Germany, France and Belgium now. This is not to say that Portugal was wrong in terms of a draw at Euro 2020. And the rest of the tournament doesn’t look any easier with Italy, Spain and (again) France at the same table. But in order to resist them, first we will have to expel the red devils on Sunday in Seville.
Sergio Oliveira, Portuguese media journalist sports television, This Thursday he was in Tubize to take the pulse of the Belgian team three days before the duel against Choice… We took the opportunity to ask you a few questions about Portugal’s trajectory at the moment and about Sunday’s match.
“It’s very strange to be in this position. In 2016, Portugal took advantage of a good draw by finishing third in an easier group than this year. This time (c) the opposite is true. This is madness! Face France, Germany, and now Belgium # 1 in the world. It will be difficult, but anything can happen. The team is confident after the split with the world champions. We believe that we can overcome this obstacle, but it will not be easy. ” The Portuguese journalist shuddered.
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The self-confident Portuguese also know that Belgium is one of the strongest in the tournament. “Belgium does not have the status of Germany and France because these teams have a lot of titles to their credit, but I really think that now they are one of the best teams in the world … if not the best. many titles. Respect to this team. Anyone who understands football knows that we have to deal with a very good team. “
There are defeats that can be useful, and I think this is a case of defeating Germany.
Effective against Hungary, feverishly against Germany, but strong again against France, the Portuguese team blew up the Portuguese team in this tournament, but according to Sergio Oliveira, the timing is right. “There are defeats that can be useful, and I think this is the case with the match against Germany. The team and coach learned a lot from this match. The mentality against France was very different from the more aggressive midfielder. I hope that Portugal can play against Belgium as they did against Belgium. France “.
If you thought that this Portuguese team “Individually stronger than 2016 “Sergio Oliveira knows this chemistryThis is not the same as five years ago“He still thinks that the people of Fernando Santos have all the cards in hand to compete with our demons.”This is a balanced fight. guys there dand on each side. Portugal may have the edge in terms of experience in this type of tournament, but the Belgian players have learned a lot from the club’s experience. There is also a 48 hour maturity break. As a result, I think it will be 50 to 50.“
