While the Red Devils must prepare to meet the Blues in the round of 16 of the Euro, the Belgian press believes it detects a certain complacency among the French.
As the French team feared after having failed in its quest for first place in Group D following its sad draw against Poland on Tuesday, it will have to start its obstacle course in the final table with a shock against Belgium. The Red Devils failed to beat Ukraine, having to settle for a goalless draw (0-0), and also finished in second place in their group.
And if the Blues have not been spared from criticism since the start of the Euro, it is even worse across Quiévrain where the Belgian press is particularly virulent. “ Honestly, objectively, we have 0 chance of winning the Euro, said the RTL presenter Marc Delire, adding: “We don’t know what we can do, we haven’t shown anything yet. » Same concern in the mouth of consultant Silvio Proto: “We are going to have to play above our level. We’re going to have to come out with some very big matches and have a little luck.”
“France seems very happy to have us as an opponent”
Like Kevin de Bruyne, Jonathan Lange, editor-in-chief of La Dernier Heure, makes the Blues the favorites. “On paper, France has more qualities, very clearly. “On the Belgian side, three players have a super power: Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Jérémy Doku. The problem is that N’Golo Kanté can perfectly take care of Kevin De Bruyne, there is a Dayot Upamecano-William Saliba pair who athletically has enough response to resist Romelu Lukaku. My gaze turns to Jérémy Doku who will have Jules Koundé in his zone, who is not a trained full-back. We’ll see what happens but France has an advantage and Kylian Mbappé is extraordinary.
he explained.
One hope nevertheless remains: the sufficiency of the French. It is already singled out in the columns of the The newspapaer. “France seems very happy to have us as an opponent,” writes the Flemish daily, convinced that the Blues will be very confident when it comes time to face the Red Devils. Too much ?
