will be published daily in dedicated articles. Attempt blocked. {{#replies}} He has gelled them together. "There is a very clear structure within professional football in Belgium. France reach World Cup final after beating Belgium. Assisted by Axel Witsel with a cross.Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.Attempt blocked. Media playback is not supported on this device “But we need to carry on. We work frequently on tactics, and these closed sessions give us more peace. Michy Batshuayi replaces Nacer Chadli.Attempt saved. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.Blaise Matuidi (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.Toby Alderweireld (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.Offside, France. Then it’s all about heart, and defending well.”Martinez’s tactical focus has also allowed Belgium to develop different strategies based on the match situation. {{#sender.isSelf}} Axel Witsel (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.Delay in match Eden Hazard (Belgium) because of an injury.Delay in match Blaise Matuidi (France) because of an injury.Substitution, France. And in many ways, it has taken most of Martinez’s two years in charge to finally instil a culture in which players are challenged, coached rather than managed, given the tools to solve problems on the pitch. “This was the first game we sat back a little and tried to play the counter.”And as Belgium have rolled ominously towards their first World Cup semi-final since 1986, a united country has begun to coalesce behind a united team. Assisted by Paul Pogba.Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.Attempt saved. try again, the name must be unique 2018 FIFA World Cup, Semifinals As long as we don't have a good tactical system, we will have difficulties against countries like Mexico.”De Bruyne’s criticisms were widely regarded as a broadside against coach On a still night in Kazan, Belgium finally discovered their Arcadia. Martinez’s strategy has thus been to load them with detail and trust them to take it all in, to find the right solutions, to strike the right balance between attack and defence.Martinez takes opposition research extremely seriously, and builds training sessions around it. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
The top two placed teams from each of the six groups ... Soviet Union vs Belgium ... France vs … Marouane Fellaini (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts Start your Independent Premium subscription today.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. His big idea was to replace Yannick Carrasco with Marouane Fellaini, and urging his players to show “more aggression, that’s all”. Please The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Shortly before half-time, Ashley Williams equalised from just such a routine, and within an hour a 1-0 lead had disintegrated into a humiliating 3-1 defeat.As Belgium’s tournament leaked away, Wilmots proved utterly incapable of turning the tide. Independent Premium. “Our tactical plan,” he said, “was perfect.”Of course, this isn’t the sort of thing you can create overnight. Toby Alderweireld (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.