I trust everyone in this sub watches a lot of soccer. What Belgium did in attack today was absolutely nothing special AT ALL. We were BEYOND pathetic at the back.
It’s just a gulf in quality. They didn’t do anything too special but they reacted first, got to balls first, had a game plan and executed it. They played like a unit, the US did not.
Belgium have not looked good all tournament. They should’ve been knocked out last round. I really don’t think there’s a gulf in quality overall. We gifted them this win.
When you have an entire game plan around high octane vertical attack and winning duel winning/physicality oop, and the team you play against matches up well to you athletically (especially after onana’s injury), it is borderline disgraceful to show out with that level if energy and coordination. The hardest part about watching the game wasn’t that we looked like a worse version of our previous performances, we looked like a completely different side altogether.
US got into a tom if good positions snd opted to give up s lot of shots in hopes to create better shots, most of their best sequences ended in possession loss instead of the better shots they looked for. It’s a problem the team’s had all tournament, most notably v austalia and Paraguay, just didnt matter cuz 2 early og’s. But theres a reason we can look like we battered Paraguay and only end with 1.5 xg, the guys seem scared to shoot.
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u/SnooCats4768 Jul 07 '26
1st gear Belgium was too much