It cannot be described as a good international match against Ireland. But according to analyst Rene Vandereken, that was not the intention.
The Red Devils' performance was below par against Ireland. According to analyst Rene Vandereken, despite everything, it was not an unnecessary international match, even if the general public thought so.
“Tedesco definitely got information from this, even if it was just about the details,” he told Het Nieuwsblad. “I already said before the game that you cannot separate Tedesco's choices from Tuesday's game against England.”
Everything was planned
The national coach has shown this as well. All the substitutions he made were planned in advance. The reason is clear: players, with their team at this stage of the competition, cannot play 90 minutes twice.
Then he looks first and foremost at Arthur Vermeeren. “If Vermeeren plays ninety minutes, he probably won't play against England.”
On the other hand, Tielemans was replaced, because he will get a lot of minutes against England. “The match against England on Tuesday will be completely different: Tedesco has to play there with the strongest possible team that can gain experience against a top team in the context of the European Championship and can be judged on teamwork.”
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