Football is an eternal love at first sight
The Nations League is considered one of the least valuable of all competition categories. However, as the 2024-25 UEFA Nations League group stage comes to an end, dramatic events are happening.
Many senior Belgian players such as Castagne, Trossard and others publicly criticized coach Tedesco’s tactical arrangements after the team’s 0-1 loss to Italy, believing that the German coach did not arrange the team’s tactics. The pressing pressure of Italy at the beginning of the game led to passivity at the technical and tactical level. Subsequently, the famous Belgian commentator and former international player Mark Deglis publicly questioned whether Tedesco was suitable to continue coaching. In his view, it was embarrassing that Belgium only won once during the entire UEFA Nations League group stage against Israel. Achievements.
There seemed to be signs of a rift between Tedesco and the Belgian team. Previously, the new Belgian Football Association director Peter Williams went to Madrid to have a conversation with goalkeeper Courtois. Courtois’s attitude is very clear. As long as Tedesco continues to coach, he will no longer play for the national team.
In fact, Tedesco can find many reasons for the recent poor performance of the Belgian team, such as injuries to important players and the replacement of new and old teams, which means that more experiments must be carried out. However, the characteristics of football have always been like this. Only plans that continue to show progress and results are correct plans. Any measure that lacks immediate results may be questioned. This cannot be regarded as “quick success and instant gain”, because football is a team sport that requires continuous building of self-confidence for the team. If there is a continuous lack of results and the team’s confidence is repeatedly frustrated, no matter how ideal the long-term plan is, it will be stranded. Continuously winning and maintaining a high FIFA ranking are also crucial to the national team’s image and commercial value.
