Belgium opened their Euro 2016 campaign with a disappointing defeat to Italy. Yesterday they played Ireland, and there was a complete turn around. They won comfortably in the end leaving Ireland in a sticky situation, but can Belgium go on to win Euro 2016 from here and if so, what is going to help them.
Kevin De Bruyne
The Manchester City midfielder played incredibly well against Ireland. In my opinion for Belgium to be successful at this summers tournament they must rely on him to be a link up midfielder between the deeper midfielders and attackers. He has fantastic vision to play a pass and works hard for his team. For such a young player he shows such a maturity in knowing when to pick the correct pass through to the striker. He plays with such confidence that he doesn’t mind trying to make risky passes, which often have great consequences, yet when they don’t the Belgium midfield can work hard to get the ball back.
The Manchester City midfielder played incredibly well against Ireland. In my opinion for Belgium to be successful at this summers tournament they must rely on him to be a link up midfielder between the deeper midfielders and attackers. He has fantastic vision to play a pass and works hard for his team. For such a young player he shows such a maturity in knowing when to pick the correct pass through to the striker. He plays with such confidence that he doesn’t mind trying to make risky passes, which often have great consequences, yet when they don’t the Belgium midfield can work hard to get the ball back.
Strength in Depth
This brings me onto the next thing. Look at the strength in depth in the Belgium squad. Within their bench they have a £20 million plus rated striker in Marseilles Michy Batshuayi, Christian Benteke who Liverpool bought for over 30 million, as well as two huge Serie A players in Radja Nainggolan and Dries Mertens. Each of these names are players capable of coming onto the pitch and making an impact, as well as the strong first 11, it is no wonder that the team is so highly ranked. This allows the manager do greatly vary his tactics, with such a good squad being able to adapt to various positions, enabling them to change to meet the accordance of any opponent.
This brings me onto the next thing. Look at the strength in depth in the Belgium squad. Within their bench they have a £20 million plus rated striker in Marseilles Michy Batshuayi, Christian Benteke who Liverpool bought for over 30 million, as well as two huge Serie A players in Radja Nainggolan and Dries Mertens. Each of these names are players capable of coming onto the pitch and making an impact, as well as the strong first 11, it is no wonder that the team is so highly ranked. This allows the manager do greatly vary his tactics, with such a good squad being able to adapt to various positions, enabling them to change to meet the accordance of any opponent.
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