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The Belgian national team defeated the England team in the match for third place at the 2018 World Cup, which is being held in Russia. The meeting took place at the stadium "St. Petersburg" and ended with a score of 2: 0 in favor of the Belgians. Thomas Meunier and Eden Azar are among the winners
Famous Russian coach Andrei Talalayev and former USSR national football player Vladimir Ponomarev shared their impressions of the match in an interview with Gazeta.ru
– What can you say? about the match? Did you like the game, despite the fact that the teams only competed for third place?
Andrey Talalayev: The Belgian national team is one of the most spectacular and productive teams of this tournament: it scored the most. In this match, the "red devils" only confirmed their status.
The British were expected a lot, but they were greatly disappointed with their league performance, losing in the semifinals to the Croatians.
Ball, Gareth Southgate started without success, conceding a goal early in the game. And the Belgians seemed much more pointed.
Here, it is interesting to note the work of Roberto Martinez. It makes very interesting substitutions that positively influence the result.
Vladimir Ponomarev: I waited for a more sparkling game. In my opinion, the teams showed no football, but
As for the English players, they completely failed on the defensive. I did not think that the England team was able to play defensively in defense. I was expecting a lot more from them, I'm not satisfied with the game of the neighborhoods of Southgate
– How will you comment the two goals scored by the Belgian national team?
A. T .: The suction during a quick attack to accurately deliver the ball into the opponent's penalty area and close the transmission by a precise shot is what all teams are looking for. However, all this is not obtained.
The first goal is absolutely typical for the Belgians: first the flank chamber, completed by the player who played against the defender in front of the leader and who hit the goalkeeper. Regarding the second goal, here it is worth paying attention to the substitution that followed this episode. After Martinez replaced Roma Lukaku by Dries Mertens, it became clear that the team was intentionally giving the ball to the opponent and parrying the football counterattack
which resulted in several dangerous attacks. , abrupt and rapid of the Belgians
. turned out to be perfect: Kevin De Breyne took Eden Azar one-on-one with the goalkeeper, and he was great and decided the episode. At this selection of attacking players, no matter what coach would make the envy.
P .: The first goal was incredibly simple: a lumbago along the door, closing Meunier. We do not know how Danny Rose missed the Belgian.
The situation where the defender is behind his opponent at the time of such an attack is completely unacceptable in football.
In the episode with the second goal the situation is almost the same. It is strange that none of the English can clearly play in a sub-category. And good Belgians: naturally won by tearing the defense of the opponent.
– The Belgian national team has achieved the best result in its history by winning the bronze medal. But was not this team worthy of more?
A. T .: Absolutely not such a feeling. The Belgium team has a strong imbalance between the defensive line and the attack. The same Japanese have almost finished this Belgian tale. I think it's too early to hope for victory at the world championship. Teams that have a large pool of major wins behind them and have played successfully for several generations deserve more success.
Before the start of the World Cup, many predicted that the Belgian national team was in the top five. I think the Belgians have somehow gone beyond their plan for the championship so they should be happy with the result.
P .: It is unlikely that the Belgians could have achieved more in this championship. In the physical plane, they do not look as good as, for example, the same Croats.
– In the semifinal match against the French national team, the Belgians were not able to help right-wing defender Thomas Meunier, who missed the match
A. T .: If you conditionally divide the Belgian team into half-five to five – then in the attacking tie, we find a huge selection of players of great quality and high quality. Miller is one of them. But they are all interchangeable.
The exceptions are Azar and Lukaku. Even the absence of De Brein in the match against the English in the group stage was not noticeable
So I would not emphasize this defeat: the absence of Miller does not. did not cause a defeat in the semifinals.
P .: It's hard to say because football does not tolerate the subjunctive. It is possible that, playing Meunier in the semifinals, the Belgians behaved well. The game is not necessary, it is impossible to predict such moments. The same goes for the Russian team, for example
I am convinced that if Denis Cheryshev and Alan Dzagoev participated in the championship, our team would not show such a lively football and would not even come out of the group.
– Before the game, there was a lot of talk about the fact that teams are likely to release half-backup line-ups. The English team has confirmed this fact by seriously changing the center of the field. Did the English not pay them?
A. T .: The England team was angry. Especially missed this championship Eric Dyer. In the match with the Croats, he failed to replace, in the game with the Belgians could solve several episodes, but was wrong. In my opinion, Dyer lost the fight in the middle of the field: it is very easy for the Belgians to go beyond the central zone. The "red devils" had a lot of free space, which should not be the case
The decision to change the composition is not the main cause of the defeat of the British today . In the last three meetings, they suffered two losses, and also won a shootout.
The lack of training experience at Southgate has had a significant impact on the performance of the England team. From the point of view of the influence of the coach on the game of the team, he did not do anything useful. The British have a very good selection of players, but on the coach side, there have been a lot of omissions, which has resulted in two insulting defeats.
P .: The English team collected a roughly equal composition by level. Therefore here Southgate has been guided by the physical condition of its players. Who was the best prepared for this match, he appeared on the field.
– The 15th of July will be the final: France – Croatia. What do you expect from the decisive match and for whom will you be sick?
A. T .: Despite the fact that I like the game of the Croatian national team, I will be sick against it.
I do not accept rudeness towards Russia. To say that Domagoya Species has no excuses: even when you are on the emotions, you should think that you are talking about who.
If you turn away from these conversations, the French team is already ripe for victory at the World Cup. The French have lost in the finals of the championship of Europe home – 2016, but now the team of Didier Deschamps has become much more experienced and playful.
P .: In the last part of the championship, the physical condition of the players decides a lot. If the Croats, who have played at least three consecutive games for at least 120 minutes, will be able to keep fit for the last match, they will tear the French national team
the punks who have literally entered this game. championship.
But you can not underestimate the dignity of the French. Experience, tactics and skill speak for them. In the last game, I will sympathize with the Deschamps team.
The last match of the World Cup – 2018 will take place on July 15 in Moscow at the stadium "Luzhniki". The beginning of the game at 18:00 Moscow time
Andrey Senchenko
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