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Nacer Chadli and Adnan Januzaj well in training
After a day of recuperation Saturday, the day after their historic qualification in the semifinals of the 2018 World Cup at the expense of Brazil, the Red Devils resumed the way of training Sunday afternoon in their preparation center from Dedovsk in the Moscow region. They started their preparations for the semi-final against France Tuesday night in St. Petersburg (20:00 Belgian). Eden Hazard, Lukaku, Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Kompany, Witsel and Meunier did not train with the group. The first two, not equipped with football boots, followed their partners from the bench. Alderweireld and Vertonghen focused separately on sprint races
As usual only the first quarter of an hour was open to the media. It allowed to observe the thirteen other field players, in addition to the three goalkeepers (Courtois, Mignolet and Casteels), in training. Three held against Brazil: Fellaini, De Bruyne and Chadli. The others were Batshuayi, Thorgan Hazard, Mertens, Boyata, Tielemans, Dembele, Carrasco, Dendoncker, Vermaelen and Januzaj
The remainder of the meeting was held in camera. It will be impossible to know what tactics the Spanish coach has reserved for the Blues.
Nacer Chadli: «A derby»
Nacer Chadli, the hero of the game against Japan and also very good against Brazil, briefly returned to this feat before diving into the semi-final against France: "
There was a lot of euphoria, we lived those hours together. It's beautiful. But the next day, we had to go down to earth to prepare for this semifinal. This rendezvous with France is special, as against the Netherlands. This match has a derby taste .
Flashed at 31 km / h on his goal against Japan, the West Brom player joked when compared to Kylian Mbappé, whose speed against Argentina was measured at 37 km / h. "
It's difficult to play against such a player, he is very fast. But I was not really against Japan, huh! Kylian has a lot of qualities. Doing what he does at his age, I had never seen that, except Messi . "
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I do not know where I'm going to play yet. I do not know yet the system that the coach will apply. We have not talked about how to play yet. But it would not be a problem to play right. I worked a lot on the left and right side post. Against Brazil, it was a little different, I have more in the axis. But in training everything was clear .
Thomas Vermaelen: "We must believe in victory"
Wounded as he approached preparation for the World Cup, Thomas Vermaelen managed to recover in time. The defender of FC Barcelona was tenured against England, June 28, giving up his place after 74 minutes. The 32-year-old Antwerp celebrated his 68th cap in the game at 7 minutes late against Brazil, Friday in Kazan, replacing Chadli. It is not certain to play Tuesday the semi-final against France.
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If I play, or go up, it will be I think the most important game of my career
"Vermaelen acknowledged at the press briefing after training Sunday afternoon in Dedovsk.
Asked about the unprecedented tactics adopted against Brazil, the former Arsenal player has clarified: "
We were notified the day before and prepared for training. Roberto Martinez had already played the same way with Everton against Arsenal, and we also lost. The adversary must always be taken into account .
When asked if Belgium was now the tournament's favorite, Thomas Vermaelen replied: "
We are one of the favorites since we arrived in the semi-finals. We must believe in victory. We can be proud of our way of playing. We eliminated the favorite, we came back against Japan. We arrived in the semifinals and it is already a great accomplishment but we want more. It would be a disappointment if we did not go to the finals. The match against France may be more difficult than against Brazil. France has many qualities and very strong at the level of the organization . "
Called on his teammate (and direct competitor) in club at FC Barcelona, the French central defender Samuel Umtiti, he was laudatory:"
he is a very fast and very complete defender. It will not be easy for Romelu (Lukaku, ed). But Romelu is in great shape.
For Vermaelen, Kylian Mbappé is the most feared man on the French side. "
He can change a match in one second. Giroud is also very dangerous in the rectangle, but I would say that Mbappé is the most formidable .
As to whether Thierry Henry will be totally on the Belgian side Tuesday night: "
I do not think he will hesitate to give us all the necessary advice about France.
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Eden Hazard:« With my brothers, we have always been more supporters of France than of Belgium because we grew up with 98 »
This Sunday, Eden Hazard gave an exclusive interview to Bein Sports, where he talks about France and the special relationship he has with the Blues.
With my brothers, we have always been more supporters of France than Belgium because we grew up with 98
The Chelsea player told Bein Sports in an exclusive interview.
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At the time, there was no shirt Belgium, that's why we wore the one of France! I do not want to denigrate the Belgian team of the time, there were very good players. but at that time, it was France. This match is a beautiful poster. If France is stronger than Brazil? It's totally different. There is a great guard, great defenders. There is Kante in the middle. For me, it's the best in the world at his job. With a Kante on top, you have a 95% chance of winning. It's up to us to do what it takes to stop him from picking up the balloons on Tuesday .
Eden Hazard also spoke about Kylian Mbappé, the new nugget of French football. "
I've had him on the phone a few times, I have a lot of respect for what he does. If Mbappé was watching videos of me younger, now it's me watching videos of him! What he does is amazing, especially at his age. In modern football, we had never seen that. The Golden Ball ? Of course he can win it, but you have to score a lot of goals because that's what's important today .
He also returned to Friday's success against Brazil. "
After the game against Japan, we all said that if we played like that against Brazil, we would lose. We did not have a lot of time to prepare the tactic, just a 45-minute session. But we all quickly understood. I was surprised at the beginning of the match. Me and Romelu, we did not have to defend but I thought it was risky. After 5 minutes, I understood the will of the coach .
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