Jeremy Doku’s poor showings for Belgium at Euro 2024 have been blamed on the playstyles applied on him at Manchester Metropolis by Pep Guardiola.
Belgium have been lower than convincing throughout their opening three matches in Germany and narrowly averted an embarrassing exit after ending second in Group E, stage on factors with Romania, Slovakia and Ukraine.
Drawing 0-0 in Cologne on Wednesday, Domenico Tedesco’s males did not threaten Ukraine’s stern resistance and will have even fallen behind late on, if not for 2 sensible stops from goalkeeper Koen Casteels.
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Addressing Belgium’s shortcomings in entrance of aim up to now at Euro 2024, each Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer agreed of their post-match evaluation of the encounter that Doku’s incapacity to search out an finish product is severely halting Belgium’s possibilities.
“I believe that’s him although, nice expertise, sensible one v one, methods galore, can go both means, however if you find yourself on the lookout for him to offer you that finish product too many instances, there is no such thing as a sufficient finish product,” started Shearer by way of BBC.
“I’d think about he’s very irritating to play with, [he] can produce moments of brilliance, little doubt about that, we’ve seen it, however not usually sufficient.”
“I believe what we’re seeing right here not simply with Belgium however with England and Holland loads of instances, this technique which everybody appears to be taking part in, there aren’t any crosses from out large,” added Rooney, agreeing with Shearer’s remarks relating to the 22-year-old.
“He at all times goes into the field and the sport for me has bought much more positional, they at all times wish to rating the proper aim and I believe that’s Pep’s [Guardiola] fault, Pep nearly introduced that in. He has mastered however everybody else has struggled to create nice possibilities.”
There have been additionally ugly scenes following the ultimate whistle on the MHPArena, with fellow Metropolis team-mate of Doku, Kevin De Bruyne, seemingly instructing Belgium’s gamers to not applaud their travelling followers, after boos and detrimental chants rung across the stadium.
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