pearcey_90 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Best part about this team is that yeah, in 2 and 4 years time, we could (should?) be even better. Hopefully some full backs come onto the scene, just even one natural one as that's just one area that lacks from an otherwise complete ideal team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorando Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Vertonghen was phenomenal though, also Vanden Borre was very good against South Korea. I think after the WC we'll get VDBorre/Meunier at rightback with Alderweireld moving back to CB taking Van Buyten's place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 not a big fan of Meunier tbh, hope we can get better than that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Vertonghen puking was cool. GRIT! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubenJ Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Only a matter of time before VDB goes to crap again as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Real Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Great pic The Belgian team are in such a great position now. Have nothing to lose, nothing to prove and still are good enough to be with the favorites. Keep playing like yesterday and they have to fear no one. Well done after such a long time away from the tournament. As a non-Belgian, I can only fear for the coming Euros and WCs, this team should be getting even better. Weren't you like actively rooting against us just last night? Belgium attacked furiously for all of 10 minutes. Tired already? Dempsey, hit it dammit! Belgium are not going to score here. He can walk after that Made of rubber. After that stretched leg by Vertonghen. Jones sure has to take some physical abuse here ^^ Game ON! Here comes a real American story! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Haha, looks that way, but I wasn't so much against Belgium as supporting the underdog. After I posted 'Belgium are not going to score here.' I was certain that I was going to post 'Jinxed it ' a few minutes later. Took longer than I thought Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubenJ Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/videozone/v_FIFAWK_voetbal/v-WK_Diabo/2.34501?playlist=7.38815&video=1.2020585 Focus on Origi. Such a great match from him with just one thing lacking, the goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett.spurs Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Play the moose Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Think he might play the quarterfinal. Fellaini was rubbish Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubenJ Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Highly doubt it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorando Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Fellaini can't defend, Dembele does nothing on offense. Nainggolan would have been the most complementary player to Witsel. Defour resembles him the most so I would start him against Argentina. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilSaint Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Dembele would be valuable against Argentina imo, we'll need someone that's good at keeping possession. Although I'm not a huge fan of playing both Witsel & Dembele because they're both controlling & fielding them both means we'd lack in offensive movement. Defour is great at manmarking to keep an opponent out of the game & infiltrates as well. Not sure if he should be starting against Argentina though. Nainggolan please.. Have you ever seen him put in a good performance for the national team? I sure haven't, unless you count scoring a goal when he was trying to play a pass.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 all this focus on the defending aspect whereas I reckon with our style of play, positioning of the players we have, movement, organisation, we're pretty sound in that area. We don't have an explicit hardworking defensive midfielder style De Jong but is it always necessary to have such a player in the team? Isn't modern football past that Gattuso-Van Bommel style of playing anyway? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubenJ Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I'd leave Dembélé out against Argentina. As much as I love him, we don't need possession in that game. Fellaini is far more useful upfront when we're countering, or on set pieces. And Dembélé lost possession in defensive midfield quite a few times against South Korea, which would be deadly against Argentina. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilSaint Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I was actually surprised by his performance against South Korea.. I don't think I've ever seen him give the ball away as much as he did there. Regardless, I'm pretty confident our midfield will be identical to the one against the USA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 think he can be useful as a replacement player when for example in front and you need to keep the ball in the team to bring rest in the tent, which would've been great vs the US at the end (maybe instead of Chadli?). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorando Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Nainggolan please.. Have you ever seen him put in a good performance for the national team? I sure haven't, unless you count scoring a goal when he was trying to play a pass.. Lol how can you judge him on the NT? He had 3 small cameo appearances and one half against Ivory Coast. Ive seen him play for Roma regularly and he was by far the best Belgian midfielder this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilSaint Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Was a big fan of his because of his impressive season(s) in Italy, but he lost a lot of sympathy because of his criticism over not being called up 'because he deserved it more than others'. He's done absolutely nothing to warrant such comments. He's had a few chances in the NT before but he's disappointed every single time. I don't think anyone can argue that there's others for his position that are clearly better at this point in time. He could've maybe gone instead of Defour but that's about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Mudingayi please Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilSaint Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 yeah, like to see the back of them ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilSaint Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Buffalo wins the thread o.O Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Big game tonight Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubenJ Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 One of the top 5 biggest games in our history even. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Riccardo Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 good luck Belgium, would love to see you guys beat messi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 wasn't meant to be. Disappointed by the way we played, might as well have gone out of the tournament with a great style of play instead of a boring 1-0 loss, and only some sterile pressure by balls in the air pumped in the box and hoping for a lucky goal/deflection. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helarxe Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Belgium was one of the sides I was looking forward to seeing succeed so you have my sympathies. Hopefully this generation will be more developed by 2018 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 yeah we all hope so. For our return to the highest stage I think we did well tbh, had some luck with the draw and other group's results, and should be delighted with a top8 status at the World Cup all in all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Sandman Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 no-one really linked the game well enough, Witsel had one great game, De Bruyne didn't shine overall not as good as it should of been Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 not to forget Hazard's absence mentally it seems. To be honest the ones that were trying to put dynamism in the team were Mertens and Mirallas, and to me Wilmots didn't use them as well as he could, but that's the only critique I have. And maybe Januzaj as an extra option, but seeing he used Mertens and Mirallas so sparsely and gave Hazard loads of credit it makes sense I suppose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Kompany has cost his country a World Cup semifinal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Why blame Kompany when you should be praising Higuain? Not Kompany's fault at all, he was having to cover Higuain and the running player. May as well blame Courtpis for not saving it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Kompany lost the ball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlyons Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Hazard lost the game, if you have to pick out anyone. A team conceding one goal that came from a deflection and a volley should not be blaming their defenders for anything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 But Kompany still dribbled and lost the ball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 tbh it was a fluke ball landing in front of Higuain of a deflection and he thought quickly, was opportunistic, took a shot and managed to score. Whether Kompany had lost the ball before, obviously without losing it Argentina wouldn't have been on the attack, but apart from the possession element that didn't ultimately decide on the created opportunity for Higuain anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicardoW Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 You might even blame Belgiums attack for not reaching the semi's. It shouldn't be that hard to overcome a 1-0 trailing. (Dangerous for a Dutchie to do this kind of statements before a match against Argentina ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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