Belgium is no longer an absolute top team, after a few years of dreaming. For Koen Casteels, it is time to accept this and behave like one.
Belgium is currently 6th in the world, but is closely followed by the Netherlands, Portugal and Colombia. A bad result this Monday and it is not impossible that the Red Devils move away from leaving the top 10 for the first time in a long time.
What if it was ultimately… normal? Since the gradual end of the “golden generation”, Belgium has no longer reached the summits in major competitions, not going beyond the stage of a quarter-final at Euro 2021. And for Koen Casteelsthis implies a change of mentality.
“We should no longer expect to beat France 3-0 with classy individual actions. What we need to do is become stronger collectively, like Switzerland or Austria,” says the goalkeeper of the Red Devils in an interview given to Latest News.
Nations respectively 15th and 22nd in the FIFA rankings, but Austria offered good resistance to the Devils in qualifying for Euro 2024 and Switzerland performs very regularly in major competitions.
A victory on Monday against France seems in any case essential for Belgium to avoid the play-offs which could send it to the Nations League B…
