For a while it seemed like a stunt victory was in the making, but the Red Devils ultimately had to settle for a 2-2 draw against England on Tuesday evening. All in all, however, it was an encouraging performance for the Belgians. Some players were able to make a good turn.
As expected, national coach Domenico Tedesco abandoned the experimental starting eleven at Wembley that he had introduced against Ireland on Saturday. This time he opted for the majority of his available strong holders. Although the Italian German did try one thing.
He opted for the duo Jan Vertonghen-Zeno Debast in the center of the back. They stand next to each other every week at RSC Anderlecht. But the national team had not played together in the defense axis until Tuesday evening.
Didn’t fall through ice
Since Vertonghen seems to be a certainty at the European Championship, we were mainly looking forward to seeing how Debast did. And the youth pulled his string more than adequately. Bee The newspapaer he was therefore rated with a solid 6 out of 10. “I was lucky when a deviation ended up just over my own crossbar. Didn’t fall through the ice at all: was good on the ball and didn’t let himself be put away,” he said.
Bee La Dernière Heure that they even add a point on top of that. “A successful test. Was startled a few times in the first half, but he played with a lot of confidence and launched some good long balls.” The last news also kept it at 6 out of 10. “Undoubtedly not his easiest evening against the sturdy Toney. But it certainly didn’t fall through. Solid match. Was in the way a few times.”
First time since 2022
In the reviews of SudPresse Finally, they opted for the golden mean and Debast received a score of 6.5 out of 10. “Immediately did well in the match with two aerial duels won against Toney. Was not always pure. But for his first starting place in the center of the national team since December 2022, he did well.”
