Our consultant draws lessons from the Red Devils’ 5th match in this Nations League, punctuated by a new defeat at the King Baudouin Stadium.
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Published on 15/11/2024 at 07:00
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1 The Italian goal is not due to a lack of automatisms, it is simply a lack of defensive quality.
“Compared to the first leg, the Italian goal this time fell a little later but the explanation for this Italian opening score cannot be found in the numerous changes made by force by Domenico Tedesco. It’s not a question of a lack of automatisms but quite simply a lack of defensive quality. In this phase, De Cuyper completely screws up… and he is not the only culprit either. The international level is unforgiving. Young people no longer have, or rather do not have, this reflex. And suddenly, you are forced to start a chase and the Red Devils had great difficulty showing creativity, symbolized by the absence of the slightest opportunity during the first 45 minutes.
3 Domenico Tedesco continues to have a contrarian view of the match.
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