On Wednesday, the Red Devils will travel to Ludwigsburg, the base during the European Championship. They will do this with a selection of ‘only’ 24 players. So two spots remain unused, but the question is whether that is a wise choice.
Last Friday, Tedesco announced his final selection for the final round in Germany. The national coach made a striking choice. So he decided to take only 25 players. However, according to UEFA regulations, there was room for 26 selected players.
In addition, Tedesco took another big risk. After all, Jan Vertonghen and Arthur Theate are traveling to Germany. However, both defenders are still recovering from their injuries. In any case, the first group match(s) will come too early for them. And the defensive concerns became even greater.
Two spots left
After all, Thomas Meunier also dropped out on Saturday. The right back will not travel with the rest of the selection on Wednesday. Additional investigations are still being conducted, but he will probably have to cross the European Championship. So there are still 24 players left, of which at least 2 will be sidelined at the start of the tournament.
It remains strange that Tedesco did not utilize the full potential of his selection. For example, calling up an extra defender after Meunier’s injury did not seem like an unnecessary luxury. But he doesn’t plan to do that. And in any case, it wouldn’t have been a bad thing to take 26th place anyway. For example, with an extra playmaker.
Missed opportunity with Vanaken
After all, the alternatives for Kevin De Bruyne are limited, and it would not be a bad thing to let KDB rest every now and then. Ex-national coach René Vandereycken believes it was a missed opportunity that Hans Vanaken was passed over. “I still find it strange that Tedesco only selected 25 instead of the 26 allowed players. In my opinion, provided everyone was fit, it should have been Hans Vanaken – still the ideal replacement for De Bruyne in my opinion,” it sounds like The newspapaer.
And Hein Vanhaezebrouck also follows that reasoning. “I always took him with me. Vanaken has double figures again. Every year he almost scores more than 10 goals and 10 assists. We can use those figures with the national team. He is dangerous in stationary phases and when infiltrating into the large rectangle. I would have liked to see it as an alternative,” said HVH at Sporza.
2024-06-12 05:54:00
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