While all the players are on holiday, this is not the case for the technical staff. To feed the press a little, Franky Vercauteren gave an interview to RTBF and VRT, the Belgian broadcasters of the Euro.
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The technical director returned to this day off given by Tedesco.The players had the opportunity to clear their heads a little and recover. They were able to see the families and they have a free day today.”he began.
Of course, it is impossible not to mention the whistles of the supporters after the 0-0 against Ukraine. If in the locker room, no one jumped for joy after the qualification, the Devils knew how to turn the switch according to Vercauteren.The atmosphere is very good within the group”, he assured. “We only focus on France. I don’t remember the Devils’ public demonstrating in this way, but we are used to being whistled at from time to time.”
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Thursday, Thomas Meunier said that the reaction of supporters was “disproportionate”. Which led the group, via Kevin De Bruyne, to turn back when it was time to greet the supporters who had come to Stuttgart. “Some will believe that the way the players acted was the right way, others will think the opposite. There was a collective decision and the whole group of players followed the same idea.”
With his experience, the former RSCA coach was in mine-clearing mode. Objective: decree national unity. “As far as I’m concerned, it’s in the past. We have to forget this moment, it’s over. We need everyone, including the players and the public, for the future. We have to be focused on that. We waste too much time and energy on extra-sporting elements. […] Even if we are aware of this kind of thing, the concentration must be put on the sporting side. Let’s put the rest aside.”he assured.
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Vercauteren: “Why not beat France?”
Precisely, the Red Devils’ background has been disparate since the start of the tournament. After creating a lot of chances against Slovakia and Romania, Belgium showed a lackluster face against Ukraine. How to explain it? “Comparing the match against Romania and the one against Ukraine is like comparing apples and pears. They are different teams, the circumstances were different. You can’t transplant things from one match to another. We know the expectations, we know the level expected of us. We know we could have done better against the Ukrainians.”
“It is legitimate to express one’s discontent, but aren’t Belgian supporters becoming ‘victory supporters’?”
That’s always something. But now, it’s France that awaits the Red Devils. An opponent of yet another caliber.Facing France is my dream match.” he confessed for our colleagues.It’s good, but it’s too early (smile). Since the beginning, I’ve been dreaming of a Belgium-France match. I imagined it further away. We’re going to play against the European top, against the best players, against a big favourite. We have potential, we must have confidence. It would be great to beat them, why not?! It’s a team with a lot of good players.”
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In the opinion of all the followers, the Devils will not be favourites. Which does not prevent Franky Vercauteren from dreaming.History is made to be changed. It will depend on our quality and also on the success of the day. We will have to be at the top at all levels.”
This is everything the Belgian people are waiting for this Monday evening in Düsseldorf.
