Well-known manager and expert Vyacheslav Zakhovaylo analyzed the construction of the game of the national team of Belgium, with which the national team of Ukraine will play in the 3rd and final round of the group stage of Euro-2024.
Vyacheslav Zakhovaylo"I analyze our opponent, the Belgian national team, based on its game with the Romanians.
Conditional, initial starting structure - 3/4/3. Build-up in balance - 3:2/2/3. They play very wide on the ball, thus creating space for their insiders, who are positioned between the lines and are key points to build a transition into a positional or fast attack.
Lukaku needs no presentation - he is the pillar of their attacks. He likes to receive the ball with his back to goal, and due to his athleticism he easily covers the ball with his body. Turns around without any problems, or plays underhanded to the second wave of attacking players.
Conclusions; you can't press in their half at all (it's a trap). Objectively, the best recommendation for our national team is to mirror their actions. Playing in a structure of three central defenders and two supporting defenders, acting in their insides zones. If we, playing in the middle block, create interceptions and tackles against Belgium's insides, we have a chance of playing to win.
Explanation. They play very wide on the ball, and when they lose the ball in the inside zone, they don't have time to physically change into a compact block. Everything will depend on the balance and skills of the players that Rebrov will release in the starting lineup.
Plan B: personally play against De Bruyne and Lukaku.
This is the short version of my conclusions.
My opinion is subjective. Purely my creativity))))
Goodbye everyone. Glory to Ukraine!", - wrote Zakhovailo on his page in the social network Facebook.
