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Although they started with a relatively weak first performance against Italy, the Belgian national team has been improving as games go by. One could say that their best match was against the Republic of Ireland because of the result, but really the best performance they gave was against Sweden in the last match this past Wednesday. They proved that they have a well-organized defense and that they can trust in their playmakers Kevin de Bruyne and Eden Hazard to create offensive chances.
However, they still have much to do on the finishing. Even if Romelu Lukaku scored a brace against the Irish, he was missing against the most difficult sides such as Italy and Sweden. This is something that concerns manager Marc Wilmots, who expects way more from the strikers in next round of 16 game against the Hungary national team. After the difficult victory against Sweden, manager Marc Wilmots expressed his concern with this.
He said: "We did well defensively, but our finishing should have been better. We had to be patient. They were the team that had to score, so we defended a bit deeper. We got plenty of chances on the counterattack, but their goalkeeper was very good. We have some great players in attack. [Romelu] Lukaku had a great game. He won a lot of duels and created some chances for himself. Maybe we could have killed the game off earlier.
"But we are back on track. It is not easy to progress from a group like this. We have six points from three games, which is very good. We kept two clean sheets on our way to the next round. I can only congratulate my players. We have Hungary up now."
About Zlatan Ibrahimovic's last match, Wilmots said: "Ibrahimovic is a great character. I complimented him with his career. He has done a lot of things for Swedish football. I paid him a compliment and wished him the best for the future. You have to be very careful when you play against someone like Ibra. Sometimes he drops a bit deeper and then all of a sudden he is one-on-one with the centre-backs again. So we needed one of [Axel] Witsel and Nainggolan to help out in defense."
Photo credit: Belgian Red Devils
