The Red Devils are preparing to start their European Championship. The first obstacle will be Slovakia.
Lorenzo Staelens has some doubts about the Belgians. He explains why. “Defensively, for me, it’s a bit fair. It will mainly be about not getting left behind, because then we will have to play high and we are very vulnerable with this defense,” he declared in the columns by Krant van West-Vlaanderen.
What about defense? Belgium will play against Slovakia with an unprecedented defense. Maxim De Cuyper, Zeno Debast, Wout Faes and Timothy Castagne will start. Only Castagne has real experience of such a tournament.
At the back, we have to cross our fingers that there are no more injuries otherwise Domenico Tedesco will have problems. In midfield and in attack, there are no worries, quite the contrary.
Staelens, on the other hand, sees a huge advantage if the Belgians open the score. They indeed have a very dangerous team, which can hurt many countries.
Offensive opulence
“If we score first and can move back, we can create a big threat with our speed and De Bruyne’s passing,” he explains. But if the Belgians concede first, they will have to take more risks and will be in even more difficulty defensively. Which does not fail to raise some questions.
