Red Devils
The Red Devils, the Red Flames, the post-match press conference and Nadine weighing her words. Historic or a disgrace, rarely anything in between.
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Courtois dropped from the Red Devils WhatsApp: the gaffer digs out his delegate’s list
Thibaut Courtois, who missed the Nations League games, is back for the Euro 2028 qualifiers under Mark van Bommel. The Real Madrid goalkeeper denies sulking over a starting place and says he…
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Van Bommel has the Red Devils training by walking, and Freddy sees his Tuesday night
During the September camp, which ended with two defeats against France (0-1, then 4-1), Mark van Bommel used only a 4-3-3. Timothy Castagne describes work done by walking on the pitch, the…
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Belgium lead 1-0 until the 77th minute, lose 4-1: the thermometer has seen it all
France beat Belgium 4-1 at the Stade de France in the Nations League, scoring four goals in 14 minutes after Dodi Lukebakio’s opener. Nathan Ngoy told Sporza that Belgium had sat too…
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Zidane defends Dembélé after the 4-1, and Freddy still defends his captain
France beat Belgium 4-1 in the Nations League on Monday evening. Captain in the absence of Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé was replaced on 60 minutes by Michael Olise, who scored twice and…
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Van Bommel rotates everywhere but the back: Louise hunts the rotation that won’t turn
Mark van Bommel changed several starters in his first Nations League spell, but Senne Lammens, Timothy Castagne, Nathan Ngoy and Brandon Mechele played every minute. Zinédine Zidane made more changes on the…
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Van Bommel says Belgium break records in the data, Louise looks for them before Paris
Ahead of Monday’s Nations League match against France in Paris, Mark van Bommel says Belgium broke records in each of their first three games: high-intensity runs, distances covered, sprints. Kevin De Bruyne…
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Three from three for Van Bommel, but France without De Bruyne or Tielemans
Mark van Bommel has won his third game in three with Belgium, 3-0 against Turkey at Sclessin. Kevin De Bruyne, booked, and Youri Tielemans will be suspended for the France match.
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3-0 against Turkey at Sclessin: historic for Nadine, “ugly” for Montella
Belgium beat Turkey 3-0 at Sclessin. Turkey coach Vincenzo Montella called the match balanced and the score “ugly”, with nothing to blame his players for.
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Van Bommel wary of Turkey’s expected goals, Nadine’s thermometer wavers
Ahead of Friday’s Nations League game against Turkey at Sclessin, Mark van Bommel points out that the Turks, bottom of the group without a point, have consistently dominated their opponents on expected…
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Montella wants good football over results, Marcel remembers wanting both
Turkey coach Vincenzo Montella wants his side to concentrate on the quality of play rather than the result, ahead of facing Belgium in the Nations League. He also took on himself the…
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Courtois looks back on his 2018 “anti-football”, Louise asks what a mixed zone is
Speaking to the Spanish outlet Onda Cero, Thibaut Courtois looked back on the 2018 World Cup semi-final lost 1-0 to France, to a Samuel Umtiti header in the 51st minute. He admits…
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Defour tired after 45 minutes just watching De Bruyne run, Louise investigates
Steven Defour says he was tired after 45 minutes against Italy just from watching Kevin De Bruyne run. De Bruyne himself was substituted after about an hour in Mark van Bommel’s first…