Football journalist Bart Lage admits the idea: “This is actually always a kind of fear and it is also true in every tournament. But I think you can also look at it positively: Sometimes unexpected champions might emerge.”
Lagaye gives an example of the Danes, who took off the beach in 1992 and became European champions. “It could happen again now. Maybe we’re looking for a very crazy final, but it’s also fun.”
He also sees a reward for Belgium. “We must not forget that the Belgians did not play much. Kevin de Bruyne gets an extra rest, Romelu Lukaku is really a champion and he has spared nothing. Eden Hazard is on the bench. Alderfield hasn’t played everything either. There are a lot of players. Red Devils. In position. Energy saving. “
“Kevin could have been saved all season,” says analyst Wim de Konink. “On the one hand, due to injuries, but also because City was in a comfortable position very quickly.”
“Coach Pep Guardiola said at the start of the season that the fittest is the one who will get the farthest and he succeeded in that very well, also because he had a great group.”
“For Kevin, this is ultimately a godsend, but also for the national team. Eden Hazard has also played a little, not to mention not to mention that.”
This is as far as the Belgians are concerned, but de Konink points out that the competition is more difficult: “There are a lot of players and big players who have played a lot. Maybe that will affect the level.”
“But in the end – if you want to be a champion of Europe – you really have to do good football.”
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