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Team News
Belgium
Algeria
- Belgium kick off their World Cup against Algeria and manager Marc Wilmots has no pressing injury concerns ahead of their Group H opener.
- Romelu Lukaku will lead the attack as Christian Benteke misses the competition due to an Achilles problem suffered earlier in the year.
- Kevin De Bruyne should start behind Lukaku, with Steven Defour expected to miss out on a place in the starting XI.
- Algeria are the only nation at the World Cup where all 23 of their players play for different teams.
- Head coach Vahid Halilhodžić has a number of experienced players plying their trade in Europe's top leagues available to him, with the likes of Faouzi Ghoulam, Saphir Taïder and Nabil Bentaleb expected to start.
- They will be out to surprise a number of teams in a group they have a very real possibility of progressing from.
New record in world cup history. Lukaku played for an hour and did not have a SINGLE touch on the ball in the opponent half! ZERO...
Why doesn't Fellaini play like this for Manchester United?
@El_Duderino Fellaini, yes. Witsel, no!
@Philip_AE this is what I have been wondering.
@Philip_AE being played out of Position, was playing CAM or CF whereas you've been using him as a DM
Infortanaly it wasn't the algerian style but it still the coach choice,i hope that they can make the come back in the 2 next matches.
Also, Hazard MotM? Come one, he wasn't bad, but he wasn't best either. Witsel or Fellaini for me.
@El_Duderino It's based on stats. It isn't subjective. Fellaini got a huge score for only 25 or so minutes on the pitch. Hazard only got MOTM as he played 90 minutes and had more time to build his score.
@RelentlessPressure I believed that for some time, but if was based solely on stats, Messi would be constantly overrated here. They also changed the note several times after the game for some players.
@El_Duderino Messi IS constantly overrated here
Van Buyten 7.5? He was awful. Absolutely the worst player there was. He plays like a slacker.
Belgium was supreme today, problem was they started with to defensive formation. They did the same thing as Germany did against Portugal. Except they didn't need to play with four central defenders (Vertongen and Alderweireld are not full backs) against Algeria and one to many defensive midfielder (Chadli). There was no movement on the side, cuz of no support from full backs. De Bruyne was absolutely awful until the first goal. But the worst of the worst was Van Buyten. Wilmost, why? Why did you let him play? He made so many mistakes and when they needed the ball to push forward as fast as they can, he looked like he's on the training ground. making two many steps, passing the ball to slow, in wrong direction. He was useless and they need to bench him. Also Mirralas for De Bruyne, Fellaini for Chadli, Origi for Lukaku and Meartens for Dembele. They don't have nobody supreme to them in their group so better start playing little more offensive.
@El_Duderino Chadli isn't a defensive midfielder. I don't see how you can drop De Bruyne . He assisted the first goal and his tackle led to the counter attack for the second goal. Belgium have so many options it's hard to work out the best side. I think the most likely team for the next game is Courtois, the same back four, Witsel, Dembele/Fellaini, Hazard (left), De Bruyne (central), Mertens (right), Lukaku/Origi.
Chadli was defensive today. He wasn't present in pentaly area except that one time in first half and they nothing. No shots, no passes forward. Belgium has a problem with the fullbacks which are really the center-backs playing the side. And like i said, i thought Van Buyten was exceptionally bad and he needs to be replace by Vermaelen or Vertongen.
Long balls into Fellaini are so effective lol
Now this performance wasn't very flattering. Gotta give credit to Algeria for trying their best.
Fellani been wasted by Man utd
@sun more like the he isn't fit to be a CM/CDM in the prem. Pretty sure most EPL teams are better than Algeria
@khonda thought he played pretty good at everton
@drewisdrew as a CAM/ Supporting striker.
Slimani scores the game winner at 84' book it
football lesson by algeria, wilmots go home!!
Dark horses are drunks !
There is no intention to score for belgium.There r lacking penetration.Hopefully they will do well in second half
seriously?? is that all you got belgium?
@Chris667 They look like they just met before the game o_O So weird.
one shot on target belgium.....ok! and do you want to win world cup? ahaha
superb boring match
Time to see what Belgium are made of. Algeria are a solid team and hard to break down.
Did you know that Belgium never lost a game when Courtois was playing! :-)
@ralleke There's always a first time. Like this one.
@Godric Did u say something haha :-)
Dembele will play instead of Fellaini.
most probably Mirallas instead of Mertens.
Belgium has no full backs.
@Ivannnnn Vanden Borre.
@ralleke Yeah, I mean no good full backs.
I'm French ans have algerian originins but I expect a Belgium 4-1 Algeria
@Trax & your wish ?
2-1 for lageria
2-3 for Algeria
Nabil Ghilas hattrick inbound!!
3-1 or 2-0 in case of cleansheet
Go Algeria. 2-1
think about if belgium loses all their games and holland wins the whole thing. im not saying this is likely to happen but i wouldnt be surprised either.
Allez les verts allez fighouli allez Brahimi
Allez les diables!! come on red devils!!! Waar is dat feestje? In belgie is dat feestje! My predic: 3-0 for Belgium!! Lukaku x2 and Hazard
ONE TWO THREE VIVA ALGERIA ONE TWO THREE VIVA ALGERIA ONE TWO THREE VIVA ALGERIA ONE TWO THREE VIVA ALGERIA ONE TWO THREE VIVA ALGERIA
@123vivelalgerie it even doesn't rhyme :p Waar is dat feestje? In belgie is dat feestje!
@TDC314 in French it does rhyme so get acknowledged before commenting next time
@Waje so un, deux, trois vive l'algeria rhymes? :p
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one two three viva l'Algerie
C'mon Belgium! Tous ensemble