The Belgian Football Union has removed the supposedly funny video where comedian Pablo Andres makes Amadou Onana say that he is going to tackle Kylian Mbappé in the shin. However, the damage was already done. The video is going viral on social media. And have no doubt about it: Didier Deschamps and the main person concerned will have also seen it. The coach will use it to boost his troops.
Of course, Mbappé does not need this video to be motivated for the match against the Devils. But if there’s someone you shouldn’t taunt even more, it’s the best striker in the world. Belgium gave him an additional reason to want to fight against our defense which does not always shine with its speed.
Should we blame Amadou Onana for having participated in this video? The player probably didn’t ask any questions. Since the start of the tournament, he has tried to entertain his teammates and the Belgian public. It is especially the Federation which should have sounded the alarm. Doesn’t she remember the storm caused by the exit of Stijn Stijnen before Portugal – Belgium?
Back to March in 2007. The Devils goalkeeper was trapped by a journalist after a Club Bruges match, a few days before a Portugal – Belgium match. “Do we have to injure Ronaldo to win this match?”the journalist had asked him. Stijnen had laughed, which was enough for the newspaper to put the sentence in the goalkeeper’s mouth. Portugal almost lynched Stijnen when he arrived at Lisbon airport, Ronaldo scored two of the four goals scored (4-0).
A humorous response that had the effect of a bomb. The French media are not as sensationalist as the Portuguese newspapers, but we could have done without this extra kerosene for Mbappé’s fighter plane.
