role in the team and organized the team-building of the steak dinner during the competition.
In theory, Tedesco does not compromise with Kurtuva and has the support of the existing dressing room, but the freedom rights of Belgian players seem to be unconventional. Belgium’s performance in the group stage, if only from a competitive point of view, players like Lukaku must be replaced immediately, his performance is not funny, but clumsy. But Tedesco would rather watch Lukaku go through all kinds of trouble and waste than give players like O’Ponda time to play, adding up to only eight minutes in three games.
In this way, we can’t talk about the effect of the replacement, and we can’t think that Tedesco chose to take sides in the locker room dispute. A good manager must be able to prevent the players from playing separately and avoid being practically held up by the veteran players. At the same time, the real boldness of a good manager is to let contradictory players aim to play for the team. In this respect, I have to say that my predecessor, Martinez, did much better.
For Tedesco, the next game against France will be a crucial game. But in such a game, whether he will leave the game to the veteran players like the group stage will be the first big suspense.
