Belgium and Betting of the Golden Generation at the 2018 World Cup
GENERATION Enzo Scifo catapulted Belgium's name as the biggest surprise piece of the 1986 World Cup. Their success in 4th place instantly overturned all the predictions and mathematical analysis of the moment.
The sensational footsteps were made by conquering European giants like the Netherlands and Spain before being stalled by the Argentine champions.
In the last five years, Belgium has great potential to rule European football, even the world. The existence of talented players who became the foundation of European elite teams make Red Devils squad is currently believed to have greater potential when compared with the gold generation of the Scifo era.
However, luck has not sided with the Belgian gold generation who still fail to show his best performance.
The Belgian youngsters who are so mighty in the group phase, grabbing four consecutive wins up to the Round of 16 Great finally collapsed in the hands of Argentina's experienced team in the 2014 World Cup quarter-finals in Brazil. So also in the European Cup two years ago, the Red Devils stuck in the same phase.
With the players still relatively the same, the 2018 World Cup in Russia became the last chance of Belgian gold generation to achieve, at least beyond the achievement of Enzo Scifo era 32 years ago.
Moreover, they do not belong to a complicated group. Judging from the composition, only England is a strong Belgian competitor in Group G who is also inhabited by Tunisia and Panama.
Belgian quality has been recognized with their success entrenched at the top of the FIFA rankings in recent years. In 2015 then, Belgium even had memuncaki FIFA ranking list.
From the last FIFA roster in April 2018, Belgium are in third place behind world champions Germany and Brazil. They are stepping over countries that are traditionally very strong in football like Argentina, Spain, England, to Italy.
Having secured themselves as the first European team to qualify for the 2018 World Cup finals of the qualifying phase, Belgium with its best generation currently has the potential to make a big surprise.
Belgium qualified for Russia's World Cup finals with a very convincing record in the qualifying round. Eden Hazard et al. unbeaten in 10 Group H matches, nine matches of which they won. Under coach Roberto Martinez's concoction, Belgium played quite solidly and aggressively.
Abundant quality players across the board. Their defense is solid thanks to the dexterity of one of the world's best young goalkeepers, Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea) backed by tough defenders Vincent Kompany (Manchester City), Jan Vertonghen and Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur).
A creative and aggressive midfield led by Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), and Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United). The absence of energetic midfielder Radja Nainggolan (AS Roma) who is not in the squad does not necessarily lower the quality of the Belgian midfield.
Meanwhile, as a final settler there is a keen attacker as well as top scorer Belgium Romeru Lukaku (Manchester United), Dries Mertens (Napoli), to potential young striker Michy Batshuayi (Borussia Dormund).
Kevin De Bruyne So central figure
In the last five years, the vital role of the Belgian game is in the figure of Eden Hazard. Chelsea players who are adept at operating in the wing and middle sector that became inspirator team as well as a figure who became the target to be locked by each opponent. However, at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the Belgian opponents could no longer just focus on Hazard.
Kevin De Bruyne is a player who will be the central figure in the Red Devils game. De Bruyne is a Belgian player who underwent the most successful season of the season.
He is an actor with the most crucial role in the success of Manchester City dominate the English Premier League complete with a variety of record breaking.
The 26-year-old has been the top supplier of 15-point bait for his team and one of the most productive playmakers in Europe this season.
In the Premier League this season, Kevin De Bruyne listed more than 1,500 feeds on target. Insurance bait reached 83.7%. Not only equipped with skill, charming game vision, and the operands to pamper the attackers, Kevin De Bruyne is also proficient in the case of making goals.
De Bruyne is a typical aggressive midfielder when approaching or entering the opponent's penalty box. Accurate long range shots, especially with the left foot, are the main weapon. Eight goals on the British Premier League stage became a marker of the quality of the final settlement of the former Chelsea player.
Kevin De Bruyne's natural position is the attacking midfielder. However, he can play slick as a winger attacker or attacker holes in the back of the main striker. With a complete technique, De Bruyne is often referred to as a modern playmaker's dream of many teams.
Manchester City coach Josep Guardiola also claimed Kevin De Bruyne as one of the best midfielders in Europe that still exists today.
Pengakuan itu tentu menjadi peringatan bagi para lawan Belgia pada putaran final Piala Dunia Rusia 2018, khususnya untuk Inggris, Panama, dan Tunisia yang akan menjadi lawan mereka di fase penyisihan grup.
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