The day before yesterday, in a group stage match in Group F of the World Cup, Belgium lost 0-2 to Morocco.
Throughout the game, Belgium played undisciplined and lacked spirit on the field, as if lost.
On the other hand, the Moroccan team on the opposite side, the attack is methodical, the defense is desperately pressing, in a word, the football they play is very pure.
Why did the second ranked team in the world come to this point?
The answer given by the media is that infighting broke out in the team...
Speaking before the match against Morocco, Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne said this during his pre-match press conference:
"We can't play like Manchester City. As a national team, you have to adapt to the players around you. Does this frustrate me sometimes? Yes, but I should show less, even though it's the perfection I'm striving for. I like everything is good and I want to play good football. ”
It can be seen from this passage that De Bruyne has been dissatisfied with the Belgian squad and framework for a long time.
After the loss, the Belgian media RTL info even broke the news that there was a huge conflict within the Belgian team.
After the match against Morocco, Vertonghen criticized Belgium captain Eden Hazard in the dressing room, saying that Eden Hazard would not communicate and protect all players, but instead expressed his dissatisfaction with the status quo to the media and did not do a good job of captain blame.
After De Bruyne listened, he was angry, feeling that this Vertonghen was pointing at Sang and scolding the locust, and then Hazard had a fierce quarrel with De Bruyne and Vertonghen, and finally Lukaku pulled everyone away.
Because Belgium is a multi-lingual country, and in the Belgian team, due to the difference in language and cultural background, players will choose to communicate with players they can match, thus forming a gang situation.
Over time, the team will be divided into several groups, in order to win, players can work together to win the championship, but once the record slips, group confrontation forms under the accusation of many parties, and the conflict deepens.
There is one round left in the group stage, and Belgium is currently third in the group with three points,
They will face Croatia, currently at the top of the group, in the next match, and if they lose, they will not advance to the round of 16.
Hey, the third runner-up of the last World Cup, how could it be like this.
Is this Belgian golden generation coming to an end...