Media overview: ‘Orange leaves Belgium with shame on its jaws’ | NOW

The Dutch and Belgian newspapers are unanimous in their judgment after the 1-4 victory of the Dutch national team over Belgium. The team of national coach Louis van Gaal receives a lot of praise in the Netherlands for the energetic game, while in Belgium the alarm is raised after the ear washing.

In Brussels, the star ensemble of the Red Devils with top players such as Kevin De Bruyne, Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku, the number two in the FIFA ranking, was humiliated. The Telegraph Friday after the first win in 25 years against Belgium†

According to de Volkskrant there was a big contrast between the two teams. “Orange was the modern movement machine in Brussels on Friday, Belgium the worn-out engine that prefers to go to the garage for long-term maintenance. The result in the Nations League was unambiguous and humiliating for the Red Devils who played football like lambs.”

Fidelity saw that the Orange was far from exhausted at the end of the season, unlike Belgium. “The Dutch team was simply brighter, looked much fresher and was much more keen on a good pot than the Red Devils. Especially after the early retirement of striker Romelu Lukaku, the sting was out with the Belgians and the Netherlands ruled in Brussels as it was before. hadn’t done that in decades.”

According to the AD National coach Van Gaal got exactly what he wanted in preparation for the World Cup, which will be played in Qatar at the end of this year. “A way of playing that is gradually taking shape, an inspired team and individual players who profile themselves.”

The Telegraph agrees with that conclusion. “Although the national coach, who experimented with De Ligt as a left defender in the final phase, knows that one swallow does not make a summer, the resounding victory over the southern neighbors is proof for him that he is ready with his players 4.5 months before the World Cup. is the right way. The Netherlands is not afraid of the (red) devil.”

Belgian media: ‘The Netherlands makes us humble’

In the Belgian media, hard nuts are being cracked about the failure of the team of national coach Roberto Martínez. “What a failure!” headlines The newspapaer† “Six months before the World Cup, the Red Devils receive a worrying pandering from the Netherlands.”

“The Red Devils were superior for years and the Netherlands became a humble country,” continues the morning newspaper, which speaks of the most painful defeat ever for the Golden Generation. “The Netherlands made us a humble country again.”

The standard goes even further. “At the start of the summer, the Red Devils have started a funeral march to Qatar,” the newspaper writes. “In a quiet King Baudouin stadium, it was noticed that national coach Roberto Martínez lacks the tactical flexibility to make a swaying team more stable.”

sporza looks for explanations for a “blame” and “thump that few saw coming”. “Would it have been due to a lack of motivation that the Devils couldn’t stand up in the least? At the hour Dumfries took care of the 0-3, five minutes later Memphis left the Belgian defense behind with shame on the cheeks. Even Thibaut Courtois couldn’t have saved things here.”

The last news also concludes that Belgium has been humiliated. “The Devils had to watch with shame on their cheeks as the flooded Heysel turned into an orange folk festival. Batshuayi’s late goal of honor didn’t change that either.”