"Our players play with the Brazilians in club and they think there is a way to beat them"

Bart Verhaeghe appeared in front of our microphone on Wednesday to deliver his feeling after the Red Devils' victory over Japan. The President of the Technical Commission says that he has suffered but never doubted: " I knew that if we scored a goal we would score the second, I thought that the two years of work we had done could not It would have been unfair, we have professionalized the federation, with young people, we have invested a lot. "

" The sporting goal is reached ", adds Bart Verhaeghe . " We wanted to be in the quarter-finals, we're there, that's good, but we're not satisfied, it's clear that this group has changed, we're very professional, we want to win. It's a responsible group, the players between them, the staff, take their responsibilities, they want to, they're cool, I think there's really a desire to do something, to do something against Brazil, and we believe it, what I'm telling you is not based on a will.It's rational: we see that there is a way, we play against a team that is 5 times world champion and for which we have a lot of respect.We are well aware that they are top players.On the other hand, our players play with the Brazilians and they think there is a way to beat them.For me, it is a dream of to play against Brazil in an official match, in a competition like the World Cup, and we thought we were going to play against them before the World Cup, in a friendly game in England. They did not want to. This shows that they doubt a little. I think they would have preferred to play against Sweden than against Belgium. We must take this as a positive point. "

" Robert Martinez meets our expectations, even more "complete Bart Verhaeghe." He is a good tactician . He is pbadionate about football and is a good manager. He is mentally very strong. He deals with the group but also with each player individually. And that very mature way. I think it's important that he stays calm. His speech after Japan was calm. He continued his plan, calmly and thoughtfully. We know that the difference is not made by a player, but by the group. It's the spirit of the group. Everyone has a lot of respect for everyone. There is a huge confidence, it's a real team. "

The Devils play Brazil in 1/4, then it will be Uruguay or France in case of qualification. difficult for the Belgians. " It is clear that we are in the most difficult part of the table. I never thought that countries like England, Sweden or Russia would end up in the 1/4 final. They are there and they can all dream of the final, even if Croatia is favorite in this part of the table. Our course is difficult but we must not think too much about it. We have to go game by game and beat the opponent who is before us. "

One thing is certain, the benefits of the Devils will bring money back to the Federation, and even more if Belgium qualifies for 1/2. " We'll see this after the tournament. But what is certain is that it is beneficial for all "concludes Bart Verhaeghe." For the entire pyramid of Belgian football. This will do a lot of good to everyone. "