After the Red Devils’ 1-0 defeat against Israel in the Nations League, all eyes are on coach Domenico Tedesco. It is clear that it is no longer unanimous, if at all. Will he be thanked?
Domenico Tedesco did not display the smile of the big evenings after the defeat of his Red Devils against Israel 1-0, Sunday evening in the League of Nations. A defeat which will not prevent Belgium from trying to retain its place in League A during the play-offs on March 20 and 23, 2025.
“It was difficult for multiple reasons and probably wasn’t a good match, I think“, admitted the coach of the Red Devils at the microphone of RTL TVI. He mentioned the extenuating circumstances. “The team we fielded has never played together, never trained together. But how is it possible to train together when we have so many injuries. Today we had the injuries of Leandro Trossard in the first half and that of Zeno Debast at the break“.
Difficult for me
“It’s difficult for me now to tell a young team to do more and more and more. Several players had already played 90 minutes two or three days ago like Loïs (Openda). And they had to play 90 minutes today too. We didn’t have the option to make any other changes. It’s difficult for me to tell players to do better. Matte Smets is very bad after his individual error. But that’s part of the game. He did his best.“
Asked about his future with the selection, Tedesco seems optimistic: “First, it’s always my feeling that is most important to me. And according to my feeling, I will be there in March. We learned a lot during this campaign about a lot of players. We tried a lot of players and we know them now.”
Can he do better in the future? Here again, the Red Devils coach remains confident: “I know my qualities and I will never doubt it. I know the qualities of the players when they are all there. I know the quality of the staff. I have the feeling that we will be there in March even if it may seem strange afterwards this match.”
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