“Not putting pressure on from the start of the match was a tactical choice by the coach,” added the Arsenal player who also admits that the team could have implemented these changes earlier in the game .
Despite a better second half and numerous chances, the Devils never managed to make it happen: “There was more to do and that was also the case in the previous match against Italy and the one against France. We must better exploit our opportunities. This is where the problem lies at the moment and we must avoid conceding goals too easily.
If he mentioned the absences of executives like Kevin De Bruyne or Youri Tielemans in the group, Trossard does not want to hide and believes that the team could have put out a better performance against the Italians.
Domenico Tedesco after Belgium – Italy: “We didn’t put enough intensity”
Wout Faes regrets Belgium’s lack of efficiency in front of Italian goals
The Red Devils were disappointed once they arrived in the mixed zone at the Roi Baudouin stadium on Thursday after the 0-1 defeat to Italy. With this result, the quarter-finals of the Nations League are definitely out of reach. On Sunday, Belgium will face Israel in Budapest and will try to secure a ticket for the competition play-offs. A crucial match that we will “absolutely have to win”, believes Wout Faes.
“We wanted to avoid falling behind quickly, like last month in Italy,” said the 26-year-old defender in the mixed zone. However, everything did not go as planned as the Devils conceded after just 11 minutes through Sandro Tonali.
“We were really under pressure from the first moments and we avoided being too high. It didn’t go well and at half-time the staff made some changes. We had nothing to lose in second half and in the end, things went much better, everything was clearer and we were able to recover more balls. We were also positioned higher on the pitch.
A different face which has changed nothing for the Devils, broken down in front of the cages. “It’s a shame we didn’t have a single chance. We gained some more experience tonight. On Sunday against Israel we absolutely have to win, and then we’ll give it our all in March for the play-offs.” Faes concluded.
Red Devils: it will take much more than Lukaku to reignite the flame
Amadou Onana after Belgium/Italy: “there were also positive points”
Amadou Onana also wanted to highlight the positive points of the meeting between Belgium and Italy in the Nations League on Thursday, despite the defeat. The Belgians can forget the quarter-finals, but “there are also positive points to take away from this match”, he recalled in the mixed zone.
“Of course it’s difficult to be positive at the moment, but it wasn’t all bad. We also had our chances and after the break there was an evolution. Italy were tactically very strong in the first half time. We were a little too passive and not aggressive enough. We need patience with this generation. We lost against Italy, and last month against France, but they are world class countries. analyze this carefully and then react.”
An altercation took place between Faes and Theate, who shoved his teammate
For his debut with the Devils as a starter, Arne Engels wants to “learn lessons”
Like his teammates, Arne Engels regretted the first half of the Red Devils beaten by Italy (0-1) Thursday at the King Baudouin stadium during the 5th and penultimate day of the Football Nations League.
“We have to learn from this for the future,” the Celtic midfielder said after the mixed zone encounter and after his first start for Belgium. “It was nice to start for the first time. It’s of course a shame we couldn’t win. Especially in the first half it was difficult. It wasn’t the first half we expected There was too little structure in our game and we gave the ball away too easily. Italy won most of the duels. After the break it was better. pressure on the Italian midfielder and we were able to making it difficult. Everyone gave their best, but it wasn’t enough. We have to learn from this for the future. We were able to put a high-level country under pressure in the second half. -time Personally, I’m happy to have been able to show myself. People may know me from the Champions League matches with Celtic, but I never played at the highest level in Belgium, so a lot. many people don’t really know me.”
Timothy Castagne realistic after the Red Devils’ defeat against Italy: “We were off-time on every action in the first half”
