Opponents in the round of 16 at Euro 2024, the French and Belgians are already throwing barbs at each other. However, some are less well received than others, such as when an injury is “desired” on the French side. Former Dogue Amadou Onana now finds himself in a controversy that should be taken with a pinch of salt.
You have to know how to innovate to perform, and suffice to say that Belgium knows how to handle originality during its epic in Germany on the occasion of Euro 2024. In addition to its bad habit of registering achievements which will ultimately be refused, it knows how to handle humor, at least try this approach to hit the mark. Although he is not on the list of players retained by Tedesco, comedian Pablo Andres is with the Red Devils in their base camp located in Freiberg. The goal is none other than to allow the group to relax through the production of humorous content. At the age of 22, Amadou Onana willingly lets himself play the game. A few days ago, he participated in a short video (77 seconds) in which the Belgian comedian presents himself as the “new motivational coach of the Red Devils, the mental coach to win the World Cup.” The former Mastiff then begins a sketch in which he is nicknamed “Doudou” and ends up running off to training singing the song I Believe I Can Fly by Robert Sylvester Kelly. This format was popular in Belgium and made a splash on social networks.
Launched on this dynamic, carried by the upcoming confrontation between Belgium and the French team, the two men continued their duo, for better and for worse. This time, Pablo Andres has become the Belgian team’s physiotherapist in a video which begins with a song. “Who will tackle Mbappé on the shin? », he says to his compatriot. To which the Everton midfielder responded loudly: “Onana! Amadou Onana!”. If the sequence is to be taken with a pinch of salt, it does not go down well in France, where laughing at a possible injury does not raise a smile, raising the idea that there were other ways to start hostilities. This format was also removed by the Belgian Football Federation, which had published it during the day.
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