In the early morning of June 18th, Beijing time, a focus match in Group E of the European Cup ended. The Belgian team lost 0-1 to the Slovak team. Schranz scored the winning goal in the 7th minute. The latest situation in Group E is that Romania ranks first, Slovakia ranks second with a goal difference disadvantage, Belgium ranks third, and Ukraine ranks fourth. The originally clear situation of the group became confusing, and the Belgian team could not afford to lose again. Interestingly, this defeat must be blamed on himself. The opportunities wasted by the Belgian team are simply unbearable to look at. Lukaku can be called the number one villain.
The Belgian team has not played many games with Slovakia. The two sides met 3 times. The Belgian team remained undefeated but only won one victory and never kept a clean sheet against the Slovak team. In this encounter, the Belgian team has the upper hand in terms of hard power. They are ranked 3rd in the world, while the Slovak team is ranked 48th in the world. However, this was not the case in the game. Instead, the Belgian team allowed the Slovak team to take the lead in seizing the opportunity.
In the end, the Belgian team lost 0-1, which was also the second upset in Group E. Previously, the Romanian team defeated the Ukrainian team 3-0.
The always brave Belgian team finally lost. Since losing to Morocco in 2022, the Belgian team has remained unbeaten in 15 consecutive games, but this record was ended by the Slovak team. It is worth mentioning that the Slovak team has actually maintained an excellent competitive state. They have only lost 1 game in the past 7 games. To be honest, it is better to say that the Slovak team defeated the Belgian team than the Belgian team lost to itself. So many great opportunities were wasted.
The typical ones are Duoku and Lukaku! The Belgian team's major responsibility for conceding the ball lies with Doku. As a full midfielder, Doku went deep into the backcourt to get the ball, and ultimately made a mistake and conceded the ball. Fortunately, this goal loss occurred in the 7th minute, and the Belgian team still has a long time to make up for its mistakes.
However, Lukaku played a new role. He not only wasted many single-handed opportunities, but also blocked his teammates' headers. This counterattack was really a drama (the ball must be scored if it is not headed), and it can be called The Belgian team's first undercover. It’s really unimaginable why the “Pestrel King” can’t escape this bad luck?
Statistics show that Lukaku missed 6 excellent opportunities in the last 99 minutes of the recent competition. His performance in this game was even more horrific and he can be called the number one villain. In addition, at halftime, Lukaku's expected goals value was 0.59, which was higher than the Slovak team as a whole, which shows how many opportunities he wasted.
managed to score, but it was offside. It was almost a draw, but the handball came first. It's really no luck. Lukaku's career statistics are quite impressive, but in key games, he is always not very good.
The Belgian team missed 3 points this time. It was unfortunate for the Belgian team. So many good opportunities to score were wasted. Coupled with the own goal assist and a big gift, this loss was really unfair. Regarding such a result, the number one core De Bruyne was very helpless. He wasted opportunities again and again. De Bruyne could only look up to the sky and sigh: Are you playing me?
Today, the Belgian team is not in a good situation. The Romanian team and the Slovak team both scored 3 points. They will have more choices in the future. The Belgian team must strive to win the next two games so that they have more initiative.
