Belgium national team striker Romelu Lukaku commented on his team’s defeat to the Ukrainian national team (1:3) in the first match of the Nations League playoffs for the right to compete in division “A” of this tournament, which took place yesterday in Murcia.
Romelu Lukaku and Ilya Zabarnyi“We needed to be more effective in winning duels, and we had problems with pressing. This was completely obvious. Especially in the midfield, there was not enough pressure from our side. We did not find solutions, and this is a disgrace. It’s a matter of honor. And mentality: we have problems with this. I assert this by comparing with the previous generation of the Belgian national team.
We must cultivate the mentality of a winning team again, and then we will not concede goals. And it all starts with winning duels.
Technically, we have a lot of work to do, but we must accept that everything needs to start from scratch.
Yes, there is a generational change occurring in the national team, but that does not give us the right to lose like this, we cannot lose like this. This is unacceptable.
When and where did it all go wrong? In the first half, we found the solution, but then our execution became sloppy. For some reason, we started to fear the ball. It’s hard to explain, a lot of questions. But I can say one thing: we must play total football to win,” Lukaku’s words are quoted by BeinSports.
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