“Ridiculed”, “Humiliated”, “A waste”: the European press destroys the Red Devils after the defeat against Israel

The European press was not seduced by the Red Devils. The defeat against Israel even pushes the continent's media to attack our national team head-on.

A defeat in Israel and here are the Red Devils cited in all European sports publications, or almost. Our national team fell from high last night in the Nations League and ends its journey in the Nations League with a record of 4 points out of 18. If they have indeed won their ticket for the play-offs in March, the Belgians are not did not at all reassure observers, on the contrary.

Sharp criticism

In France, for example, we are surprised at the level of the Red Devils in this competition. “If the Belgians hoped to show a more attractive face than in their previous outings, their match against Israel went in the opposite direction”judges for example L’Equipe. Eurosport, for its part, speaks of a “painful end of year”. “Opposed to an Israeli team looking for its first success, the Red Devils showed absolutely nothing. Humiliated in a one-sided match, Belgium confirms that it is going through a very serious crisis”they then judge. “It’s time for the year to end, for Belgium”estimates So Foot. “Decimated by a wave of injuries, the Red Devils aligned by Domenico Tedesco managed to further disappoint their country this Sunday”they finally wonder.

No more compliments in Spain, where the newspaper As hit the nail on the head. “The crisis for Belgium… despite the salvation. Domenico Tedesco's Belgium cannot get back up. Elimination in the round of 16 at the Euro after a very disappointing group stage and then, these last three defeats which are a waste “they write, before shooting down the figures of the Belgians (4 points). “It’s too little for a team which is supposed to have the level to compete with the biggest teams in Europe. This will not be the case during the final phase of this Nations League”they regretted.

The Guardian judges that Belgium has been “pouring” by Israel while Algemene Dagblab judges that our Red Devils “made fools of themselves”. Just that. See you in March to try to respond to such criticism.

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