France has scored two goals: one own goal gifted by Austrian Maximilian Wöber and a penalty converted by Kylian Mbappé against Poland. Two goals from 49 shots. Belgium has scored two goals in 46 shots. One from Youri Tielemans and another from Kevin de Bruyne in the same match, against Romania. Figures that are far from what was expected. Crisis figures ahead of the head-to-head clash on Monday in Düsseldorf (6 p.m.).
They have, each team, two goal deniers. Players who have been particularly clumsy in front of goal despite having a well-earned reputation for having a good goal-scoring instinct. Antoine Griezmann It is the French calamity. Momentarily. The evil fario pursues Romelu Lukaku at the tournament.
Lukaku despairs in the Belgium-Slovakia match. / Alex Calaff
Sitting in front of Poland
Protected and praised by Didier Deschamps, being as he is one of his faithful starters, the coach sat Griezmann against Poland for the first time since the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The standard-bearer of pragmatism ended up relegating the Atlético striker – France’s playmaker – for his lack of effectiveness after Griezmann missed several incredible opportunities against the Netherlands. “It was a tactical choice, “I’m not angry with Antoine,” Deschamps denied.
He fourth scorer in French history After Olivier Giroud, Thierry Henry and Mbappé, he has only contributed two goals in the last 31 games, with which the goals per game ratio has decreased several degrees. The rooster selection suffers. Mbappé is far from his best moment, Marcus Thuram is not reliable (2 goals in 22 games and what to say about Ousmane Dembélé (2 in 24). He is the main dribbler of the tournament in competition with the Belgian Jérémy Doku. Giroud is a substitute.
Griezmann, Lewandowski and Tchouaméni, in the France-Poland match. / Georgi Licovski / Efe
Efficiency problem
“We have an efficiency problem,” Adrien Rabiot acknowledged. “The best in the world also miss chances,” was Aurélien Tchouaméni’s defense of Griezmann, the team’s vice-captain. Deschamps said he would be worried if chances were scarce, which is not the case. the case. Griezmann has admitted that France’s game “is boring.”
Belgium is going through a major crisis. They have angry fans, who gave them a loud boo at the end of the match with Ukraine (0-0). The players, who went to the stands believing that they would celebrate qualification, even if it had been second, were met with a scene of disgust. De Bruyne ordered everyone to go to the dressing room.
Openda replaces Lukaku in Belgium’s match with Ukraine. / La Presse / AP
It was the second game that they had not scored, after the opening defeat against Slovakia (0-1). The match that unleashed Belgium’s troubles. The current denialist is Romelu Lukaku, who did score two goals, apart from failing others, but both were annulled by the VAR. Against Romania, three quarters of the same. Another frustration after being reviewed.
On the back of Lukaku (31 years old) weighs a particularly unfortunate day against Croatia in the World Cup in Qatar where he had four fairly clear chances that he wasted. That 0-0 eliminated Belgium.
Lukaku rumata Trubin’s frame during the Ukraine-Belgium. / La Presse / AP
The top scorer
That reputation as a jinx has reappeared in Germany despite the fact that between one event and another he has scored 17 goals in 11 appearances for the national team and was the top scorer in the qualifying phase with 14 goals. In addition to being the top scorer in Belgian history with 85 targets. The next is the retired Eden Hazard with 33. Lukaku has scored goals in all the clubs he has been in, except Chelsea. In none of the three stages that he has spent there. In the last campaign he defended the colors of Roma, on loan from Inter Milan.
“There aren’t many defenders who enjoy playing against Lukaku. But there is no option, that’s how it will be,” said William Saliba, one of France’s centre-backs, 23 years old, 1.93 meters tall and weighing 85 kilos. He will accompany you at the Dalot Upamecano center, (1.86, m., 90 kg). They will be two against one who measures 1.91 and weighs 93 kilos.
2024-06-30 14:00:24
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